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Eva Wahlström, the Finnish professional boxer, won the vacant WBC World female super featherweight title in a 10-round bout against the Argentinian, Natalia Vanesa del Valle Aguirre on Saturday evening, April 25 2015, at Helsinki Arena.

Wahlström won the fight by points: 100-90, 99-91 and 97-91.

Wahlström becomes the first professional to ever win a world champion title.

“I feel unreal,” Wahlström said after the fight.

Here are the highlights in pictures.

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Picture: Tony Öhberg for Finland Today

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Picture: Tony Öhberg for Finland Today

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Picture: Tony Öhberg for Finland Today

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Picture: Tony Öhberg for Finland Today

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Picture: Tony Öhberg for Finland Today

 

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