German TV Presenter Dons Gloves For Rematch With Female Boxing Champion Who Broke His Nose

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German TV presenter Stefan Raab is stepping back into the ring with the German boxing champion who broke his nose in a previous encounter 23 years ago.

Raab, a former talkshow host and creator of international format Beat the Stars, will face off against Regina Halmich in an inter-gender fight on German network RTL, which has secured live rights to the celebrity exhibition rematch.

Dubbed ‘The Clark Final Fight’, the event will take place on September 14 at Düsseldorf’s PSD Bank Dome. Inga Leschek, who was recently promoted to Program Director at RTL and RTL+, said it would be a “spectacular moment in television history.” In their first encounter in 2001, Halmich broke Raab’s nose, before a rematch in 2007 saw the professional boxer win again after delivering a punishing beating.

This final encounter will be Raab’s final appearance in the ring and potentially his final TV outing. Halmich, who was among the most successful female boxers of all-time before retiring in 2007, said: “When Stefan has an idea, he is passionate about it.