Bermuda's boxing braveheart Teresa Perozzi lost the fight of her life in Germany on Saturday when she succumbed to the superiority of Russian steamroller Natascha Ragosina.

Ragosina punched her way into the Guinness Book of World Records with the 'Seven at one Stroke' win - so named because a magnificent seven belts were at stake.

But working mother Perozzi, 34, vowed after the ten-round match that "I will be back - for myself, for my family and for Bermuda."

The contest was a one-sided affair for Ragosina, 31, who now has an unbeaten record of 17-0 with 11 knockouts.

The Russian female super middleweight champion - who lives in Germany and has been taken to heart by the Fatherland's boxing fans as their own - added the IWBF and WIBC hardware to her growing collection of world title belts with a one-sided unanimous decision over Perozzi (now 6-3-2, 1 KO) on Saturday night at the Maritime Hotel in Magdeburg, Germany.

The nearly six-foot tall Ragosina, who entered with the WIBF, GBU, WBA, WBC and WIBA straps in tow, was in control for the entire bout and nearly got the stoppage in the final round. The judges scored it 100-90, 99-90 and 99-91.

"I was the heavy favourite and I think I proved my mettle here tonight," said Ragosina after the bout that was screened across Europe.

Ranked the number one women's super middleweight in the world against Perozzi's number five, she landed numerous punishing blows to the face of her opponent.

"I proved I was worthy of victory. Bring anyone on now, I can take them all."

Certainly she seemed completely unfazed by dramas outside the ring. In recent days manager Ulf Steinforth had assigned bodyguards to watch over her, claiming an unidentified Italian man she met at a recent VIP party was stalking her. It did nothing to slow down the rapidness of her deliveries against her opponent.

"She was quick and she was hard," said Perozzi. "She fought a good fight. I came here the underdog and I meant to win, to bring the belts back to Bermuda.

"But I did my best and no-one can ask more of a person. Now I will get back to training, remain focused and move on. There will be other fights and certainly I will fight her again and win next time.

"I think there was a bit of an intimidation factor there at the press conference and I tried not to take that into the ring with me. I just wanted to get the job done.

"I have no problem with Ragosina's glamour-girl image but I thought she might have been too worried about her looks for her own good.

"I know she does modelling for fashion magazines and stuff like that. The ones I have seen were pretty classy. It's nice to see a female athlete, particularly a boxer, that can be promoted as glamorous. It's good for the sport.

"But I know she doesn't like to get hit in the face and I thought, as long as I do what I need to do, she's not going to like it."

Unfortunately, too many punches didn't connect and those that did lacked the power to do real damage. Her 27" reach seemed to fall far short of the Russian ice queen who dominated the ring.

The only consolation was that she won one round and retained her NABC middleweight title

Perozzi added: "I really hope that for the next fight I can do my training camp in Bermuda because there is nothing like being surrounded by people who truly care and believe in you."

The atmosphere was electric inside the Maritime Hotel.

Perozzi, in a red top, was given a huge cheer by the fans for the sold-out fight when she entered the arena.

"We like the underdog in Germany, even though Germans regard her (Ragosina) as one of us," said Volker Litz, a fight fan from Cologne some 300 miles away. But his journey was nothing compared to the voyages undertaken by some Russian fans - there was even a contingent from Siberia nearly 7,000 miles distant!

They saw a bout which, although one-sided, nevertheless was screened across Europe and generated enough buzz to light up the continent.

Austrian News commentator Joerg Michener said: "It wasn't Perozzi's night. She looked tired and the Czarina looked confident throughout. I thought that Perozzi was too susceptible to her powerful jabs, couldn't defend or get out of the way quick enough."