Lena Soerensen
| Lena Soerensen | |
|---|---|
 Lena Soerensen topless | |
| Born | 1953 |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 137 lb (62.1 kg; 9.8 st) |
| Wrestles for | LGIS (Old) |
| Years active | 1976 - 1978 |
| Assumed Competitive Female Wrestling Record | |
| Wins | 5 |
| Losses | 6 |
| Draws | 2 |
| Assumed Competitive Mixed Wrestling Record | |
| Other information | |
Lena Soerensen was a founding member of the original incarnation of the Liberal Girls International SportClub - otherwise known as LGIS (Old) - a female boxing and wrestling organisation founded in Munich, Germany in 1976. It promoted a ground-breaking vision - that girls who were enthusiastic about female combat, and who wanted to fight semi-professionally in public settings, could do so topless in properly arranged events and tournaments.
The company was formed in 1976 by Fred Strothmann and Erich Klinger together with Angie who was the nominated club captain and one of the core membership of ten or so who were regular performers throughout the lifetime of the club. The initial group of fighters began several months of wrestling and boxing training in 1976, and on January 31st 1977 eight active members of the group entered the ring in the centre of the "Donauhalle" of Ingolstadt (about 60km north of Munich) in front of 700 spectators to take part in the inaugural event which launched the organisation. The main group divided into two groups of four, each of which staged a mini-tournament - wrestling and boxing. Angie won the boxing competition while Heidi Ranke, later to become a fearsome boxer, won the wrestling with a convincing win over Karin. Although Lena had taken part in both boxing and wrestling practise bouts she did not feature in this first event.
As soon as Lena made her LGIS debut she became a crowd favourite thanks to her striking beauty and long blonde hair, but she also earned their support with some courageous and determined performances in the ring. She seems to have appeared in most of the tournaments held in 1977 but seems to have retired following the June 1978 event. Possibly this decision was connected to her declining success - during 1977 she won several bouts, but in her 1978 appearances there are no wins recorded and she was knocked down a number of times.
Like nearly all the group members, she retired completely from the female fighting scene with the demise of the LGIS organisation.
Relevant links
Competitive female boxing record
A list of Lena's competitive F/F boxing matches. This list is not complete.
| Date | Producer | Video Title | Opponent | Result | Rules | Clothes | Comments | Links | Pic |
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| 1977 | LGIS (Old) via ASFilm | BX1012-7 | Angie Simons | KO | Boxing | Topless | Angie was always the more aggressive but Lena fought a fine defensive bout until Angie trapped her in a corner and unleashed a flurry of blows which put her down for the count | Link to match | 
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| 1977 | LGIS (Old) via ASFilm | BX1015-5 | Anneliese | KO | Boxing | Topless | Lena was able to outbox the heavier Anneliese before landing a body punch which put her on the canvas and unable to beat the count | Link to match | 
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| Dec 1977 | LGIS (Old) | N/a | Tina | Boxing | Topless | Tina and Lena boxed in the Berlin tournament and were very evenly-matched with the bout being declared a draw | N/a | 
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| 1978 | LGIS (Old) via ASFilm | BX1010-2-2 | Anneliese | KO | Boxing | Topless | Lena took a beating throughout the bout and had already been knocked down twice before Anneliese delivered the KO punch which ended the fight | Link to match | 
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| 1978 | LGIS (Old) via ASFilm | BX1013-3 | Michaela P | KO | Boxing | Topless | Lena took a beating and had already been knocked down several times before the referee stepped in and ended the match | Link to match | 
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| June 1978 | LGIS (Old) | N/a | Tina | Boxing | Topless | Tina and Lena boxed in the Kaiserslautern tournament with the bout being declared a draw. This could well have been Lena's final appearance. | N/a |
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Gallery
Lena and Angie pause during a sparring session
Lena boxing against Karin Heck
Lena in her corner
Lena with Marga Bachner
Lena watches as Marga Bachner fails to beat the count
Lena during her bout with Anneliese
Lena prostrate on the canvas after a KO punch from Anneliese
Lena in a wrestling practise bout
Acknowledgements
This page was constructed with assistance from Arbie (Count Herout), Merlin and Fred Dobbs.
