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Female boxer arrested on suspicion of beating husband to death

Pro boxer Viviane Obenauf arrested in connection with the murder of her husband. [Photos courtesy]

A former professional boxer who once fought Katie Taylor has been arrested after allegedly clubbing her husband to death.

Brazilian-born Viviane Obenauf, who has fought three times in world title bouts, married her 61-year-old husband in January. Today she stands accused of beating him to death “with a blunt object” in the apartment they shared.

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