On March 21, 1998, at the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City, Marischa came off a two-year layoff to face Richmond, Virginia’s hard hitting LISA ESTED (141 lbs.) Marischa was sent to the canvas by one of Ested’s vaunted rights, but she mounted a late charge only to lose by unanimous decision over six rounds. Marischa’s first pro loss dropped her record to 6-1-1. Ested moved her own pro record to 6-1-0 with the win.

On May 24, 1998, at the Tropicana Resort and Casino in Atlantic City, KATHY COLLINS of Plainview, New York won the WIBF lightweight title by earning a 10-round unanimous (96-94) decision over Sjauw. Sjauw, who had taken the fight on short notice, started quickly and took the battle to a clearly surprised Collins who was well behind by the end of the fifth round. Collins dug deep to get back into the fight, and the two went toe-to-toe in the final round before Collins got the narrow decision. Kathy Collins later admitted that Sjauw was one of the finest she had ever fought.

On November 7, 1998, at the Sons of Italy Lodge in Lake Worth, Florida, DAISY OCASIO (6’1", 147 lbs.) of Puerto Rico moved her pro record to 3-0-0 by defeating Marischa (135 lbs.) by majority decision over four rounds. Ocasio is a former Olympic track and field competitor and Pan American Games Gold Medalist. She used her reach advantage and much clinching to offset Marischa’s boxing skills. Many at ringside thought Sjauw had done enough to win the fight, so this was a very tough loss for "LaMatadora".

On December 30, 1998, at the Tabernacle in Atlanta, Georgia, Sjauw won a 4-round unanimous decision (40-36, 40-35, 40-35) over SHAKURAH WITHERSPOON of Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Witherspoon took knees after absorbing body shots in the first and third rounds. This match moved Marischa’s record to 7-3-1 with 3 KO’s while Witherspoon fell to 2-8-1.

On January 15, 1999, at the Sons of Italy Lodge in Lake Worth, Florida, Marischa (139 lbs.) won a clear 6-round unanimous decision over LISA CUEVAS (138 lbs.) of Orlando, Florida by 60-53 on all scorecards, moving her record to 8-3-1 with 3 KO’s.

On February 20, 1999, at the Thornaby Pavilion in Teesside, Britain’s JANE COUCH successfully defended her WIBF welterweight title with a hard-fought 10-round unanimous decision (96-95, 97-93, 98-93) over Marischa. The margin of Couch’s victory in the scorecards was a surprise to most. Jane Couch since said she found this "a hard fight" and that she thinks Marischa is "a great fighter in and out of the ring". The fight was the first female title bout in the UK to be sanctioned by the British Boxing Board of Control making it another milestone in the long battle to have the sport officially recognized in Britain. Jane moved her pro record to 9-2-0 with the win while Marischa’s fell to 8-4-1.

On August 9, 1999, Sjauw decimated BLAIRE ROBINSON (5-1-0) at the Arrowhead Pond, stopping the tough Californian via the 4^th round TKO route with a vicious body assault.

Three weeks later at California’s fabled Del Mar Racetrack, Sjauw, using the same body attack, dispatched JENNIFER MC CARTNEY in round 2 following her rib-cracking work downstairs.

Two weeks later on September 10, 1999, Marischa took her act on the road again. This time, she ventured into hostile territory to Michigan’s Soaring Eagle Casino where she tested World Featherweight Champion, durable BEVERLY SZYMANSKI. At the end of six grueling rounds, Sjauw again was the unanimous victor.

October 7, 1999 found Sjauw enroute to Texas to test Texan SNODENE BLAKENEY (6-2-0). Blakeney’s only losses were controversial decisions to world titlist JEANNE MARTINEZ. Sjauw won a bizarre majority decision. One official gave her every round, a second gave her all but one stanza while the myopic third official somehow thought he was watching a draw.

Sjauw then culminated her sensational streak by outclassing highly-touted ISRA GIRGRAH in a 4-round encounter. Marischa had thus disposed of two World Champions in a scant five week period. GIRGRAH, who took CHRISTY MARTIN the entire distance, losing a close decision, was never in the fight against the girl from Holland.

After a hiatus of several months, Marischa ushered in the millenium with a February 11^th split decision win over Russian import and IFBA/IWBF world lightweight titlist ZULFIA KOUTDOUSSOVA in Kenner, Louisiana. In her toughest fight in a long time Sjauw outlasted Koutdoussova for the split-vote tally in a long time, "classic boxer vs. classic puncher" matchup. Sjauw proceeded pressure throughout utilizing her punching power to negate the busier but feather-fisted Koutdoussova. In this bout, Sjauw picked up the first of her four world championship belts.

A trip to Auckland, New Zealand offered Sjauw the opportunity to add another belt to her collection and she didn’t disappoint. Soundly trouncing Oceanic titlist WENA KARAKA with a near shutout score, Sjauw won the WIBF Light Welterweight hardware. This was accomplished a mere two months after her Louisiana title.

Sjauw stretched her win streak to eight and her world-titles to three with an easy 3^rd round TKO over German champion HEIKE NOLLER (10-1-7ko’s) in Cologne, Germany on May 13^th. The fight added the WIBF Lightweight World Title to Sjauw’s collection.

Sjauw currently trains at La Colonia Gym in Oxnard, California and at the Academy Of Boxing in Huntington, NY. The future bodes well for this dedicated athlete who captures everyone’s heart with an ever present and winning smile and positive attitude about life.