Cecilia Braekhus was aiming to make and break a longstanding record history tonight in Tulsa, Okla., however a controversial decision by the judges avoided her from doing simply that.
Jessica McCaskill scored a big upset and became the new indisputable welterweight champ of the world via bulk choice, on ratings of 95-95, 97-94, and 97-93. Bad Left Hook scored the battle 97-93 for Braekhus.
” Ive done so much, and I miss my pals, my household. You know, ladiess boxing is simply in a remarkable location right now, so theyll be fine without me.”
” I just desire to praise Jessica. She truly wanted it, and Im delighted and happy to pass the torch to her,” Braekhus said. “I do not know whats going to occur right now, but Im so happy to be a part of ladiess boxing today. If this is my last fight, I can leave femaless boxing and say I belonged of this, I belonged of taking it to this level. That will be my biggest accomplishment of all.”
At 38, Braekhus is now confronted with the first loss of her 13-year pro career, the loss of all four of her welterweight titles, and perhaps a choice to hang up the gloves, even. Shes remained in the sport a long period of time, had a great deal of fights, and has actually done as much as shes going to do.
” I just didnt stop. I didnt expect her to be as rough as she was, however I was prepared to be as rough as I had to be,” McCaskill said of the strategies that got her win. She likewise repeated her desire to rematch Taylor.
For the 35-year-old McCaskill, who came in holding two belts at 140 pounds, this is certainly a substantial, career-changing win. A rematch with Braekhus would make good sense, however so would a rematch with present indisputable lightweight champion Katie Taylor, who combats next Saturday in her own rematch with Delfine Persoon. Taylor beat McCaskill by choice in Dec. 2017, and McCaskill has actually repeatedly specified her desire for a rematch with the Irish star, and certainly has the momentum now.
Braekhus did hint at a possible retirement.
Braekhus also didnt take any problem with the decision, to be reasonable.
” She threw more punches than me and truly, really wanted it,” Braekhus stated. “Im not going to say anything more.
Inquired about her opportunities of battling again, Braekhus didnt devote to anything, but definitely sounded prepared to possibly hang up the gloves.
Braekhus (36-1, 9 KO) certainly had her problems in the very first 6 rounds of the battle with McCaskill (9-2, 3 KO), however judges David Sutherland and Gerald Ritter– who scored the bout for the opposition– apparently preferred the higher output and work rate from the Chicagoan, even as Braekhus seemed to take control of the battle in the final four rounds, distancing herself from the video game McCaskill on our card.
” This is for the 4th grade homeless Jessica, this is for the little lady who simply didnt care what individuals thought about her even though she was really strange,” McCaskill said after the fight.
Israil Madrimov UD-12 Eric Walker
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For bad and great factors, this was a remarkable battle.
2 things to make extremely clear:
Eric Walker combated effectively and provided Madrimov, a legitimate rising contender, a hell of a great deal of problems through eight rounds.
Madrimov knocked Walker out in the ninth and referee Gary Ritter completely blew the call.
Rather of simply explaining it, heres the video:
” The battle was tougher than I expected, Ill be sincere. I believe there was a knockout in the [ninth] round. That punch was tidy, however unfortunately didnt count. I knew precisely what kind of fighter he was, that he was really skilled and a hard challenger. However we took this fight with most likely too brief notice. But I required this fight. Thats the very first time ever for me going the 12-round range.
It will absolutely be interesting to see what future, higher-level challengers might take from the tape on Madrimov in this battle. Hes got the items, hes actually skilled, however no one is unbeatable, and we learned a lot more about Israil Madrimov tonight than in his previous 5 fights combined.
Madrimov was docked a point in the 12th round for a low blow, but dropped Walker minutes later on. In the end, the ratings were 116-111, 116-110, and 116-110 for Madrimov, with BLH scoring it 115-111 in his favor.
In the end, the best person did win– Walker didnt win a round after the battle resumed, and you need to offer him credit for resuming. The battle was extremely close and would have gone to the cards at that point if he didnt or couldnt.
Madrimov (6-0, 5 KO) did nudge Walker (20-3, 9 KO) with a shoulder, however Walker was currently halfway down to the canvas on a tidy left hook. Its not like Walker was going to Matrix lurch himself back to an upright position. Gary Ritter merely and totally blew this call, and after that Walker got 5 minutes to recover, which likewise provided Madrimov 5 minutes to refurbish, as he d been wilting some in the battle in the seventh and eighth rounds.
” I felt fantastic at minutes. I was attempting too hard to please the fans. If I would have simply boxed, it would have been a lot easier.”
Nikita Ababiy UD-6 Jarvis Williams
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Ababiy is a 21-year-old middleweight possibility from Brooklyn, and “White Chocolate” got some excellent work here from Jarvis Williams, a 31-year-old switch-hitter from St. Louis who concerned combat, landed his share of shots, and made this competitive basically the entire method.
” He was definitely hard. The last time I d remained in the ring was, like, eight months ago, so I had a bit of rust, and I was about 20 pounds over three weeks ago,” Ababiy stated post-fight. “But I give him all the credit, he was a tough challenger. I was striking him with excellent shots and he wasnt tipping over, hes a great veteran.”
Asked about a discussed moved down to 154 going forward, Ababiy said, “Im still growing, Im still young. I feel like I still do not have my male power, but 154, yeah, in the future for a world title.”
That stated, Ababiy (9-0, 6 KO) got and was worthy of scores of 58-56, 59-55, and 59-55, with BLH likewise having it 59-55 for the child. This was a good, important battle for Ababiy to discover from going forward, and you could inform post-fight that he d got a new step of respect for Williams (8-3-1, 5 KO).
Shakhram Giyasov KO-3 Wiston Campos
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Giyasov (10-0, 8 KO) is another Uzbek fighter, a 27-year-old working his way up at 140 pounds. Campos was available in on about a weeks notification for this battle, we d seen him prior to in losing efforts versus Joshes Taylor and Kelly, and he was no match for Giyasov, who dissuaded Campos (31-8-6, 19 KO) quite rapidly, then finished him off with a hard body shot right at the end of the third round. Campos was down, and he did not address the count of 10, and then he was down a while longer. Hell of a knockout.
Asked how soon he wants to pursue a belt, Giyasov stated, “Im always all set. Whenever my management and promoter inform me I have to defend the title, Ill be all set. Im like a soldier, offer me an order and Ill do it.”
” I felt his liver on my knuckles, and I didnt anticipate him to get up,” Giyasov stated through a trainer. “With the expression on his face, I could see he wasnt going to get up.
Giyasov will aim to enter the title mix sooner than later on most likely. Hes not old but hes not super young or anything, and hes got an established ability set that could make him unsafe soon at 140.
For the record, there are two titleholders at 140, and both are with Top Rank. Josh Taylor has the WBA and IBF titles, while Jose Ramirez has the WBC and WBO. Leading Rank do want to put them together for an indisputable title fighter after they make obligatory defenses soon, so Giyasov could wait a bit longer for an opportunity, but its also worth saying that Top Rank and Matchroom do work together great on fights when its time to make something.
Raymond Ford UD-6 Eric Manriquez
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” He was done, he was broken. I touched his body a couple of times, he was breathing hard, he wasnt punching back,” he stated. “I was still bewaring due to the fact that I was winning the battle, and I didnt desire to offer it up by getting captured with a dumb shot.”
” It feels excellent to be back. It took me a bit to warm up, I had not thought in eight months,” Ford stated after the fight. “It wasnt my finest performance. The time off, me getting utilized to being back in the ring with 8 ounce gloves, it took a while for me to heat up. In the sixth round I started choosing it up. I live and I learn.”
A rematch with Braekhus would make sense, but so would a rematch with existing undisputed light-weight champion Katie Taylor, who fights next Saturday in her own rematch with Delfine Persoon. If this is my last fight, I can leave womens boxing and state I was a part of this, I was a part of taking it to this level. Gary Ritter just and completely blew this call, and then Walker got five minutes to recuperate, which also provided Madrimov five minutes to refresh up, as he d been wilting some in the fight in the seventh and 8th rounds.
It took me a bit to warm up, I hadnt thought in 8 months,” Ford stated after the battle.
Thanks to his signing with Matchroom out of the novices, weve had the ability to see New Jersey featherweight Ford (6-0, 2 KO) in every pro fight hes had. Hes a fascinating if not sensational possibility, has some obvious skills however there are also enigma, his power being the biggest one.
Ford, 21, believes if the battle had actually been an eight-rounder he would have gotten the blockage.
Leading Rank do want to put them together for an indisputable title fighter after they make obligatory defenses soon, so Giyasov might wait a bit longer for a chance, but its likewise worth saying that Top Rank and Matchroom do work together fine on fights when its time to make something.
He did drop Manriquez (7-11-1, 3 KO) in the 3rd round with a quick right hook over a lazy jab, however Manriquez recuperated OK and completed the battle. Ford had his method in there for the most part, and Manriquez is definitely a rather awkward person who knows how to make it through in a battle.
