(JUNE 11) Last night at the Isleta Casino, in Southeast Albuquerque, New Mexico, in front of a sold-out crowd, Holly Holm, 145 ¼, of Albuquerque, NM, won a 10-round unanimous decision over last-minute opponent Angelica Martinez, 147. Holm won the vacant WBA World welterweight belt. 

Holm was supposed to fight Lisa Holewyne, and the promo poster reflected that match. Just a couple of days before the fight, Holewyne "skipped" out of town, due to a family emergency, and left the promoter with no opponent.  WBAN could understand a "family emergency" but to not call the promoter with some kind of update, and leave phone calls unanswered (WBAN even tried to call her) was uncalled for and unprofessional.

Promo Poster of the fight...

 Warrior Martinez, who had been wanting a long-awaited rematch with Holm, stepped in for Holewyne with virtually NO preparation time for this title bout. The fight was a battle between the two---and in WBAN's opinion even before Martinez took the fight, would be a much more competitive bout (Martinez vs. Holm) than with Holewyne.  Holm and Martinez did not disappoint!  The two fought for 10 hard rounds, with Holm winning by all scorecards of 98-92.

In a second women's bout on the undercard, Albuquerque’s Sarah Perches,  121, made it a short night with a TKO over Lisa Wittle, 114,  40 seconds into the first round.

On ringside coverage
Chris Cozzone of NewMexicoBoxing.com wrote a great story with photos! Link