(DEC 7)  While the scores (98-91 98-91 97-92) would indicate an easy victory for Kina Malpartida over Scragg in Saturday night's Dynamite Explosion Title Fight at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California, this was not reflective of the fight.

England's Lyndsey Scragg was indeed the "Tough Cookie" the back of her shorts indicated she was. Scragg, a tough scrapper, made Malpartida work for her victory. With excellent form, talent and skills, Scragg just fell short of executing her plan.

Finding it difficult to get in close enough to Malpartida to effectively connect with the body, Scragg struggled to find a place to land enough punches to detour Malpartida. For a brief second in the early part of round six, Lyndsey was able to shake up the mostly Peruvian crowd by dropping Malpartida to her knee with what appeared to be a good solid right hook. That was the wake up call Malpartida needed. She took her count from the referee and resumed the use of her reach advantage. Scragg would not be given the opportunity to move in close enough for a second opportunity at Kina.

Malpartida is absolutely not the fighter we expected to see. With a clear understanding of what needed to be done, Malpartida fired off clear and percise shots that found their mark repeatedly on the young Brit.....but Lyndsey's chin was solid and and she was able to absorb the the onslot of punches without any signs of weakening. Malpartida demonstrated a development of technical and critical thinking skills necessary for a Champion to remain at the top of her game. She is indeed growing as a professional and it is apparent that she understands her craft. Her new team has indeed done their job and Kina has been wise to absorb and implement the lessons.

This young champion has a huge fan base and the energy at this event was electrifying. The love of Malpartida by the people of Peru goes to show that we can have a Peoples Champion in sport of Women's Boxing and feel good about it. There were many British fans on hand as well and there were flags from both countries being waved through the air. Two fighters proud to represent their countries, two countries united through the sport of Women's Boxing, imagine that.

This was an exceptional event. Again, Roy Englebrecht Productions, this time with the help of George Talledo, deserves a round of applause. Thanks so much for your continuing efforts to keep the Women in the Ring. You have truly out done yourself on this production!