(JUNE 8) Cecilia Brækhus (25-0, 7
KOs) successfully defended her WBC, WBO & WBA Female World
Welterweight titles with a unanimous points victory over Jessica
Balogun (24-4, 12 KOs) at the Sport and Congress Center in
Schwerin, Germany last night.
Balogun proved a tough opponent
but was ultimately outclassed by Brækhus. The judges scored the
fight 100-90, 99-91 and 98-92 all in favour of the
pound-for-pound number one.
‘’It was a tough fight, but I expected that. Jessica is one of
the toughest fighters around,’’ said Brækhus. ‘’All in all I was
pleased with my performance. We had been working on some new
things in the gym, improving my footwork and movement, and I
think that showed tonight. Of course there are always things I
feel I could have done better. But I am very happy!’’
Said Balogun: ‘’Cecilia is great fighter. She has very good
technique. I think I focused too much on the knock out and
forgot about my own technique, and that’s where in went wrong
for me. But I would love to fight her again!’’
Following her second victory over Balogun, Brækhus is now
looking to clean up the division and add the IBF crown to her
impressive haul of titles.
‘’I would like to fight for the
IBF belt next,’’ said Brækhus. ‘’I already hold the WBC, WBA &
WBO titles and now I want to unify the division and become the
first female fighter to hold all four belts.’’
Brækhus also admits she would willing to move up or down in
weight in order to cement her legacy as the pound-for-pound
queen.
‘’I want to fight the best there is. If that means moving up or
down in weight to fight other champions then so be it. I am
ready for the challenge.’’
Said promoter Nisse Sauerland: ‘’It was a good fight and a good
win for Cecilia. Credit to Balogun, she is tough lady and gave
Cecilia another ten hard rounds. There are still lots of options
available to Cecilia and we will be sitting down in the coming
weeks to discuss what’s next for the ‘’First Lady’’.’’
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