Alycia Baumgardner became the undisputed world champion at lightweight when she shut out Elif Nurhan in Texas. The American won a unanimous decision after 10 rounds, scoring 100-90 on all three cards. She hurt Nurhan in rounds three and seven, then threw punches that Nurhan felt in round nine. Now champion, Baumgardner faces Caroline Dubois on February 20, live on Sky Sports, in a fight for the WBA, WBC and WBO 135lb titles. Dubois demanded a rematch after the win.
Separately, Ramla Ali took a contentious split-decision over Mikiah Kreps to win the WBO and IBF super-bantamweight titles. Ali started with a right hook that knocked Kreps down, but Kreps fought back and won 98-91 on one card. Ali took it 96-93 and 97-92 on the other two cards.
The victory was emotional for Ali, whose family fled Somalia as children. Skye Nicolson defended the WBC super-bantamweight title against Miyo Yoshida, winning unanimously 100-90, 99-91, and 98-92. Unbeaten Albina Moldazhanova knocked out former European champion Kirstie Bavington, finishing her inside the distance with a right hook. Moldazhanova has a 100 per cent knockout ratio after six pro fights.
Source: Sky Sports Champions League · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing