Anne Sophie Mathis to defend IBA welterweight title against Holly Holm in 10-round bout - Boxing News
Anne Sophie Mathis, the current International Boxing Association female welterweight champion, will defend her title again for the second time against the same opponent Holly Holm, the current International Boxing Association female light welterweight champion,
in a 10-round bout that will take place on June 15, 2012.
The bout, which was being highly anticipated by not only the critics but also the boxing fanatics all around the world, is finalised and the duo will meet in the ring stretched at Route 66 Casino situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States.
The event is being promoted by Lenny Fresquez of Fresquez Productions and the above two ace female pugilists of the boxing world will headline the Friday night event. Anne and Holly have a history that has put forth the boxing fans an epic clash which was
won by Sophie via seventh round knockout.
In their last battle, Holly and Anne fought in a 10-round showdown with the vacant IBA female welterweight title up for grabs. Fate supported Anne and she collected an impressive rather authoritative knockout win.
Later on, Holm while praising Anne’s abilities demanded a rematch which was eventually granted by the commission. The duo recently met at the press conference where the announcement for the clash was made.
Anne shared her thoughts about the bout and commented that she will not underestimate Holly at all adding that she will remain stay focused not only on her game plan but also on the bout since she expects the best of Holly in the next bout.
The French Sophie commented, “Holly knows what to expect from me, obviously, since we’ve already fought. I don’t expect anything but the best from Holly. She’s a professional and I am not underestimating her in this fight. I will stay focused on the job
at hand and I expect that I will have to continue to train hard. If she comes to me, I’ll be defensive; if she backs up, I will be the aggressor.”
Holly, on the other hand, put forth the media personnel a straight forward one-liner and remarked, “We’re sticking to the plan, make no mistake about it. I had a bad day at the office. That will not happen this next fight.”
Holly and Anne both are equal calibre pugilists who are feared by almost all other women in the division. Both women are unanimously known as the best pound-for-pound brawlers in the woman’s division.
Anne, 34, has been in a total 27 bouts and emerged victorious in 26. She has nailed a whopping 22 opponents by knockout. Holly, on the other hand, has entered in 35 bouts and boasts 30 wins, just nine via KO.
Holm needs to work on her power game since it was the basic factor that led to her downfall in the last battle against Anne. The bout will be a stunning one and both women will definitely put up a great show of strength, resilience, agility and pugilism.
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