Undisputed female welterweight champion Cecilia Braekhus (36-0, 9 KOs) is a -560 favorite to beat Jessica McCaskill (8-2, 3 KOs) on DAZN Saturday and successfully defend her title for the 26th time, breaking the record of 25 defenses by Joe Louis. “Jessica’s hungry, she knows what doors can open if she beats me,” said Braekhus. “I have seen her against Katie Taylor and gave her problems, so you know she’s hard-working and dedicated. I feel I have better skills. I try not to focus on the record, I focus on my task in camp, but you know it would be huge. That’s a record that won’t be broken in quite a while!” 36-0 known quantity only a 5 1/2 to 1 favorite? I actually thought about making a bet, the first I've made in many, many years. Unheralded 6:1 underdog Jessica McCaskill (9-2, 3 KOs) became undisputed female welterweight champion by upsetting previously unbeaten Cecilia Braekhus (36-1, 9 KOs) by majority decision in a temporary ring on the streets of downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma. McCaskill got off to a good start, but Braekhus came back in the second half of the fight. Scores were 95-95, 97-93, 97-94. McCaskill also spoiled Braekhus’ bid for her 26th successful title defense to break Joe Louis’ record, which was highly promoted in the lead up to the fight.
She could have knocked McCatskills into the middle of next fucking year and Joe Louis record would have been safe yet. Reminds me of when Dickie Ryan was dragged into Denmark as an unsuspecting Dupe to lose to Brian Nielsen so he could "Equal" Rocky's record of 49-0. Ryan knocked his fat ass out and they were trying to nobble the clock and give Nielsen a chance. Brigitte Nielsen would have had a better chance. Ring Magazine said that the guys Nielsen were so bad that he could have gone 149-0 and Marciano would still have a better record. Womens boxing is probably fixed and is definitely rubbish. Delphine Persoon will punch Katie Taylor to a standstill when they fight and Persoon will get jobbed- again. Womens boxing suffers from all of the old and all of the modern ills of boxing. Throw in a shallower talent pool and your problems are magnified.
- Majority Decision - Temporary Ring -Downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma -Covidity - Nobody there. - VIVA MAGIC
