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World Boxing Federation (WBF)
Women’s World Light Welterweight
Champion Myriam Lamare of France
decisively defended her title on
Friday, September 9, at the
Stade
de l’Est in Saint Denis, Reunion
with a wide unanimous decision
over the game but outclassed
Lely Luz Florez from Columbia.
Lamare, who’s company LM Sport
Events promoted the bout , was
making the second defense of the
WBF crown she won in October
2009, and improved her
impressive professional record
to 19-3 (10). Florez dips to
16-6 (7).
Lamare and Florez fought at a
high pace from the start, and
both had their share of success
in a first round that probably
belonged to the gutsy
challenger. But from the second
round Lamare got her
combinations flowing, and her
speed and counter-punching got
the better of Florez.
Rounds three through six also
had Lamare in control, as she
worked well with her jab and
often connected with beautiful
uppercuts.
When Florez managed to get
close, Lamare fired off
excellent body shots to slow her
down and followed up with more
stinging shots to the head.
In round seven Florez seemed to
get her second wind, and the
South American girl swept the
round to stay in the fight on
the scorecards. But in round
eight it was Lamare back in
control, and the 36-year-old
Marseille-resident got back in
her rhythm to take the rest of
the bout.
It was a clean and entertaining
world title fight, and Austrian
referee Ernst Salzgeber had a
quiet evening on the job. The
three judges at ringside scored
98-92 (Noel Monet), 100-91 (Zbigniew
Lagosz) and 100-90 (Benny
Decroos). WBF Supervisor was
Jean Marcel Nartz of Germany.
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