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World Boxing Federation (WBF)
Women’s World Welterweight
Champion Anne Sophie Mathis
decisively defended her title
Saturday night in Yutz, France
when she beat Puerto
Rican-American challenger Cindy
Serrano by wide unanimous
decision.
After ten one-sided rounds,
where Mathis controlled almost
every second and put on a very
impressive display of her boxing
skills, judges Dominique Schmitt,
Jean-Francois Toupin and Arnold
Golger all scored the bout 100 –
90.
Cerrano proved to be very
game but thoroughly out-gunned,
and deserves a lot of credit for
making it to the final bell.
The hard-punching Mathis, who
hasn’t lost since her second pro
fight almost eleven years ago,
is now 25-1 (21). Serrano lost
for the fourth time in a 15-4-1
(7) career.
Referee in charge of
the action was Toni Tiberi from
Luxembourg.
“It was very hot in there
tonight, but it was a good
experience going the distance.
She was very tough, and you
can’t win by knockout every
time. I had her hurt a few times
though, but let her off the
hook”, said Mathis after the
fight.
Mathis, performing at as high a
level as ever at age 34, also
defended her WIBA title and won
the vacant WIBF crown in the
process, and is now lined up for
a super-fight against American
Holy Holm (30-1-3, 9 KOs) in
Albuquerque in December. |
