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Womens light welterweight world
champion Myriam Lamare retained
her WBF crown for the first time
on Saturday, Nov. 6, in Aix en
Provence, France, proving beyond
a shadow of a doubt why she is
recognized as one of the top
female fighters on the planet.
Tall German-Italian challenger
Lucia Morelli, who came with a
respectable credentials and a
14-1 record, was dominated by
the stocky Lamare from the
start, although she never gave
up despite not winning any
round.
Sneaky right hands from Morelli
kept reminding Lamare that she
had to work for victory, but the
French star ultimately
overpowered Morelli in the sixth
round to force the stoppage of
English referee Paul Thomas
after 1:00 min. of the round.
Morelli protested bitterly and
shed tears in the ring, but had
shipped too many clean headshots
and was fighting on guts alone
in the final seconds.
WBF champion Lamare had
legendary Lucia Rijker, the
Dutch ex-fighter who was never
beaten in the ring and later
became a successful actor, in
her corner and Rijker had
trained Lamare for this title
defence in the south of France.
The fight was televised live all
over Europe by Eurosport and
promoted by Lamare’s own
promotional company Absolute
Boxe. The 35-year-old champion
is now 18-3 (10). |
