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It turned in to one of those
rare, special fights where the
styles blended perfectly to
provide an all-action affair, as
World Boxing Federation (WBF)
Womens World Super Bantamweight
Champion Segolene Lefebvre
defended her title against
Mexican challenger Naroyuki
Koasicha on Friday night,
November 3, in Douai, France.
Koasicha, from the city of San
Luis Potosi, had without a doubt
come to do everything in her
power to shock the local
favourite, and aggressively came
forward from the first second.
She was effective in doing so,
but at the same time Lefebvre
used her jab and counter-punched
excellently.
The exchanges were many and
brutal, and while the defending
champion appeared to score with
the cleaner and more precise
punches, she could never really
take full control of the fight.
Koasicha kept coming forward,
throwing leather, and every
round was as exciting and close
as they come.
After ten even, hard rounds
between incredible warriors,
fought at a horrific pace, it
was impossible to immediately
say who would emerge with the
victory, and the crowd at the
Salle Gayant held their breath
as the tallies were announced,
knowing it could go either way.
And the scores appropriately
reflected the closeness of the
bout, as French judge Bruno
Boutrelle had it 96-95, judge
Emmanuel Demanet from Belgium
scored 96-94, and judge
Alexander Plumanns from Germany
voted 96-94, all for Segolene
Lefebvre. Referee was Christophe
Hembert.
Headlining a show promoted by
Boxing Club Douai and Robert
Pantigny, Segolene “Majestic”
Lefebvre (24) improves her
undefeated record to 9-0 (1).
Naroyuki Koasicha falls to 6-3-1
(1), but has absolutely put
herself in a position for
another world title shot.
Who knows, maybe a rematch? The
original was one of the best
female fights seen in years, and
certainly warrants a sequel!
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