Followers who had been there or who tuned in on TV properly and actually witnessed the arrival of an enormous star of the game final night time. Of the feminine sport of boxing. Difficult defending IBF light-weight champ Beatriz Ferreira in Monte Carlo, Turkish warrior Elif Nur Turhan turned what was on paper a aggressive battle right into a one-way hammering. And what an explosive one-way hammering it was that the 30 yr outdated puncher – arguably the only hardest puncher within the feminine ranks proper now – scored!
Two-time Olympic medallist Ferreira, unbeaten previous to final night time’s beatdown, was seen by loads of followers because the favorite, the 32 yr outdated Brazilian a high quality operator of the very best order. However Turhan confirmed the champion zero respect, her onslaught mesmerising to observe. From the get-go, Turhan unleashed punches with dangerous intentions, the assault proving far an excessive amount of for Ferreira.
The opening spherical noticed the challenger rating a knockdown courtesy of a proper hand that landed excessive on the pinnacle. Ferreira went down however the referee, for no matter purpose, didn’t rule it as a knockdown. Moments later, the wild however wholly efficient Turhan landed one other proper to the pinnacle, this time seeing the defending champion go down and be administered a depend.
By some means, Ferreira fought on till the fifth-round, however what a savage onslaught she actually did take within the fifth. Turhan, smelling blood, damage Ferreira with an enormous proper to the pinnacle, which was adopted by a depraved left that basically buzzed the quickly to be ex-champ. The top was nigh. One other nasty proper hand related, and Ferreira went down. On sheer guts and coronary heart, Ferreira obtained again up however the ref, after administering the depend, properly waved the battle off. Time was 1:08 of round-five. Ferreira is now 8-1(2).
Turhan, now 12-0(8), this a really excessive KO share for a feminine boxer, appears to have all of the components to turn out to be an absolute celebrity. And attainable fights with the likes of Caroline Dubois, Terri Harper and others might be matchups to see down the street. However can any 135-pound feminine fighter dwell with the mix of warmth, aggression, certainly continuous savagery that Turhan brings to the ring!
