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Misc Info:
June 18, 2005 -
Shaw Convention Centre, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, in Canada’s
first-ever all-women’s card, there were five women’s bouts on the
card.
The main featured the highly anticipated rematch of
Jelena
Mrdjenovich,135, now (12-1), who won by an eight round unanimous
decision and the WIBA Eliminator, over
Layla McCarter, 129, now
(18-12-4). McCarter broke her radial bone in the forearm in the
fourth round, but continued all the last rounds. McCarter fought
with one arm through those later rounds. Team McCarter told
WBAN, "We came back from the hospital and Layla broked her forearm
in two pieces, she will need surgery as soon we get back to Las
Vegas, she will probably be out for three months." Final judges
scores were 78-75, 79-74, and 79-73; In the co-feature,
Lisa
"Bad News" Brown, now (11-1-2), 124, defeated
Kelli Cofer, 124,
(10-3-4), in a featherweight six-rounder. Final judges scores was
59-51, 60-53, and 59-54; In a super middleweight bout,
Asa
Sandell, 164, of Sweden, (3-0-1) returned to North America to take
on Donna Logue, 164, (0-1-1) in a four-round bout. Sandell TKO’d
Logue in the second round; In a six-rounder,
Olga Heron, 126,
delivered Edmonton’s undefeated Amy Johnson, 132, (4-1-1) her first
loss by defeating Johnson with a unanimous decision. Johnson came in
three pounds overweight for the bout. Final judges scores, 56-58,
56-58, and 57-58, and In a fifth fight on the card, featuring two
pro debuter, Amanda Carriere, 129 won a four-round unanimous
decision over Tasha Weisner, 135. Final judge’s scores were 40-36,
40-36, and 39-37.
Interview of Heron - pre fight
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