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(AUG 12) In just her second professional
bout, Heather Donoho adjusted just in time to pull out a majority
decision victory over Marisol Miranda before more than 7,000 boisterous
U.S. Marines at Camp Pendleton on Tuesday.
“I still have a lot to learn,” said Donoho.
Donoho, a three-time U.S. National champion at flyweight, used her
superior boxing skills on the outside to quickly win the first round of
the six-round bout. Then Bronx fighter Miranda took it to the inside and
the fight changed dramatically.
Miranda, a southpaw, closed the distance and kept Donoho within
strangling range as she fired left hands and uppercuts that caught
Donoho every time she tried to evade the inside fight. For two rounds
the New York fighter pulled Donoho close and landed her head-snapping
shots.
In the fourth, Donoho figured out the problem and began snapping quick
combinations while bending low ever time Miranda tried to close the
distance. A clash of heads left the San Diego fighter with a cut over
her left eye.
“She was a good fighter,” Donoho said. “She has more professional
experience than I do.”
Fighting her first ever bout past four rounds, Donoho increased the
tempo of the fight with sharp combinations that caught Miranda. But the
New York fighter never let her opponent dominate the exchanges as she
fired her own punches at opportune times.
After six rounds the judges scored the fight 57-57, 58-56, 60-54 for
Donoho. “I think it was my combinations that won the fight for me,”
Donoho said. “It was a big difference from the amateurs. She had five
pro fights. That makes a difference.” Donoho said the opportunity
to fight at Camp Pendleton had extra significance.
“At one time I seriously considered joining in the Marines,” Donoho
said. “It was great to be here.”
Throughout the fight hundreds of Marines cheered for the local fighter
who wore Irish green colors for her bout. When she was declared the
winner, Marines clamored to get an autograph or take a photo with Donoho.
“Of course I’ll take a photo with you,” she said to the dozens of
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