(AUG 3) LAS VEGAS –
World Boxing Council (WBC) female World super featherweight
champion Eva Wahlstrom retained her title by fighting to a
10-round split draw last night with challenger Ronica “Queen”
Jeffrey at Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas.
Wahlstrom vs. Jeffrey was the
main event on another RJJ Boxing on UFC FIGHT PASS series
installment, which was streamed live on UFC FIGHT PASS®, the
world’s leading digital subscription service for combat sports
RJJ Boxing Promotions offered
free admission to reward its loyal Las Vegas fans and 5,400
turned out to watch the action.
Wahlstrom (22-1-2), fighting out
of Finland, was coming off a loss by decision to undefeated
Irish star Katie Taylor this past February at famed Madison
Square Garden in New York City. The skilled Finn has been the
WBC titlist since 2015 and this was her fifth successful title
defense.
Jeffrey (17-1-1, 1 KO), a former
IWBF world champion from Brooklyn, was riding a four-fight win
streak going into last night’s fight against Wahlstrom.
Wahlstrom and
Jeffrey are both tactical, pure boxers who fought that way last
night, going back and forth without either being hurt. It was an
even fight that could have gone either way with judge Tim
Cheatham scoring it a draw (95-95), Richard Ocasio slightly
favored Walstrom (96-94), and Lisa Giampa inexplicitly had
Jeffrey winning all 10 rounds (100-90).
Las Vegas-based
super bantamweight Jamie “The Miracle” Mitchell (5-0-2, 3 KOs)
and Virginian Britain Hart (3-3-2, 2 KOs) battled to a six-round
majority draw.
In the co-featured
event, former top 10 rated junior middleweight John “The Phenom”
Vera (19-1, 11 KOs) moved up to middleweight, after losing for
the first time as a pro last March in France to Michel Soro by
way of a 12-round decision. Vera, fighting out of Fort Worth,
Texas, won a six-round decision against his Uzbek opponent,
Ravshan Hudaynazarov (17-2, 13 KOs), the former WBA FEDALATIN
welterweight champion.
Local favorite Trevor Covington
won his professional debut, taking a four-round unanimous
decision in the Fight of the Night against Los Angles super
flyweight Ming Freeman (1-4-1), who had a point deducted for a
low blow.
Official results below:
MAIN EVENT – WBC WORLD FEMALE SUPER FEATHRWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Eva Wahlstrom (22-1-2, 3 KOs), Champion, Helsinki, Finland
SD10 (96-94, 95-95, 90-100)
Ronica Jeffrey (17-1-1, 1 KO), Challenger, Brooklyn, NY
(Wahlstrom retained world title)
CO-FEATURE – MIDDLEWEIGHTS
John “The Phenom” Vera (19-1, 11 KOs), Fort Worth, TX
WDEC 6 (58-56, 58-56, 58-56)
Ravshan Hudaynazarov (17-2, 13 KOs), Las Vegas, NV by way of
Uzbekistan
SUPER BANTAMWEIGHTS
Jamie Mitchell (5-0-2, 3 KOs), Las Vegas, NV
MD6 (58-56, 57-57, 57-57
Britain Hart (3-3-2, 2 KOs), Roanoke, VA
SUPER FLYWEIGHTS
Trevor Covington (1-0), Henderson, NV
WDEC4 (37-36, 37-36, 37-36)
Ming Freedom (1-4-1), Los Angeles, CA