Green Defeats Watpool to Win Vacant
WBO Super Middleweight Title
by Ron Scarfone
November 20, 2024
(NOV 20) On Friday night,
November 15th, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Shadasia
“The Sweet Terminator” Green of Paterson, New Jersey won the
vacant WBO super middleweight title against Melinda “The Whip”
Watpool of Ontario, Canada.
This fight was on the undercard
of the Netflix Live Event presented by Most Valuable Promotions
(MVP) which had the rematch of Katie Taylor vs. Amanda
Serrano.Green and Watpool are the top two contenders in the
super middleweight division according to the WBO with Green at
No. 1 and Watpool at No. 2.
Green weighed 167.8 pounds and Watpool weighed a pound less at
166.8 pounds. Both are 5’8” in height and are both 35 years of
age. Green had a four-inch reach advantage with 71” compared to
Watpool with 67”. Netflix sports uploaded the fight to YouTube along with
other undercard bouts. The time stamp for Green vs. Watpool is
1:53:50.
Rounds one and two were clearly won by Green. The third round
was close and arguably could have been won by either Green or
Watpool, but I scored it for Green. Watpool was landing more
punches than Green in rounds four and five. Watpool was staying
close to Green as if they were in a phone booth. Green was
landing big punches to the head in round six.
Watpool was out landing Green in
round seven and it seemed that Green was a little fatigued from
the previous round. Green arguably won round eight and Watpool
was better in round nine. I scored the tenth and final round for
Green. My unofficial scorecard was 96-94 in favor of Green. The
total scores of the judges were 97-93 for Green, 96-94 for
Watpool, and 96-94 for Green. Therefore, Green won by split
decision.
Green improves her record to 15-1, 11 KOs. Her only loss was to
Franchon Crews Dezurn by unanimous decision which was for the
vacant WBC super middleweight title. Watpool has her first
defeat as a pro and is now 7-1, 2 KOs.
