(FEB 8) Bend, Oregon’s Whitney Gomez, 127,
faced Denise Moran, 126 ½, of San Diego, California, in a four round
featherweight bout at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington on Friday
February 6th. Gomez entered the fight unbeaten in her previous two fights, while
Moran had only lost once in four outings.
Gomez was able to control much of the early action in the opening round as she
used her height and reach advantage to keep Moran moving. Moran, late in the
round, was able to step in close, and while avoiding Gomez’s jab, land shots to
Gomez’s body. Morran looked to take advantage of short body punches while Gomez
fired her jab, aiming it to keep Moran on the move.
The second round was close as Moran was able to close the distance and continued
to land body shots. That forced Gomez to move to the outside from where she
fired her jab and looked to follow it with a right to Moran’s body. Moran,
though shorter, often crouched low making it more difficult for Gomez to target
Moran’s body.
The third round was also close. Gomez found the range with her jab more often,
and she fired it quickly to keep Moran from stepping in close. As Gomez’s jab
kept Moran from stepping in close, Gomez found space to step to Moran and that
enabled her to land punches to Moran’s body. As the round drew to an end, Moran
was able to move to close the distance between the two and in so doing she was
able to land a few body shots.
Finding some success while fighting in close, Moran worked to step close to
Gomez and land body shots. Moran also fired the occasional right toward Gomez’s
chin. Gomez regained the momentum in the round using her reach advantage to make
Moran back away. As the round passed the midpoint, Gomez backed Moran on to the
ropes and landed a flurry of body shots.
After four rounds on judge scored the fight 39-37 for Moran; the other two
scored the fight even at 38. The fight would end in a majority draw.
WBAN / IWBHF
WBAN Instagram
WBAN Facebook
WBAN / IWBHF
WEBSITES
www.womensboxing.org
www.wbanmember.com
www.floridaboxing.com
www.iwbhf.com
WBAN's
Group Facebook
