IBF Lightweight Showdown
Last night’s MVP/ESPN Main Event between IBF Lightweight Champion Elif Nur Turhan (14-1, 8 Kos) and challenger Alycia “The Bomb” Baumgardner (19-1, 7 Kos) put up a showcase type of an event that favoured the challenger more than the champion at the College Park Center in Arlington, Texas. Real Talk!
Elif came in this bout as the “Bogeyman” of the Division who is very durable and has enough power to make most combatants rethink their approach inside that squared circle. Her track record speaks for itself; however, last night’s showdown was a reality check when former Undisputed Featherweight Champion Alycia, moved up in weight to the Lightweight Division and proceeded to show Elif what an A+ level fighter looks like.
Elif attempted to bully her way through this bout but quickly realized her bullyish ways were no match for Alycia’s high ring IQ and who jabbed and boxed circles around Elif.
Alycia’s defense and accurate punch output was on point all night. As hard as Elif attempted to press the action with some moments of her own, she was unable to land anything significant enough to deter Alycia from controlling the rounds.
After ten three-minute rounds of one-sided action, the Judges at hand scored it 100-90 across the board, unanimously for Alycia Baumgardner.
This was a statement type of a performance where Alycia announced herself in a “BOMB” way to the Lightweight Division and made a tough task look easy by snatching the IBF Lightweight Title from the previously undefeated Elif Nur Turhan.
Congratulations Alycia on your latest impressive accomplishment.
Blaze