Holly Holm as soon as once more fell brief to Stephanie Hung, sparking controversy over the end result as soon as once more.
Undefeated Han made his second profitable protection of the WBA light-weight belt towards Holm on Saturday in the primary occasion of the Most Beneficial Promotions boxing present in El Paso, Texas, defeating the previous UFC bantamweight champion by majority resolution.
Han received by a rating of 96-94, however one decide dominated the match a tie at 95-95. Holm instantly protested this end result within the post-match interview.
“Truthfully, I really feel like I received that struggle,” Holm stated. “Even in the event you win, you at all times need to be higher. We at all times try for perfection, however I actually really feel that I received the match. That is no disrespect to Han in any respect. I’ve loads of respect for her. It has nothing to do with that. I simply really feel that the match was mine.”
Holm additionally obtained help from former UFC rival Cris Cyborg, who tweeted, “Boxing does what boxing does…(Holm) received that struggle.”
The primary championship showdown between Holm (34-4-3) and Han (13-0) in January ended prematurely after an unintentional headbutt left a gash on Han’s brow and the bout was known as within the seventh spherical. Han received the bout by technical resolution with scores of 69-65, 69-64, and 68-65, and had an enormous lead, so Holm wanted a knockout to make an upset. An instantaneous rematch was booked shortly after.
This time the scores have been a lot nearer, however Han nonetheless left with the title and undefeated file.
Try the highlights of Hann vs. Holm under.
