AMANDA RIGHETTI (Welterweight Champion) (36 y/o, 5 ft 8, W: 99, L: 29) vs ANTJE UTGAARD (25 y/o, 5 ft 10, W: 20, L: 1)

Results: Lookout!, Writing: Bonzo

Before: After 2020 opened with a shocking last-second knockout loss to young lightweight queen Kendall Jenner which ended a winning streak of 20 months and 24 fights, defending welter champ Amanda Righetti‘s back in with the big girls. And the contrast couldn‘t be larger in comparison to slim, lithe Kendall: without a doubt, internet model Antje Utgaard‘s one of the biggest, most physical women in boxing.

She will easily make a healthy 150 pounds for tonight‘s battle, outweighing her opponent – and Righetti‘s forced to brawn up again after slimming down to a catchweight 135 against Kendall Jenner, making an athletic 145 pounds for the fight. Utgaard‘s mostly fought at the Asylum, but her biggest scalps include the similarly well-endowed Kelly Brook and veteran Natasha Henstridge. Her defeat against Amanda‘s stable member Camille Kostek two years ago remains her only career defeat, making it one of the best records in the league – can Antje now break through all the way to crown herself the welter queen now that Amanda‘s vulnerable after her first loss in almost two years?

“Oh, I‘m definitely here to hurt Amanda“, Antje announces. “I mean, it‘s not all about the Jenner loss, but, yeah – we all want to know how she copes with that ego-crushing loss to a younger, smaller fighter, right? Is this the moment Amanda Righetti got, well, old? Well, I‘ll just say that if my right hand can add to her woes – sweet. I‘m ready to conquer welter for Front Street. At last.“

“Antje‘s a handful,“ Amanda smiles, making an appropriate gesture. “I mean, you just don‘t know where to look first, man – there‘s just so much of her! But visuals don‘t win you fights. I‘m pretty impressed by her natural strength, the sheer size of her. My footwork and jab will need to be razor-sharp all night long – I want no piece of Antje on top of me at the ropes.“

“Ooh, I feel you, Amanda,“ Antje interrupts with a laugh. “Squirm, baby, squirm.“

Deadpan, Righetti. “I know people suddenly think they can beat me again,“ Amanda responds. “They‘re allowed to dream, but I‘m going to pound out Antje to prove that among the big girls, you simply can‘t get past Amanda Righetti. They can send me the biggest chick from rural Wisconsin – she‘s still going down, boom.“

What does Amanda think about her loss to Kendall, as time has now passed since her dramatic pound-for-pound loss?

“Well, it‘s tough to accept, that‘s for sure. I recovered pretty well from it physically, I guess, but there‘s a sting – there‘s a lightweight model walking around now who can claim to be a better P4P fighter than Amanda Righetti? That‘s not a state I will be able to tolerate for very long. She can have her time of glory all right – but when the time‘s up I will be back to set things right. What I can definitely say is that I want to see Taylor Swift‘s title fight against Kendall. I mean, I‘m not trying to troll her, but I‘ve thinned out the comp at welter, I‘m the champ – Kendall needs to step it up against Tay Tay now, right?“

Fight night attire: Antje‘s all physical in her white sports bra, tightly wrapping up the goods, plus long blue knee-deep tights, bright red boots with black laces, her brunette hair in a long plait – Righetti‘s clad in tight black boy-leg panties, a pitch-black sports bra, black boots with silver laces, red hair all loose and flowing.



 

Fight: R1: Antje Utgaard‘s jab‘s not a refined, tactical punch – it‘s a friggin‘ WEAPON to hurt girls, pure and simple. Utgaard steps into the champ with impact of thudding blasts, grinding it hard, flat, pounding against Amanda‘s forehead/rack/shoulderbone – she leans into shots, jugs all sloshing into up n‘ down motion, stepping into these shots to brawl Righetti out of the way. Girls shuffle close aggressively, measuring range via jabs, stepping counter-clockwise, re-positioning, pivoting clockwise. Propulsive force of Antje‘s hup-hup-BOOM jab SLAMS against Righetti‘s pecs/biceps, stuttering her all outta step, forcing her to re-position, hop, stabilize, pedalling away.

Girl pivot back inside soon: short, crunchy trade in right hands, sloshed overhand, big and brawny – Antje‘s pitching shot skids to Amanda‘s forehead, snapping it as Righetti‘s simultaneous blast jams stuffs to Antje‘s left ear, all blasting out. Rigs stabilizes, but Antje‘s in staggers! Hands brush out for balance as trunk thighs stomp, stomp on the spot – Ugaard just starts raising her mitts as Rigs snarls, rams another clubbing overhand right to Antje‘s temple! Big Wisconsin brunette‘s eyes dance all dizzy, groaning as Amanda wraps up around her hips/tits, pulls up her arm around Antje‘s head, tugging her to ropeside – Amanda lifts her right hand, propelling stuffy right hands to Antje‘s toned paunch as Utgaard leans back. Righetti‘s jab‘s not letting go: drumstick left‘s got Antje in back-pedals, walking into poke, not reaching range safely where her own monster jab can pound away. Round‘s drifting to ropes, as Righetti bulls on top: jabs control Antje, hands palm shoulders, some tuggin‘ and holdin‘ fits in thick right hands into Antje‘s tummy n‘ tits.

Bell: a sizzling glance of confidence, Amanda to Antje, as Utgaard stabilizes with her arms on the ropes before her walk back to corner. One clubbing right hand took Antje‘s attack jab out of the round – Front Street‘s back to the drawing board in a competitive welterweight tussle.

R2: Girls haul out a fast tempo, blasting dramatically: tik-tok double jabs screen Antje‘s guard, jostling her to neck/biceps/mitts. After her double jabs Amanda‘s stepping right, then shuffling back inside – she‘s trying to walk an effervescent Utgaard into slam-bang rights. Rhythm jabs land fast n‘ steady – Amanda‘s footwork‘s stepping around Antje‘s flanks, leaning her head/torso safely out of Utgaard‘s charging, rushing right hands. A short stoop walks Amanda‘s hook into Antje‘s paunch – grrmphs, groans from Utgaard! Fast, lateral steps control range for Righetti – she‘s being sly, leggy, evading most contact with Antje‘s shattering fists thru her rangy jabs. Amanda‘s doing another stoop to tummy, mitt slowly raised back to cheek – a lil‘ step-back, Antje, cocking her right hand, DETONATING it to Righetti‘s chin short n‘ smiting! Wide-eyed stomps from the champ, her chassis uncorked – so much raw power!

Mid-round: Antje‘s lifting dramatic jabs/hooks, nose-diving forward into blasting shots to Amanda‘s head/guard – Righetti‘s head goes tik-tok left/right, left/right as she‘s trying to slip the shots. Hard, flat jab pound to Amanda‘s raised mitts – thudding impact to forearm‘s got Righetti‘s arm trembling, recoiling from the impact. Antje GAMBLES the overhand right, gets her pay-off: long, droning shot corks to Righetti‘s upper temple, stumbles her away wide-eyed.

Ropes – Antje palms up nicely around Amanda‘s hips in big-girl fashion, her shoulders inside the redhead‘s rack, pushing n‘ jostling for better leverage. Girls stay head-to-head – BASHNG away short, tapping right hands to each other‘s ears. Antje‘s squirming away on top, pinning down the redhead champ right down the stretch – her left arm rides down hard atop Amanda‘s right shoulder as right hand‘s going all OOMPH into the pit of Righetti‘s stomach. Amanda‘s lips part in shock, making a lil‘ gasp: Righetti‘s legs give way, stumbling outta balance during first steps to corner at bell. A hard-eyed smile from Antje: she‘s liking it this way.

R3: Antje rolls out those heavy, shelling jabs again – jabs stamp, making ground for the hunting right hand. Righetti‘s not used to all that physical pressure in the ring: legs, footwork fast, mobile – but she‘s forced to eat Antje‘s steady, drumming poke to mitts/guard, hopping alongside ropes, switching positions, skipping away. Righetti‘s upper body going supple – she‘s bending low fast inside Antje‘s drubbing jab/hook combos, wrapping up around Antje‘s torso, leaning in head-to-head for ref‘s breaks. Chup, chup: girls bully n‘ brawl – mouths on shoulders, thick punches laid hard n‘ beefy across tummy/flanks as girls walk, stumble for control.

Trade in right hands: short, sucking jab below Amanda‘s rack freezes redhead, skids Righetti‘s explosive right hand sailing off Antje‘s neck – sudden scoot right hand wipes across the champ‘s jaw, lefty hook to ear CLOBBERS her into a bend, a short right hook fits sweet to teeth! Mayhem – Righett staggers out hurt, blinking and reeling away. Antje‘s hard, pounding jab cycles off her left shoulder, making Rigs catch more clout through her raised mitts – head knocks back, wham!, as butt hits ropes. Mid-round: Righetti‘s dug in at ropes, elbows in, chopping back mighty taps upside Antje‘s ears/cheek – but Antje‘s always on top! Amanda vulnerable, getting moved, steered against her will – drub right hand shivers Righetti‘s tummy, left/right uppercut combo cups hard at ears on both sides, drifting right hook shuffles thru Amanda‘s mitts, brushes hard to teeth! There‘s a grim, determined look in Righetti‘s eyes, but Big Red‘s catching a beating! Utgaard‘s such a dominant sight at ropes: she‘s pinning her redhead down, swinging away wide roundhouse rights against Amanda‘s flanks, chup! chup! chup!

Down the stretch: legs wide apart – a short, sweet hook lights up Righetti‘s bra, left shoulder bumps her back against the ropes, right uppercut smuggles thru mitts, pounds flat to Amanda‘s jaw, tilts her starboard. Bell: Antje‘s definitely doing a lil‘ strutting there – cocky smile, nods of self-approval as a pasted Righetti stumbles to corner.

R4: Adjustments make champions: Righetti responds to Antje‘s slam-bang power approach via legs, footwork, hand-speed. Her stance‘s more springy: left hand curled across her tummy to sling it, right hand placed under chin, weight changing between her left foot‘s heel and her right foot‘s toe, bouncing, twitching. Antje‘s stepping heavy n‘ steady in her pursuit, defending strong mid-ring turf, mitts up – big, SLOSHING attacks see her ramming straight rights to paunch/ribs, pumping huge lefts to redhead mitts/face. Short, explosive right hand, Righetti: flash, whisking punch outruns Antje‘s drum-jab, chops to teeth. Slip-right – tucking hook to Utgaard‘s flank/tummy. Lunge inside Antje‘s next spearing jab – Amanda rises n‘ shoves the lefty uppercut to Utgaard‘s right ear/temple, and Antje‘s big right goes sailing away, torso all staggered! Another short hook from Amanda‘s lap – a clackin‘, smackin‘ punch to Antje‘s mouth!

Big brunette reels onto her heels, staggered by the onslaught, trying to hop out – Righetti steps inside, but Antje‘s swooning forward into an overwhelming clinch! Righetti trying to wriggle out tight, tuck in shots to Antje‘s flanks as girls walk, stumble entwined – she‘s getting her butt bull-rushed to ropes instead as Antje grabs around her rack/shoulders, ruuuussshhing her back with oomph and plenty of middleweight authority! Amanda‘s patient as Antje‘s bearing down hard and beefy – long ref‘s break as Antje won‘t let go.

Mid-round: Righetti‘s forming that rare, bouncy stance of hers – she‘s scooting in/out, using speed/force to brush up hard, detonating shots on Antje‘s bulging bra-line, darting away after burying hard, thumping one-twos in Utgaard‘s proud rack. Huge, thudding jabs/uppercuts lunge out a-counter for Righetti‘s head – alert slips/side-steps walk her out. Final minute scene: this time her step-back‘s a little late, and Righetti‘s finally caught that baseball bat jab again, TAP to mouth! Strong legs immediately in staggers, breaking up her stance – Amanda‘s pedalling out behind a stick, cycling away with eyes wide, hurt as Antje‘s stalking her heavy n‘ steady, dropping pumps off her left shoulder. Long side-steps, pivots, pedals – Righetti. Right at the bell: “You‘re only walking away from me, girl“, Antje huffs. Been a long time anybody accused Big Rigs of that.

R5: Same ol‘: aggressive step-to, Antje – soaring, PITCHING right hands launch at Amanda‘s head/guard as redhead‘s swooshing to left/right/left, leaning back from Utgaard‘s free-for-all hammers. Fast hops/bobs, Righetti, hands outstretched wide – hard, lunging attacks as Antje‘s leaning in, trying to land SMITING slugs over Amanda‘s outstretched arms, just craving for contact to that jawline. Righetti digging in: she swipes back the short lil‘ left hook, kissing it off her left heel – cute lil‘ scrub‘s chops Antje‘s cheek, sailing Utgaard‘s next righty off target. Duck, slip – clinch around Antje‘s waist. Utgaard bulling her way forward, impatient for ref‘s break: she‘s pummeling Righetti‘s flanks/hips with her mitts as girls tumble around on the spot, as redhead arms grimly grab around Antje‘s waist. Righetti using careful side-steps, pivots to negotiate range, mitts up to block hard leather – Antje‘s jab tapping to mitts, rocking them. Utgaard GAMBLES the overhand right cross – Righetti hurtles out, leans off, steps back down wrong, taking that pitching shot to her left ear/cheek as Antje commits! A short left uppercut snuggles to Manda‘s jugs, oomph – she‘s stumbling away all hazy-dazy, eyes blinking fast behind raised mitts.

Mid-round: Righetti‘s detonating poke‘s starting to time some of Antje‘s mayhem – right hands still fly, but Utgaard‘s taking SMITES to her forehead/cleavage/shoulders on her way in. Lunging left hand misses, but Antje wants a heavy clinch around Amanda‘s shoulders – tight lil‘ hunch, Righetti, walking Antje into a short, tumbling hook to mouth just as girls fall in! Ref‘s break: Righetti steps-to fast, working a slick left hook to Antje‘s right biceps as Utgaard‘s blocking – right cross tumbles to Antje‘s temple as left hand twitches! Bobbin‘, weavin‘ side-steps, Amanda – a nasty slug catches Antje‘s wiggling jugline hard, a-thumpin‘. Righetti‘s putting together a solid minute behind her jab: chup, chup off her left shoulder, wide right hands rifling away to Antje‘s paunch. Utgaard hits ropes, forming a stiff, wide-legged A frame: Righetti tightly snucks up the short, straight SMITE upside Antje‘s trunk-line, forcing a healthy moan from her challenger – a short, sucking left uppercut CLOBBERS to Righetti‘s right ear as Utgaard grimly bangs back!

Down the stretch: girls finally all entwined, blocked, shut out in a heavy, sweaty clinch – Antje making forward progress as Righetti‘s buttock/thigh muscles struggle to resist her heft. Welter slug-fest as girls trade big shots for a fifth round draw!

R6: Antje‘s supply of power, agression‘s unremitting, unfailing: she‘s rushing to mid-ring, sloshing hard, driving left/right uppercuts out of a lunging stance – Righetti in a leggy, hands-low defense, skipping out fast to left/right and back. Controlled counters, Amanda: legs a-bobbin‘, springin‘ fast – long-licking body hooks work on Utgaard‘s tummy/ribs, getting into Antje‘s strong bulging bra-line via stiff one-two pressure. Awesome Antje firming under pressure, test of her stamina: answers Righetti‘s mobbing jug attack via a short, drifting lefty to Righetti‘s heart/core, switches weight, pushes off for another thrusting body hook beneath Manda‘s bra. Sturdy girls takin‘, absorbin‘ sock like this in wild, early trades – buttocks tremble, but legs hold.

Mid-round: Righetti mobile, hopping across Utgaard‘s fronts, her prepared defenses – stiff jabs POP to mitts steady. Amanda stoops, STUFFS a sultry lil‘ left hook to Antje‘s stomach, skipping out counter-clockwise from a propelling right hand. Righetti upping the tempo, SHELLING Utgaard via one-twos, one-twos – Antje‘s busy in negotiation with the incoming jab poke, leaning her head to side/back. Amanda‘s overhand lefty pitches hard to her challenger‘s right forehead/temple – Antje‘s head frolics back-and-forth! First prolonged sequence of firm, stiffening Righetti pressure – mitts-up from Antje, as big guns stay holstered. Left hand twitch‘s got Antje switching weight to left foot, side-stepping – Righetti‘s right hand penetrates instead, RAILING through gorgeously to Utgaard‘s cheek/ear! Antje‘s long, sexy eyelashes go click-clack: she‘s huuuuuuurrt! Right hand brushes to jaw. Left hook twitches right to the other side. Antje tumbles ropeside as strong legs get wobbly-butt – Righetti steps to, sucking a left cross to bra, a right cross to bra, rising to reach under Antje‘s brawny arms, chesting her against the top rope.

Ref‘s break: Utgaard barely making it out her corner – chup-chup jabs send her back a-reelin‘. Antje‘s butt leans against the ropes, broad legs wide apart – thumping left uppercut CLOBBERS to Righetti‘s right side of head, concussing her as Utgaard brawls back like a warrior! Girls fall in brawny ear-to-ear, shoulder-to-shoulder – wide, propelling shots to either flank, to either pecs/lats sound out loud, wet, HARD – crowd gasping in sympathy n‘ shock at the heartless toe-to-toe pound-out. Bell: girls barely pulled apart by a measly ref – so much competitive big-girl heat as Antje takes a stiff Righetti shutout like a lioness.

R7: Antje switches things up, force-feeding Amanda a long, POUNDING jab: more range and precision, less output and tempo. Long jab, hard right cross: Utgaard‘s got Righetti hoppin‘, bobbin‘ n‘ weavin‘ from Antje‘s long, hot poke, setting up a tighter, blocking guard, elbows in, showing a peek-a-boo look. Later moments: Amanda weaves her way close as she‘s spitting double, triple jabs to lean inside – fight‘s a freakin‘ war zone when girls stay put and pound away hard up close! Heads, shoulders, forearms push n‘ bump hard against each other – scrummy confrontations as girl look to land short, flat uppercuts to chin out of these tight, close stances, sending tremors of hurt down strong, athletic frames. Forearms push off, hips twist – shrugging uppercuts clippin‘, chippin‘ at chins.

Antje‘s got enough: hard grab around Amanda‘s arms/hips, bull-muscling redhead champ to ropes, as Rigs squirms to get her hands free. Push n‘ shove lands Righetti‘s butt atop a rope: wide, angular punches rip into her hips/waist/lats as Utgaard bears down hard. Short shrug left uppercut puts a sudden jolt to Amanda‘s face – strong legs n‘ knees soften as hard impact sends shock waves down Big Red‘s torso. Girls work hard, but ref‘s breaks when the action‘s slowing down to a thudding big-girl still-stand – Antje‘s surging out hard, aggressive! Lefts n‘ rights slug for glory as Antje‘s pitching shots, pounding medicine ball shots towards Righetti – wide-eyed back-pedals, hard ducks, hectic slips and side-steps from Amanda!

Mid-round: Righetti ducking, reaching hard around Antje‘s stout waist – Utgaard SO aggressive, pounding her mitts into Righetti‘s vulnerable lats/flats as girls stumble around for ref‘s break. Antje finally bringing her height, reach into the action: a wide, strong stance – heavy, steady left jabs, CRASHING right hands upside Amanda‘s guard/head/shoulders, BRAWNY push-offs, flat pounds at waist/ribcage. Righetti: legs in hop, eyes wide, head alerted – careful stance/guard‘s got her back-pedalling from Antje‘s power! Down the stretch: long, lunge-jab taps Righetti‘s forehead, slugging right hand chops to bra/jugs – Amanda‘s lips part in shock as torso folds up hurt from oomph!

R8: Beat-down siege in Amanda Righetti‘s corner – clubbing exchange of jabs goes Antje‘s way with a thudding left to the rack, followed by a slinging right hand deep into Righetti‘s tummy, OOMPH. Hasty back-pedals, as Amanda‘s eyes betray her stunned hurt, keeping her hands outstretched to push n‘ shove Utgaard off, take out fast hops/side-steps to ropes – a snarling Antje‘s leaning in time and again over Righetti‘s outstretched hands, landing clubbing shots upside Amanda‘s forehead/temple, or bashing hard, convulsively against her raised guard. Sparse activity from ‘Manda: she‘s keeping outside range, working via a lil‘ rope-a-dope, using her strong legs to evade Utgaard‘s power. Belligerence finally gets Antje her hard-fought will: hard, SWINGING lefty cross taps to Amanda‘s shoulder, BULLS her into a hunch, a short, pounding right hand to belly folds Righetti up hurt, another short, clubbing straight beneath the heart freezes her legs n‘ hips! Determined left forearm braces to Righetti‘s rack/shoulder, presses her deep into ropes – short-contact right JOLTS to Amanda‘s mouth/jaw! Autopilot defense for Righetti from that point – eyes dimmed, lashes in flutter, lips parted, hair sweaty, legs sponging things up.

Mid-round: Antje still pressing up hard, close, big-girl – shoulders rub against Righetti‘s face, elbows and forearms push off redhead torso in mauling fashion, set up low, brutal shots upside Amanda‘s trunk-line, leave her ashen-faced, gasping. More shots: flat pounds to Righetti‘s biceps/shoulders/arms – she‘s constantly getting shoved n‘ hauled out of her stance and balance, as action flows from ropes to ropes! Crowd a-gaspin‘, ooh-ing and aahing loudly at the flat, drubbing pounds Amanda‘s got to take, as redhead‘s butt hangs deep upon the ropes, pinned down hard. All round long: Antje‘s hard on top, working atop Righetti, head held beneath her chin – some short, shrugging counters from Righetti club to Antje‘s ears/cheeks, don‘t do anything to change position, leverage.

Down the stretch: Righetti‘s battered – right hand curled to left shoulder, left hand touching right elbow, occasionally hoisting arms up to block Antje‘s clean, drifting right hands to jaw/mouth. Steady flow of MIDDLEWEIGHT pounds to Righetti‘s rack/tummy, against her raised arms/ears – the champ‘s a staggered beauty at the bell. Utgaard pushes off her foe all lusty n‘ hefty at the bell – a big Wisconsin smile flashes, a lil‘ muscular flex right into Amanda‘s face. Second shut-out round in a row: too much Antje!

R9: Righetti‘s legs absorb the shock: stiff, fierce resistance. Alert head tik-tok early leans Righetti out of Antje‘s drumming attacks, walks Utgaard into a stiff, straight jab-poke from Amanda‘s left shoulder, chup, chup. Crisp, rangy delivery: slick lil‘ shot‘s got Antje‘s head snapping back violently on approach – chup, and again! Tall, stiff stance, as Amanda‘s circling into clockwise pivots around Utgaard‘s flanks, her pulverizing left jabs catching Antje‘s mouth/bra/neck. Antje savage, brutal in defense of her momentum: hard, fast rushes – fast bobs/weaves, swinging haymakers for Righetti‘s jaw/temple. Most sock‘s blocked by Amanda‘s forearms, deflected by side-steps, head-slips – EXPLOSIVE answer right hands pound away flat to Antje‘s jugs/ribs, brush up and steal a bit of her thunder.

First minute ends in slugfest: smooth pivots, stiff jabs off Righetti‘s left shoulder – Antje‘s dramatic, LOOPING right hand skims over Righetti‘s left, bounces hard off Amanda‘s jaw/mouth. Righetti‘s stepping in fence, momentarily wobbly-butt, but raising her mitts to block/guard – Antje jumps-to, sputters the champ to ropes. A hard left bludgeons to Righetti‘s right ear, sends her hopping alongside the ropes. Utgaard leans forward – Righetti falls in, grabbing hard around Utgaard‘s waist, smuggling her left arm around Antje‘s head, pulling her into a meaty clinch. Girls in hot, fierce tussle inside the clinch: both girls walk back n‘ forth, looking to pound mitts hard at available flesh. Ref‘s break: more of Righetti‘s explosive jab! Jab controls range, right hand punishes Antje on approach – Utgaard‘s forced into a crossed-arm stance, bobbing on the spot, trying to weave her way inside again.

Mid-round: a long, mean jab catches Antje to her mouth, a sudden short follow-up right chops to her left jawline – and Antje‘s strong legs n‘ buttocks suddenly get a lil‘ wobbly! Utgaard in earmuff, staring as she‘s punched onto her heels: a THUDDING one-two taps to her face, splits her mitts with a snap – Antje‘s eyes blink fast, as her long, sexy lashes click in wild confusion. Utgaard pedals back to ropes, stretching out her hands: Righetti steps in, eyes blazing – a wide, overhand right swirls fast and taps hard upside Antje‘s forehead/temple! Jolty lil‘ head snap-back, Antje as her power system shuts down: two, three trembling steps back, torso loosened – she‘s relaxing! Slow-motion knockdown unfurling: big brunette steps around in confusion as strong legs slacken – Antje first slumps n‘ sinks onto her right knee, then tumbles out fast onto her side with a thud! Mighty Utgaard rolls onto her back, groaning: her mitts n‘ legs twitch in dazed wonder, her eyebrows in frown, lips murmuring – she‘s pounded out, can‘t beat the count! Righetti steps back, her right arm raised in triumph of another welterweight title defense – that‘s a brute-force KO9 Amanda Righetti!

After: Slam-bang finish sees Antje land on her back as Front Street‘s tragically denied a shot at the welter straps again – despite a devastatingly good performance tonight. “Wow, she hits like a truck,“ Amanda smiles sheepishly during her post-fight interview in the ring, a sweaty towel wrapped around her brawny shoulders. “She just got hit by a bigger truck tonight.“ That‘s a pretty apt description about the power dished out by both girls – Antje‘s dominant scenes at the ropes (R7, R8) will remind pundits of Paula Patton‘s legendary upset over Big Rigs in 2012.

Girls hug in friendly fashion as Antje‘s been tended-to, helped up. “I lost to the best,“ Antje sighs, her eyes bleared with disappointment. “But I felt I was up to the challenge. The Kostek fight was me gifting away a win to a girl I had under control – Amanda took it all by herself. But I totally relished the atmosphere of a title fight – now I‘m dying to get back to this place for another try.“ – “You can‘t really take her power out of the fight,“ Amanda explains. “You just gotta deal with it – and come back harder. It‘s weird, but I probably wouldn‘t have been able to stop her a couple of years ago – now I can rely on my KO punches, but she‘s not a girl you can just grind into defeat the way I like to do.“