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Write Up: Fates

 Cheryl Cole (Lioness Club) vs. Katherine McNamara (Fates)

Cheryl Cole: 36 years old, 5’3,” 58-33 since 2010, Lioness Club

Katherine McNamara: 24 years old, 5’4,” 7-4 since 2017, Fates Boxing

The first fight of the night sees two girls with wildly different levels of experience collide in a battle of old versus new. Cheryl Cole’s closing in on 100 fights while McNamara hit her tenth earlier this year.

Hannah Davis gets on the microphone. “For the first fight – introducing first, from Newcastle-upon-Tyne. With a combined FCBA and BBU record of 58 wins and 33 losses since 2010. She is a former BBU flyweight champion with six title defenses. Representing the Lioness Club, Cheryl Cole!”

Cole struts out to the ring on the walkway with grace, seemingly floating by in her white and red robe. Cheryl quickly slips into the ring and removes her robe to reveal a white sports bra with the Union Jack on the back with matching trunks and red gloves with white trim.

“And her opponent,” Davis returns to the microphone, “from Kansas City, Missouri. With a record of 6 wins and 4 losses since 2017. Representing Fates Boxing, Katherine McNamara!”

The young redhead storms out from the back to the ovation from over 70,000 people and quickly makes her way to the ring. McNamara looks at the camera as she takes off her robe to reveal an orange sports bra with black trunks and black gloves.

The two girls get up close to each other, and McNamara looks slightly down at Cole – a woman who is no stranger to fighting taller girls. The referee motions for the two to touch gloves, which they oblige, and then the official calls for the bell and off we go with the Fates Spring Fling!

Round 1:

The more experienced Cole starts out with a few jabs, looking to gauge the younger McNamara. Katherine keeps her guard up as Cheryl looks to get a sense for the American and counterpunches Cheryl, landing a weak left to the Brit’s face. Cherly retreats before Kat has an opportunity to follow up and the two girls effectively reset the fight. Kat now is the one to launch the jabs, and she connects with a right early on. Cole takes a step back and McNamara quickly steps forwards, hitting Cole’s guard before hitting her ribs. The British singer scowls and tags McNamara’s chin with a left. The actress looks to counter but Cole beats her to the punch, literally, as she gets Kat in the nose and blood dribbles down to Kat’s upper lip. McNamara’s a bit staggered and she retreats, but Cole relentlessly pursues McNamara, chasing her around the ring without a second to breathe until the bell. McNamara had some moments early on, but Cole takes the round thanks to her resurgence.

Round 2:

McNamara charges forward with youthful exuberance and Cole smacks the redhead in the chin, expecting to knock her back, but the young American actress stays right where she is and returns the favor to Cole. Cheryl drops back as Kat follows her, looking to remain the aggressor as she mixes feints and punches, though the English singer keeps up her guard and looks for the counter. McNamara lands a solid right to Cole’s ribs, moving the Brit backwards ever so slightly, but Cole comes back with a bodyshot of her own that drops Kat back. Both girls begin to circle each other, trading jabs that bounce off of the other girl’s guard until Kat steps up and splits Cheryl’s guard and her gloves make it to the Brit’s chin. Cheryl quickly steps back and wards Katherine off with two jabs that nearly smack the redhead in the mouth, but the redhead stops advancing on a dime to avoid the blows. The bell rings to end the round, and McNamara takes it on points, close.

Round 3:

McNamara again gets out of her corner quickly and Cole is ready for the bold youngster, popping a left into her mouth, busting open her upper lip right off the bat. Kat momentarily stunned coming to her wits and brings up her guard just a second before Cheryl launches a big follow-up right that ends up crashing into the young girl’s guard. McNamara responds by shifting to her right and finding a right through to Cole’s body and the two girls reset, as Kat wants to avoid sticking around and leaving herself open to a counter. The girls begin to circle each other, both feinting as they look to see an opening to exploit. Cheryl starts to up the frequency of her feints and jabs, forcing Kat to be the one who is on her back foot reacting to Cheryl’s initiative. Cole landing good licks, picking at Kat’s body, but the slightly taller McNamara tags her back, and when the round ends, while Cheryl had the initiative, Kat had enough responses to keep this one close.

Round 4:

Cole and McNamara pick up right where they left off, circling and trading jabs to start the round. Cole getting the better of McNamara early on, predicting where Kat’s going and popping the young actress, knocking her backwards. Cheryl slowly works Kat into the corner where she tees up two punches into Kat’s midriff, but the redhead fires off a straight right with lightning speed and smacks Cheryl in her nose, momentarily stunning the singer and giving Kat an opening to work Cheryl back into the center of the ring. Cole plants her feet and catches McNamara with a quick left to the chin. Cole quickly moves in to string together a series of blows, but Kat shows off her counter and that if nothing else, she’s not going to get knocked around the ring without fighting back. Young redhead showing off her fire, matching Cheryl blow for blow until the Brit comes up with a cheeky right cross that catches Kat’s chin before the bell. Another round goes to Cheryl as Kat falls further behind, but the young actress is keeping it close for Fates.

Round 5:

Both girls get out of their corners and into a rhythm right off the bat, with McNamara being the aggressor and Cole looking for the counter. Kat starts off with a driving right that clips Cheryl in her mouth, but the Brit responds with a left that pops Kat in her left cheek. Cole feints high and McNamara bites as the singer goes body, thumping McNamara’s ribs. Kat takes the punches and quickly shifts left, then sticks a right into Cole’s midriff. Cheryl looks to counter but McNamara neatly dodges the response and Kat sticks Cheryl in the nose and the Brit gives up ground. Kat chases the singer around the ring, trying to leverage her extra height into covering the distance more quickly than the older girl, but Cole keeps away from McNamara with a well-placed left jab that snaps McNamara’s head backwards. Cheryl advances as time dwindles in the round, firing off a salvo of lefts and rights into Kat’s guard and – Cheryl’s body juts back, her body bent over as Kat buries a right into the singer’s body. McNamara stays close and raps two quick blows off of her opponent’s chest as Cheryl’s giving her body up by the bell. The round goes to Kat based on her late surge, and she wins it close.

Round 6:

McNamara charges out of the gate again, but this time she’s ready for Cole looking for an early jab and keeps her guard up high as she closes in. Cheryl slides right to escape but Kat shuffles to her left and cuts the Brit off, then slips a right into Cole’s solar plexus and the singer gasps as the wind rushes by her teeth and she’s almost fully bent over. Kat smacks Cheryl with a right hook that smacks Cole back up, pain etched in her eyes as she covers up her vulnerable body and Kat smacks a left hook into the singer’s chin. Cole gives up her body and McNamara lands one, two, three big punches into the Brit’s torso and the singer goes down in a heap! Kat retreats to the corner as Cheryl groans, clutching her body as the ref starts his count. By six, Cole has pulled her knees up and at seven, she tries to move her body up, but she just can’t and comes back down to the canvas. The ref hits ten and it is all over – your winner by KO6, Katherine McNamara!

After:

Kat breaks out into a smile as she’s declared the winner and raises her arms, waving to the crowd. Once Cheryl’s got more energy, Kat goes over and hugs Cole on her stool before heading over to Hannah Davis for her interview.

“Congrats on the victory, Kat!” Davis exclaims, “Now, you were a huge underdog coming into tonight’s fight, with Cheryl having almost ten times the number of victories that you have. What’s going through your mind right now?”

“Well,” McNamara begins, “I just wanted to come out and fight to my strengths. I’m younger and slightly bigger, and thought I could get an advantage that way. I think Cheryl’s a wonderful fighter, and I know that she could have easily won this fight had some things gone differently.” McNamara manages to get out all of her words, breathing heavily between sentences.

Hannah nods, “So, what’s next?”

“Well, I don’t know about what’s next for me. Keep on fighting and working my way up. But I do know that we have a debut and a vicious rematch next, so I’m excited to watch what’s coming up next.” With that, Katherine McNamara heads to the back, while the excitement for the next match only grows."