Maura Higgins vs Rhian Sugden
(Frankie's Foxes vs PageThrees)
(3-0, 3 KO vs 6-11, 6 KO)
Results: BBU; Story: Vassago

BEFORE: It's still hard to evaluate what Maura Higgins' upside is but her win over compatriot Nadia Forde turned some heads alright and she's ready to provide the ultimate fan service by knocking out legendary glamour model Rhian Sugden tonight. The Mancunian blonde would prefer to duke it out in JMD rules as usual but she's accepted the regular bout hoping to derail the Irish hype train as she considers Higgins "second-rate bimbo" anyway!

Maura Higgins wears a crimson red bikini set & black gloves. Long dark brown hair tied in a curled ponytail. Rhian Sugden wears a pink bikini set & silver gloves. Long blonde hair tied in a curled ponytail. The fight is scheduled for ten rounds in the bantamweight division.

Round 1:
Rhian jumps into a quick jabbing attack but her progress is stalled when Maura survives the intended jug muggin' charge and responds over the top with shear force. She smacks her leather straight into the blonde's face and begins to thump her around the ring until Sugden ends up hugging the ropes and slumps into loud spasms which only fuel the brunette's punching volume! Foxes owner Frankie Cocozza gets very vocal in the front row and even shakes Myleene Klass off his lap as he wants Maura to finish Rhian right here and now however the Mancunian model manages to spoil the script and punks the Irish lass in the boobs before dropping a low bomb on the groin that really throws the hitherto dominant woman off her stance. Rhian adds another quick flurry on the chin to escape the trap but the clock runs out before she can further punish the briefly stunned opponent.

Round 2:
Maura roars into another jabbing rally and fends off the predictable jug attacks from Rhian who simply can't help herself and follows the familar path no matter how effective the Irish lass is over the top. Frankie C. gets vocal again when Maura glues Rhian to the spot and splits her high-guard before thumping a nasty series on the guts that fold the blonde forward. Higgins unloads with the uppercut and finds both jug and chin to send Sugden spinning onto the ropes with a whimper. Ugh! Rhian tries to push off her heels but Maura gets there first and slams a left/right combo on the nose before another gut-checking thump SLUMPS THE BLONDE ONTO HER KNEES!!! Uh-oh!! Maura struts back to her corner and winks back at Frankie while PageThrees coach Sam Fox screams her heart out over in the opposite corner. Rhian manages to avoid the disaster and beats the count at seven but spends the remainder of the round in hectic retreat as Higgins taunts her in Irish language but fails to finish her off outright.

Round 3:
Rhian wants to find her groove and squares up to the Irish woman only to find Maura's mitts crashing into her face seconds within the bell. Maura gets vocal as she carries impressive power supply to neutralize the Mancunian glamour model who has to yield real estate when it becomes clear she can't match the brunette's intensity in heads up dispute. Maura blasts the subdued blonde onto the ropes and flicks more body shots to soften her up before Sugden reverts into blatant clinching stalemate due to lack of better ideas. Ugh! Sam Fox screams at Myleene Klass who demands proper boxing action and Frankie Cocozza riles the two of them up while the main show in the ring stalls for good but the referee allows Maura to land one knee on the groin to gain the separation and the Irish woman quickly cleans up Sugden's breadbasket in the closing seconds before blasting a chin shot that bellows the blonde on top of the ropes right at the bell.

Round 4:
Maura pounces on the slow-moving opponent and blasts an uppercut series that carries onto the chin as well before scything the blonde over the top. Rhian gets caught on the temple and wobbles to her her heels while Higgins drives a right hand onto her nose moments later and renders the older woman numb... even Sam Fox's screams can't save the PageThrees pride anymore as Maura SMOKES the blonde with a brutal hook on the chin and Rhian simply CRASHES DOWN LIKE A SACK OF POTATOES amid a wild ovation from the Cardiff audience! No way back for the Mancunian girl who remains motionless with her eyes closed down on the canvas!!! KO4 Maura Higgins!!!

AFTER: "Told ya she's a second-rate bimbo!", Maura winks back at her camp before planting her foot on the fallen blonde's hip. Meanwhile Myleene Klass heads towards Samantha Fox and when everyone expects a genuine catfight between the two, it turns out the Foxes challenge Rhian Sugden into an JMD fight with Jesy Nelson ready to face the glamour model at her convenience: "It seems like poor Rhianny is all outta here so we trust Sam passes over the message!", Myleene later tells Charlie Webster the plan is to revive Jesy's BBU career any which way and she might yet steal the jug muggin' headlines this coming fall.

Official Result: Maura Higgins def. Rhian Sugden KO4.