Nadine Coyle vs Frankie Bridge
(Lioness Club vs Double A Boxing)
(9-22, 8 KO vs 5-19, 5 KO)
Results: BBU; Story: Vassago

BEFORE: This fight simply had to happen one day as both Nadine Coyle and Frankie Bridge remain fan favorites across UK despite their otherwise dismal boxing records. Both these stunners sit well below .500 but something's gotta give tonight and it's all up for grabs in the Barnet KO Club. 

Nadine Coyle enters this contest on the heels of knocking out Perrie Edwards back in April but Frankie Bridge dismisses that result as "completely irrelevant since Perrie is just a dumb blonde punchbag nobody cares about!". Speaking of punchbags, Nadine believes Frankie "should have retired ages ago when she first got pregnant" but this only triggers the smaller brunette's fuse as she shoves the ref away and tries to impose herself in taunting fashion during the introductions. Even BBU TV's Georgie Thompson hasn't seen Frankie this agressive like... ever but let's see who lands the better punches since trash-talking carries zero value on the scorecards!

Nadine Coyle wears a red bikini set & silver gloves. Long dark brown hair with a blonde dye tied in a curled ponytail. Frankie Bridge wears a violet crop top with black trim, matching hotpants & white gloves. Dark brown hair wrapped in a bun at the back of her head. The fight is scheduled for ten rounds in the flyweight division.

Round 1:
Nadine makes instant use of the superior reach as she launches a head-hunting attack that Frankie stops with her face but the smaller brunette eventually manages to stick a response in the Irish girl's body only for Coyle to crank up the jabbing volume instead. Frankie wants to slug back at the older singer but gets bounced to the side when Nadine loops a hook into her ear and keeps slicing her high-guard thereafter. Nowhere to hide for Frankie who retreats in a hurry but Nadine still tracks her down and wants to land more head shots to whitewash the subued East Londoner. This is a rare oportunity for Nadine to flex her muscles but she loses her precision down the stretch and Bridge backpedals into safety thanks to superior footwork. The Lioness entourage dislike the defensive display from the former The Saturdays singer but what can Nadine do about it?

Round 2:
Nadine pounces on the smaller opponent and bangs a steady jabbing drive up the middle however Frankie shows more aggression and plugs a response into the Irish singer's midsection before carrying a nice uppercut on the jaw. Putting the hammer down has usually exposed Coyle's mediocre resistance but Bridge struggles to make it count despite her best efforts and eats more overhand shots herself. Nadine glues her to the spot in the center of the ring when she tags her on the left ear and follows through on the nose to leave Frankie scowling in pain. She lets one rip over the top again but skims off Coyle's shoulder and eats a scything left hook on the mouth that drops her into even louder spasms. She trips back to the side and fails to lift her gloves fast enough as Nadine ROCKS her with another combo on the mouth and Frankie HAS TO TAKE A KNEE with the Irish lass threatening to blow her to bits! Ugh! Frankie's glass chin has taken its share of hits over the years but the game East Londoner is up at seven and tackles Nadine from the inside as the older girl tries to follow through again. Both women exchange some quickfire strikes before Bridge clinches the taller brunette and manages to hang on until the bell.

Round 3:
Frankie's sluggish actions leave her fending off another Irish jabbing heat early in the third but Nadine simply can't put her away through a single punch haymaker and has to sustain numerous attacks while the East Londoner tries to find her range while limiting the damage. Half-hearted back & forth thumping dominates the action but Frankie begins to feel comfortable punching the Irish lass downstairs and stuns her with a left hook on the liver area before cracking a right hook on the jaw. Nadine has to keep her foot on the gas but slices more thin air instead and gets outworked in the center of the ring with Frankie glued to the body assault come the final minute. She catches Coyle with a straight head-butt on the chin but quickly slams a left hook on the chin to leave the Lioness brunette fuming at the referee when the bell halts the action.

Rounds 4 & 5:
More frustration for the Irish singer who suddenly struggles to find her rhythm while Frankie widens the gap when it comes to shear footwork. She dances around the older singer and pancakes her from afar before settling downstairs to thump the ribcage and slump Nadine into loud spasms. Neither girl owns a big punch so this is a slow-burning contest but another stray elbow in the chest finally earns Bridge a warning late in the fourth. Coyle comes back to rattle the smaller foe early in the fifth but blows her gasket way too fast and eats a steady gut-wrenching drive that allows Frankie to back her onto the turnbuckle where Bridge connects with more belly shots and slumps the Lioness fighter into visible trouble come the bell.

Round 6:
Nadine lets it fly early in the sixth and has Frankie glued to the spot for a brief moment... she launches a left/right combo and nails the smaller foe on the nose but then shoots wide above her head and eats a left hook on the chin that drops her into a vicious follow up on the ear... Nadine loses her balance and sinks low on jelly knees - Bridge steps into the next punch and SMOKES the subdued Irishwoman on the chin with her biggest punch of the night... AND DOWN GOES COYLE!!! She hits the deck hard and bangs her head against the canvas which delays the count as the ref shoves the delighted East Londoner back to her corner. Nadine shakes off the daze and gets back on her feet at seven... but Frankie sprints across the boards and BLASTS the stunned Irish girl on the nose before another vicious hook tags her on the chin... AND DOWN SHE GOES AGAIN!!! Oh-oh!!! Nadine collapses in spread eagle heap with eyes closed and even the borderline funereal count can't save her anymore!!! KO6 Frankie Bridge in come-from-behind fashion!!!

AFTER: Mel B. is furious with the outcome of this bout and throws a towel at Frankie who laughs off the Lioness meltdown but the petite East Londoner was really fortunate to survive all the Irish heat in the early stages of this bout. Nadine should have finished her off with room to spare but the lack of a big punch has derailed the Irish train one more time. There's just nothing Mel B. or anyone else can do about at this stage of Coyle's otherwise disappointing career. No wonder Cheryl Cole openly mocked her on social media when she learned that her ex-bandmate has dropped another one to pile on the punchbag misery on Derry's finest flyweight!

Final Result: Frankie Bridge def. Nadine Coyle KO6.