Bianca Balti vs Esti Ginzburg
(3-6, 3 KO vs 1-5, 1 KO)
Results: BBU; Story: Vassago

BEFORE: Both these models are desperate for a win pure and simple. The tough strenght of schedule excuse buys you time but sooner or later you have to win one of these bouts too! Bianca Balti lost six of her last seven while Esti Ginzburg hasn't tasted success since her BBU debut almost four years ago. Kate Abdo in the BBU TV booth claims this match-up is a proper coin toss and while Bianca might profit from the home favorite status the younger Esti appears to be in better physical shape overall.

Bianca Balti wears a silver bikini set & navy blue gloves. Long brown hair tied in a sleek ponytail. Esti Ginzburg wears a light blue bikini set & white gloves. Long blonde hair tied in a custom ponytail. The fight is scheduled for ten rounds in the lightweight division.

Round 1:
Esti jumps into a hectic jabbing attack and picks the brunette off in heavy slugging fashion while Bianca struggles to find her response and has to yield real estate during a lacklustre opening minute. Blonde model only gets more aggressive when she notices the lack of resistance and drops a couple of nasty hits on target that make Balti look really vulnerable before a desperate clinch resues the local favorite. Esti still bumps the brunette off and whacks her with a scything cross on the mouth; she moves in to thump the subdued opponent onto the ropes and lays into her midriff with another slugging rally to shut out the opening round in style.

Round 2:
Bianca has to get going here before the blonde tourist mauls her into disarray and both models offer a crowd-pleasing exchange in the opening minute of the second round. Esti drives her mitts into Bianca's face but wobbles to the side when she gets busted on the eye as the Italian finally finds her zone and begins to spray jabs into the blonde's face down the stretch. Ginzburg refuses to back off but leaks more crisp punches into her face and Martina Colombari notices the blonde's guard ain't anything special here so tries to fuel Bianca's slugging rally alas another clinch neutralizes those plans in the closing stages of the round.

Round 3:
Bianca rocks the Israeli woman with a vicious double on each temple before she buries a right hand deep into her cleavage as well. Ugh! Esti wobbles forward to meet an uppercut double and fish-tails into a vulnerable spot as the Italian NAILS her with a right cross on the nose moments later... DOWN GOES GINZBURG!!! Huge roar in the audience as Bianca yells out in delight and gloats over the fallen rival. Her antics delay the count and Esti is able to recover back to her feet at seven but has to fend off a furious jabbing rally that bumps her onto the ropes and leaves her cut below the left eye as Balti piles on more head-hunting juice come the final minute. Ugh! Esti survives the slugging menace thanks to a desperate clinch late on however the swelling under the left eye grows visibly bigger during the interval and...

Round 4:
...Bianca works around it to cause even more damage early in the fourth. Esti tries to dance away from another close range burst but trips over her own feet and soaks up more ruthless shots on the wounded area until the older model simply pummels her onto the ropes and starts to bang into her like a drum. Uh-oh! Even the clinching tactics stopped working as Esti slumps into loud shrieks while Bianca keeps bashing her on the wounded eye... blood starts to leak from the gash and the blonde tourist descends into punchbag mode with Balti putting her out of the misery with a brutal left hook on the temple moments later. Ginzburg slides down to her knees and remains down on all fours during the count having no intentions to rise again tonight! It is over! KO4 Bianca Balti!!!

AFTER: That was a genuine beatdown there in the end but Bianca was absolutely nowhere in the first round and must consider herself fortunate she exposed the blonde's equally useless defense quickly enough to rebound from that terrible opener. She rightfully credits coach Martina Colombari for the adjustements and while BBU TV's Kate Abdo doesn't think Bianca can mount a proper elite challenge anytime soon, the European beach boxing season is right around the corner and this is where the Italian brunette can easily thrive against fellow mid-pack models. Word is out Elisabetta Canalis wants to confirm her status as the Mediterranean queen of the sand so the schedule might become real busy real soon!

Official Result: Bianca Balti def. Esti Ginzburg KO4.