Dorota Rabczewska vs Maura Higgins
(Lioness Club vs Frankie's Foxes)
(22-10, 22 KO vs 5-0, 5 KO)
Results: BBU; Story: Vassago

BEFORE: Some BBU pundits claim Dorota Rabczewska is only good enough to beat up on the always popular glamour models these days and this is Maura Higgins' territory alright but Denise van Outen claims the Longford brunette is well and truly on her way to become the new Irish #1 boxer if manager Frank Cocozza doesn't screw up the match-making. The choice of former bantamweight champion Rabczewska as Maura's opponent doesn't only answer the Una Healy milestone demand but also serves as unofficial title eliminator according to unnamed sources in the Foxes camp. Maura postponed a clash versus Emma Rigby for this very purpose so let's see if she made the correct decision!

Dorota Rabczewska wears a red bikini set & white gloves. Long blonde hair tied in a braid. Maura Higgins wears a black bikini set & green gloves. Long dark brown hair tied in a curled ponytail. The fight is scheduled for ten rounds in the bantamweight division.

Round 1:
The Polish singer is well known for her slugging approach but Maura has that covered in the early stages as she blitzes the blonde up the middle herself and rocks her head back & forth before a looping shot on the ear makes Doda lose her temper wholesale. She jumps at the local favorite and cracks a couple of hooks on each temple before blasting a left hook on the mouth that slumps the brunette on her heels. Cue in more vicious head shots that back Higgins onto the ropes and allow Rabczewska to slam more leather from point-blank range. She keeps the Irish model pinned on the ropes for remainder of the round and works the high-octane delivery to make sure Maura stays covered behind a very tight earmuff.

Round 2:
Doda flies in with more vicious head shots and catches Maura on the brow ridge that begins to swell as seconds tick away in the second. Foxes manager Frankie C. almost ignores those issues as Myleene Klass keeps him company but the partisan crowd begins to feel the heat when Dorota blasts Maura butt-in-ropes and piles on more ruthless leather to spin the curled ponytail around the model's neck. Higgins just can't find that overhand response as she tries to match the singer's intensity and she's probably not looking to wear Doda out in such a destructive fashion... unless she is? Whatever! All Doda here in the second as she thumps the Irish lass into another earmuff standstill rolling back some tape to her divisional reign days.

Round 3:
Frankie Cocozza finally orders Myleene Klass to go down ringside and figure something out! Better late than never and Maura opens the third spraying hooks all over the place but she catches Doda on the temple and moves in to dominate a phone booth dispute knocking the older woman back to the post. Rabczewska meets her slugging match but refuses to back away until Higgins nails her across the nasal ridge and follows through with a rare gut shot that folds the Polish singer into noticeable spasms. The Dublin crowd has something to celebrate as Higgins rallies for more midsection assault and backs the blonde onto the turnbuckle where she lands more of these gut shots to force Rabczewska into desperate stalemate attempts in the closing stages of the round.

Rounds 4 & 5:
Back & forth swinging as neither woman can deliver enough power supply to break the other's resilience which isn't the best of news for Maura's title ambitions. Doda is a tough cookie under any circumstances and she smply refuses to show any signs of slowing down despite a mixed bag of results in the last two seasons. She piles on more leather up the middle trying to score that slam dunk glory alas Maura covers her off and responds with several overhand licks herself. A clash of heads finally drops both women off the collision course but action quickly picks up in the fifth when Higgins begins to stack her punches into the blonde's rack and manages to neutralize her response for a change. She leans into her rival and profits from an awkward step as the Polish singer almost tweaks her ankle before booming a right hook into the exposed chin. Rabczewska sinks onto her heels and can't punch herself out of the hole as Maura duly cranks up the volume catching both the rack & chin all the way until she pummels the ailing foe onto the turnbuckle again. Bell eventually halts the Irish run however...

Round 6:
...Maura is not to be denied in the next round when she outworks the former champion in another heads up dispute and tees off to sink Doda into all kinds of bother through supreme overhand delivery. Rabczewska is almost too aggressive for her own good as she gets whacked up the chimney and finally succumbs to the brunette's striking before she can think better off it... Maura NAILS her with one hook on the ear too many and the knees buckle upon impact sending the Queen Bee DOWN FOR THE COUNT!!! The Dublin audience errupts in joy as Doda falls onto her knees but she doesn't quite give up the ghost and battles back to her feet at seven. Maura rolls out with more jabbing haze and triggers another slugging exchange where she knocks more leather into the blonde's face as Doda can't keep up with the pace anymore and folds into loud spasms. Maura thumps her onto the ropes and threatens to punch her out of her senses so the ref JUMPS in to halt the beating as Dorota slumps into a tearful disarray and has to be helped onto the Lioness corner. TKO6 Maura Higgins!!!

AFTER: Impressive performance from Maura in front of the Lansdowne Road audience and she doesn't shy away from calling out Black Eagles manager Gina Wild to look at tonight's tape when choosing Sophia Thomalla's next opponent: "I know the Doda scalp means a lot and anyone who takes that tramp down is worthy enough of a championship shot. We love Una Healy and this is her party but she's past her prime so it's time for a new Irish Queen to step up to the plate. And I'm more than frickin' ready to bring another silverware to Ireland! Bring it on, bytch!"

Official Result: Maura Higgins def. Dorota Rabczewska TKO6.