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27 January 2013 Charlotte Church vs Leilani Dowding

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BBU Bantamweight Card: Cannes, France

 

(Lioness Club vs Foxfire Atlantic Boxing)

 

Posted by Vassago on January 27, 2013, 11:46 am

 

Despite being ever-present on the BBU scene Charlotte Church and Leilani Dowding have never fought each other, a significant flaw on their records is just about to be corrected here tonight in the French resort! Church suffered a terrible end to 2012 losing her last three fights including the Welsh bantamweight title to Imogen Thomas along the way while Dowding continues to blow hot & cold as one of the most unpredictable fighters in the entire division.

Both girls want to start the new year with a win and there's some shoving in the ring already as the announcer is about to introduce them to the crowd and looks like another ill-tempered contest is about to happen much to the crowd's delight.

 

 

Charlotte Church wearing a red bikini and black gloves. Leilani Dowding wearing a black bikini and silver gloves. The fight is scheduled for ten rounds in the bantamweight division.

Round 1:
Both girls rip into each other straight from the bell and Leilani goes after Charlotte's face with ferocious jabbing combo, snaps the blonde's head back and blocks off her body assault, peppers the guard, breaks through the mitts and nails her on the nose which forces the Welsh girl back. More jabbing from Leilani who tries to close her foe down again but Church is quick on her feet, working single hand response and she weathers the early onslaught as Dowding fails to land another combo but still catches her with a seemingly stray hook on the nose and that gets the Welsh blonde worried as she suffered a nasty fracture against Miranda Kerr last year which keeps playing on her mind from time to time. Dowding hassles her around the ring for remainder of the round and Church looks uneasy in wake of her rival's aggressive approach.

Round 2:
More hooks from the brunette catch the Welsh girl on the face and her guard is way below par in the early stages; Leilani notices that too and keeps firing away high, peppers the gloves and slices through them more often than not with Church totally overwhelmed so far and unable to tame the high-tempo punching from her rival. However Dowding doesn't switch her targets and wastes most of her efforts against the guard as round goes on with Charlotte still quick on her feet and just about staying in mid-range and avoiding some really heavy leather. Leilani unmoved, keeps pounding on that guard until the bell but hardly breaks through in the final minute.

Round 3:
Leilani squares up to the blonde again but crashes off the guard with a double hooking attempt; Church counters her and whacks on the ribs with a big left, follows up with a right on the chin and wobbles the brunette on her feet for the first time as she pounces on that opportunity and keeps lashing out at Dowding's ribcage, forcing her to cover up in the middle of the ring. Left/right combo slices the mitts and catches the brunette on the nose and Charlotte wants more! She pummels through the arms and bounces off the rack, finds another quick uppercut on the jaw and sends Leilani spinning back to the ropes! Brunette tries to respond, but Church ducks under her jabbing efforts and keeps her pinned with more shots on the ribcage with the crowd getting very animated in wake of the blonde's comeback. Charlotte leans on the brunette and gives her more midsection pain but is halted by the bell much to the Foxfire Atlantic's corner relief.

Round 4:
Church on a mission, jumps after the brunette but Dowding does likewise and two girls tangle in the middle of the ring, huge right jab lands on the blonde's mouth and splits her mitts but Charlotte slams a right hook herself straight onto her opponent's temple moments later and that rocks Leilani badly as she wobbles back and covers up in a hurry but Church nails her on the navel and bends forward, fires a quick uppercut on the jaw and a moaning Leilani HITS THE CANVAS HARD ON HER BACKSIDE!! Charlotte visibly upset over her lip injury from the previous round just went all-in there and was somewhat lucky she landed that shot on the temple which paved the way for that knockdown. But Dowding is up on her feet at six and jumps straight at the blonde after the command. She peppers the guard and wants to re-open that lip wound however Church uses her footwork to escape to mid-range, watches the brunette slicing the air and gives her another head-snapping combo late in the round as Leilani struggles for pace and agility, leaving herself exposed.

Round 5:
Dowding is furious and leaps after her Welsh foe but once again can't match her speed and wastes more energy in a fruitless chase around the ring before Church counters her with a straight jab and a belly pounding follow-up. Leilani takes those shots clean and slows even further as the blonde works the overhand on the face, peppers the guard but begins to push the brunette on the back foot and a quick uppercut reaches for the chin again as Dowding winces in pain but gets pummelled back to the ropes in the final minute where the former Welsh bantam champion just cleans out her midsection and punches the air in delight after the bell while Dowding just stares at her coach Sophia Myles, not exactly sure what's going on here.

Round 6:
Church with more speed across the canvas, keeps tormenting her rival with duck and weave tactics and further pounding off the midsection; occassional jug maulling makes the brunette wince in pain and one has to question her physcial shape as Charlotte makes her look rather sluggish as rounds continue to wind down. Chaotic slaps from Leilani crash off the forearms and gloves with the Welsh blonde spiking over the top and lumping up her cheeks with accurate attacks instead. Dowding tries to catch some respite but eats a double overhand combo and falls on the ropes where Church lashes out at her ribcage again, goes around the elbows and peppers the flesh with Dowding just moaning in pain but she's getting worked over along the ropes and gets nailed with a huge jab on the belly button right at the bell which really takes the breath out of her!

Round 7:
Leilani struggles to catch her breath in time for the seventh and just walks around the ring as Charlotte flies with a hooking combo, fakes a left on the cheek, throws a right on the temple and stuns the brunette in the middle of the ring before a left hook on the navel HAS DOWDING CRASHING ONTO HER KNEES and spitting out her mouthpiece! Proud brunette on all fours; unable to regain her breath but launches herself upright at seven only to wobble heavily and fall forward straight on her face!!! She rolls onto her back just as ref counts to ten and Foxfire crew pours in ringside with a bottle of water as Leilani just can't breathe and is left horizontal on the canvas in visible distress. KO R7 Charlotte Church!!!

Post-fight:
Charlotte climbs the ropes and salutes the crowd with a big smile on her face, that was a much-needed victory for the former Welsh bantam champ who can now enjoy her stablemate Jessica Schwarz going for the BBU title outright. She exposed Leilani Dowding's mediocre defense on the night and didn't even have to target her enhanced chest all that much in the proccess.

Church is a big puncher for sure but doesn't have the strongest of jaws, yet Dowding couldn't really hurt her beside that early showing. Coach Sophia Myles knows her girl is capable of much better performance than getting left breathless by Charlotte Church but fights and results like this make her a prime veteran journeywoman by BBU standards. Dowding's career remains in limbo between the elite group and the designated jobbers. Will she ever crack the big league? After 18 fights the pattern is there very much visible for anyone to see and make a judgement.

Final result: Charlotte Church def. Leilani Dowding KO7.

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