By Ryan Maquiñana
Norcalboxing.net
Knight and trainer Ben Bautista celebrate title defense number two.
Chico's Ava Knight successfully defended her IBF flyweight title for the second time with a unanimous decision victory over Susana Vazquez at the Auditorio Centenario in Torreon, Mex.
Knight (NorCal No. 7; 9-1-3, 5 KOs) had a tougher time than expected with Vazquez (8-7-1, 2 KOs), who was coming in from the southern Mexican city of Toluca and will now have taken five current or future world champions the distance.
"Thank you to HG Boxing [Promotions] for this great fight," Knight said. "Susana was tough, and I was fighting with a swollen, hurt right hand, but it was still not enough for me to give up my title. And still!"
"Thank you to HG Boxing [Promotions] for this great fight," Knight said. "Susana was tough, and I was fighting with a swollen, hurt right hand, but it was still not enough for me to give up my title. And still!"
Knight's right hand showed swelling after the fight.
Norcalboxing.net has also learned that her junior middleweight gym mate Aaron Coley (3-0, 1 KO) won by unanimous decision on the undercard over Josue Castaneda (0-4-1) of Gomez Palacio, Mex.
"He won every round against a tough monster," trainer Ben Bautista said. "Aaron hurt the guy several times in the fight but the dude wouldn't go down."
Norcalboxing.net's Ryan Maquiñana is a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America and Ring Magazine’s Ratings Panel. E-mail him at rmaquinana@gmail.com, check out his weekly column for Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, his archive for BoxingScene.com, or follow him on Twitter: @RMaq28.
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