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Alycia Baumgardner will defend her 130-pound titles in a rematch with the one girl to beat her, Christina Linardatou, on Saturday in Detroit.
ALYCIA BAUMGARDNER (14-1, 7 KOs) VS. CHRISTINA LINARDATOU (14-2, 6 KOs)
- Date: Saturday, July 15
- Time: 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT (important occasion later in present)
- The place: Masonic Temple, Detroit
- TV/Stream: DAZN
- Division: Junior light-weight (130 kilos)
- At stake: Baumgardner’s undisputed championship
- Odds: Baumgardner 8-1 favourite (common of a number of shops)
- Additionally on the cardboard: Andy Cruz vs. Juan Carlos Burgos, lightweights; Jermaine Franklin vs. Junior Anthony Wright, heavyweights; Marc Castro vs. Gonzalo Fuenzalida, lightweights
- Prediction: Baumgardner UD
- Background: Baumgardner will likely be searching for to avenge a loss to Linardatou, which occurred 5 years in the past. She was 6-0 and nonetheless growing when the Greek fighter defeated her by a break up resolution in a 130-pound bout in 2018. Baumgardner is 8-0 since then and has advanced into probably the greatest feminine fighters on the planet. The 29-year-old from Detroit delivered a breakthrough victory final October, when she defeated previously unbeaten Mikaela Mayer by a break up resolution to unify three of the 4 main 130-pound titles. She then added the vacant WBA belt by simply outpointing Elhem Mekhaled on Feb. 4. That was her most up-to-date struggle. Linardatou adopted her victory over Baumgardner by stopping Kandi Wyatt in six rounds to win a 140-pound title and efficiently defended by outpointing Deanha Hobbs a number of months later. She then misplaced a her belt to pound-for-pounder Katie Taylor by a unanimous resolution in November 2019. She fought as soon as early in 2020 after which spent nearly 2½ years away from boxing. She returned in July of final 12 months, outpointing, Aleksandra Vujovic, and hasn’t fought since.