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Brækhus: "I Will Reclaim What Is Mine"
Cecilia Brækhus has vowed to ‘take back what’s mine’ when
she rematches Jessica McCaskill for the undisputed World
Welterweight titles at the American Airlines Center in
Dallas, TX on Saturday night, live worldwide on DAZN.
Brækhus (36-1 9 KOs) suffered the first loss of her
glittering career at the hands of McCaskill in Tulsa, OK in
August, with the Chicagoan taking her titles and preventing
her from breaking Joe Lewis’ record of consecutive World
title defenses.
The Norwegian hinted at retirement in her immediate
post-fight speech but within days of that loss, she
activated the rematch clause, and now she is determined to
settle the score and reclaim her property.
“I know I am a better fighter than Jessica in every possible
way – I’m back for me,” said Brækhus. “I’ve done it all in
boxing; first undisputed women’s champion, first Ring
Magazine champion, sold out arenas, hit one million viewers,
sold Pay-Per-Views – Saturday is just about taking the belts
back because I am better.
“I’ve been in so many fights in my career and I knew that I
did enough to win the first fight. I was a little bit naive.
I didn’t consider that I was on her home turf, I won’t make
that mistake again. Those belts are rightfully mine and I
want to make a statement on Saturday, I’ll be completely
different from the last fight, I’m in peak shape and I am
happy.
“It’s fine to do some talking before the fight to promote
it, but it’s not personal for me. She started talking about
me and my team 24 hours after the last fight and I lost
respect for her. You can’t be offended or take anything
personally by someone you don’t respect. I feel calm and I
am ready to get my belts back.”
Brækhus’ clash with McCaskill is part of aa huge night of
action in Dallas, with a mouth-watering triple-header of
World title action at the top of the bill.
Juan Francisco Estrada (41-3 28 KOs) and Roman 'Chocolatito'
Gonzalez (50-2 41 KOs) meet in a mouthwatering rematch
that's over eight years in the making, with the WBC, WBA and
Ring Magazine World Super-Flyweight titles on the line and
there’s a Matchroom debut on the card for Hiroto Kyoguchi
(14-0 9 KOs) as he defends his WBA and Ring Magazine World
Light-Flyweight titles against Axel Vega (14-3-1 8 KOs), and
it's a huge night for a clutch of rising talents on the
bill.
Austin 'Ammo' Williams (7-0 6 KOs) is looking to build on
his own stellar 2020 performances where he won all three of
his fights via stoppage in Miami, Mexico City and Dallas,
and ‘Ammo’ will look to continue that streak in his first
eight round bout against the experienced ‘Momma’s Boy’ Denis
Douglin (22-7 14 KOs) who has shared the ring World
champions George Groves, Anthony Dirrel, David Benavidez and
Jermell Charlo.
Raymond Ford (8-0 4 KOs) has been in hot form, closing 2020
out with impressive stoppage wins in Florida and Texas and
the 21 year old takes on unbeaten New Mexico talent Aaron
‘Angel Baby’ Perez (10-0 6 KOs) over eight rounds.
Souleymane Cissokho (11-0 7 KOs) is back in action for the
first time since September 2019 and the unbeaten Frenchman
tangles with Daniel Echeverria (21-10 18 KOs) over eight
rounds.
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