November 23, 2024

Rusita beats Gonzalez in intense fight

 

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Photos: Zanfer Promotions

Female super bantamweight Yazmin “Rusita” Rivas (40-9-1, 10 KOs) scored a hard fought ten round split decision over Jessica “La Magnifica” Gonzalez (7-3-1, 1 KO) to win the WBC International belt on Saturday night at the Palenque “Vicente Fernandez” in Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico. Scores were 96-94 and 97-94 for Rivas and 96-94 for Gonzalez. “Rusita” avenged a 2013 loss to “Magnifica” and there is already talk of a third match between the two former world champions.

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