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100-90 times three: Holm easily defeats Vega in her return to boxing

HOLLY HOLM

Albuquerque鈥檚 Holly Holm dances with an unidentified girl during an open workout on Wednesday prior to Saturday鈥檚 pro boxing card in Anaheim, California. Holm defeated Mexico鈥檚 Yolanda Vega by unanimous decision.

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It was by no means the first shutout Holly Holm has pitched, but it might have been the most satisfying.

Holm, in near-complete control throughout, defeated Mexico鈥檚 Yolanda Vega by unanimous decision in the Albuquerque left-hander鈥檚 return to the ring after a 12-year hiatus while pursuing a highly successful career in MMA.

All three officials scored the bout 100-90, giving Holm all 10 rounds 鈥 a shutout. That鈥檚 something she鈥檇 done six times before, but never until now at age 43 after a 12-year layoff.

Holm is 34-2-3 with nine knockouts. Vega, of Ciudad Obreg么n, Sonora, tasted defeat for the first time and is 10-1 with one KO.

Before abandoning the ring to fight MMA, Holm, a boxing Hall of Famer, had won world titles at 140, 147 and 154 pounds. After competing at 135 pounds in MMA, Holm came back to the ring in hopes of winning a boxing world title at that weight.

Saturday鈥檚 bout was contracted at 137 pounds. Holm weighed 136.6 pounds, Vega 138.8.

There were no knockdowns. Vega, though hit repeatedly, never appeared to be in real trouble.

鈥淚 wanted to finish (Vega) early,鈥 an ebullient Holm said in the ring after the bout, 鈥渂ut I also didn鈥檛 mind going 10 rounds, you know, because I do want to fight for a title, and I know the girls are just going to keep getting tougher.

鈥淪o it was a great right tonight.鈥

From the outset, it was target practice. Holm speared Vega almost at will with right jabs and straight lefts, mixing in blows to the body.

Vega had compiled her 10-0 record against fighters far less skilled than Holm and who, for the most part, stood in front of her and traded punches.

Holm, free of the need to throw kicks, fend off takedown attempts and wrestle in the clinch, gave Vega an elusive target 鈥 landing her shots and moving laterally. Vega landed isolated shots but nothing that seemed to faze Holm.

The victory on a card promoted by YouTube influencer-turned-boxer-turned promoter Jake Paul moves Holm at least a bit closer to a lightweight (135-pound) title shot. El Paso鈥檚 Stephanie Han, the undefeated (10-0, three KOs) WBA lightweight champion, recently signed with Paul鈥檚 Most Valuable Promotions and has been mentioned as a possible opponent for Holm.

鈥淗an would be great,鈥 Holm said. 鈥淎lso, Taylor-Serrano,鈥 referring to a July 11 title fight between Amanda Serrano and undisputed super lightweight champion Katie Taylor. Like Holm and Han, Serrano is an MVP contract fighter.

Han has yet to be matched on an MVP card, but she鈥檚 likely to face Brazil鈥檚 Beatriz Ferreira, the IBF lightweight champion, in her first MVP bout.

鈥淛ust, hey, let鈥檚 all chase our dreams, you know?鈥 Holm said. 鈥淪o we鈥檒l see where we go from here,鈥

In Holm鈥檚 corner, as always, was longtime trainer Mike Winkeljohn, accompanied by Holm鈥檚 Jackson-Wink MMA teammate Chris 鈥淏reezy鈥 Brown. They were joined in the ring after the bout by Lenny Fresquez, her longtime Albuquerque promoter/agent, and wrestling coach Izzy Martinez. Holm scolded herself after the bout for 鈥渘ot listening鈥 to her corner advice during the early rounds.

鈥淲ell, I heard them,鈥 she explained, 鈥渂ut I wasn鈥檛 doing what they said. ... Just the things they were telling me.鈥

Whatever it was Holm wasn鈥檛 doing in the first three rounds, the judges didn鈥檛 see it. Nor did the Journal, which also scored it a shutout.

Holm was asked by post-fight interviewer Ariel Helwani if she felt she鈥檇 proved herself to any doubters.

鈥淭o everyone who said Holly Holm didn鈥檛 have it anymore,鈥 Helwani said, 鈥渢o everyone who did not believe, what is your message to them?鈥

Holm responded: 鈥淭hey鈥檝e been telling me to retire since 2012. ... You guys will know when I retire, because it will come from my mouth.鈥