(JUN 10) Daverene Morrison (0-2) gave
Merced Nunez (3-1-0 (2 KOs) all she could handle in the opening two
minutes of their lightweight fight Saturday night at the Silver Reef
Casino in Ferndale, Washington. Morrison answered the bell and began
an assault that though uncontrolled, was effective in keeping Nunez
from being able to box.
Nunez spent the first half of the round covering up and trying to
move out of Morrison's reach. In between rounds Nunez calmed down,
and received the instructions she needed to turn the fight from a
slugfest into a boxing match that she could control.
Morrison continued to apply pressure,
but she swung wildly and too often from the outside, and that
allowed Nunez to throw her jab, catching Morrison's chin. That
slowed Morrison some, but she kept trying to stay close, smothering
Nunez. That tactic actually worked to Nunez's advantage, allowing
her to pick Morrison apart. The last three rounds of the fight
clearly belonged to Nunez.
Had the taller Morrison used her reach advantage, and thrown
straighter punches, she might have been more effective. Nunez
learned a lesson in patience and what it takes to turn a brawl to
her favor. After four rounds two judges scored the fight 39-37, the
third judge scored the fight 40-36.
In a second women’s bout, there was
little doubt that Tricia Turton, 146, (8-3-0 3KO) was going to have
to move and box in her six round middleweight bout against Mariem
Brakache, 148, (4-5-0 1KO). Brakache, at one win below the even mark
seemed on paper to be the type of opponent Turton needed to show she
has some boxing ability, and give her some confidence. Turton showed
the ability to box, and seemed confident in the first, a round she
won on two scorecards. After that, Brakache took control.
Brakache pumped her jab like a pneumatic piston and Turton could do
little but cover up. When Brakache's jab couldn't find a target near
Turton's head, she went to work on the rib cage. The middle rounds
belonged to Brakache because she threw straighter punches. Turton
slapped and looped hers, and was too often caught flat footed.
By round five, perhaps due to a sense of urgency, Turton stepped up
a bit. She boxed, landed a few punches, and moved Brakache
backwards. At least one judge gave Turton the edge in that round.
Round six was close, but Brakache was more effective in the final
moments. Brakache would score the unanimous decision win, 60-54;
59-55; 58-56.
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