(APR 15) ‘Girl Ten’ was more woman than the ‘Lioness of Chascomús’ could handle when the two met in Rio Gallegos in the early hours of Saturday morning.  “Dominating intelligently from the counterpunch, she drew blood as early as the first round” (writes Ismael Tebez) “and finished in style in the sixth” when, with only 40 seconds to hold out, (as La Opinión Austral puzzlingly put it) “the woman from Buenos Aires threw in the towel”.

It’s belts, of course, not bath linen that interest the modern girl, but if the gift was not quite what she’d have chosen, ‘La Chica Diez’ (Claudia López) hid well her disappointment, describing this as her “best win ever”; after all, her opponent, Silvia Fernanda Zacarías, not only outweighed her – López fights normally at junior featherweight, Zacarías at lightweight or above –  but (after an impressive career as an amateur) had gone the distance with Duda Yankovich (now ranked fifth at junior welter) in only her first professional fight.

Having made WBC champion Alejandra Oliveras  sweat blood for a split decision 16 months ago and lost only narrowly to WBA champion Marcela Acuña in October last year, López must fancy rotten her chances now against either. It’s a rematch with the latter – far from impressive in her last outing – that´s being mooted; and, whilst it’s unlikely she’d reduce the roar of the Tigress to the same stifled whimper, Lopez’s triumph over Zacarías invites the supposition that, if she and Acuña were to fight a second time, the decision would go the other way.

Date: 2008-04-11

Venue: Gimnasio Juan Bautista Rocha, Río Gallegos (Argentina)

Result: (Scheduled for six 2 minute rounds)  Claudia Andrea López (‘La Chica Diez’) of Trelew (Chubut) {57.4kg} defeated Silvia Fernanda Zacarías (‘La Leona') of Chascomús (Buenos Aires) {58.4kg} by TKO (RTD) 1min and 20 seconds into the sixth round.