(OCT 4) On Saturday night,
October 6, 2018, at the Wintrust Arena, in Illinois, Chicago,
Erica Farias, 26-2-0 (10KO), of Buenos Aires, Argentina, will be
fighting Jessica McCaskill, 5-2-0 (3KO), of Chicago, Illinois.
Farias will be defending her WBC Super lightweight world title.
Farias last fight took place in
October of 2018, when she defeated Yamila Reynoso, and retaining
her WBC Super lightweight title, with shutout scores on all
judges' scorecards of 100-90, winning all the rounds.
McCaskill's last fight was against Katie Taylor of Ireland, when
she fought her first ten-round world title bout, losing by a
decision, with the two fighting for the WBA Lightweight title
where Taylor was defending her title.
According to a press release, McCaskill is hunting history as
Chicago’s first Women’s World champion when she challenges WBC
World Super-Lightweight champion Erica Farias on a bumper World
title triple-header
This is McCaskill’s second shot at World honors that comes "hot
on the heels" of her stirring performance against Lightweight
world champion Katie Taylor in London where she pushed the
Taylor the distance and posed her plenty of problems in just her
seventh pro outing.
Farias will be taking on
McCaskill on in her impressive 19th World title bout– but
McCaskill is determined to seize her big night with both hands.
McCaskill said that she was thrilled to be fighting Farias for a
world title in her home town, and that she feels that Erica is a
great world champion, but that she has learned so much from
fighting Katie Taylor, and feels she is more than ready to take
the title from Erica.
“I’m thrilled to be fighting for a World title in my home town,”
said McCaskill. “I know that Erica is a great World champion,
but I learned so much from fighting Katie and I feel like I am
more than ready to take the title from her.
Farias said that it is fantastic to be fighting McCaskill in
Chicago. Farias added, "I know that with the home fans behind
her, she will give it her all, but I will rise to the occasion
too and put on a great show."
