La Chaîne L'Équipe: Estelle Mossely-Yoka vs. Lucy Wildheart & Yannick Dehez vs. Bibi Ondoua RBR

8th:

Better round from Wildheart, showing a bit of chutzpah, walking through Mossely Yoka's shots, forcing the action. Mossely Yoka tossing out shuriken jabs & rights on the backfoot, accurate but not much snap on them. Wildheart swinging the right arm in from the side like a cricket bat, almost headbutting her way through Mossely Yoka's jabs, with the point of her crown intentionally ramming against the Frenchwoman's knuckles, and raking at her face with an overhand right.

10-9 Wildheart, super close

 

Lots of wrestling in the ninth. Mossely Yoka throwing some BOMBS when they get separation, hustling out a few paces and then ripping left hooks and giant roundhouses with the right arm, clipping a wide open Wildheart on the way in. Wildheart trying just to maul her way in, scrabbling for some body shots or rabbit punches in the clinch, whatever she can get.

10-9 Mossely Yoka, close

 

#notallwomen

These ones in particular, yes - but watch some Anne-Sophie Mathis.

 

Good action in the final 120 seconds. Both just slugging away, jabs and rights being chucked at mid-range, each one planting her feet. Wildheart seems to have a bit more left in her tank, sneaking in some upward slapping body shots when they break from exchanges.

10-9 Wildheart, super close. Brave of Mossely Yoka to finish that way, probably has this in the bag and could have coasted.

 

Mossely Yoka landed the better head shots in round 10, but Wildheart not far behind and body shots edged it her way. Academic, though, she lost way too many early.

 

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Official cards:

Christophe Hembert 98-92
Jean-Marie Natus 97-93
Grzegorz Molenda 98-92

UD for Mossely Yoka

 

Final takeaway: Wildheart is okay, and Mossely Yoka pretty good - but they are both clearly a level or two below the likes of Katie Taylor and Delfine Persoon. (Wildheart probably two full levels, Mossely Yoka one)