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TAYLOR GETS UNANIMOUS decision win over mccaskill

12/13/2017

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By:  Frances Cruz

Chicago-based lightweight Jessica 'CasKILLA' McCaskill may have been regarded as the underdog, but she made quite the impression on boxing fans last Wednesday when she faced WBA lightweight champion, Katie Taylor, before a huge audience on Sky Sports at the York Hall in London, England. 

Although Taylor earned a 10-round unanimous decision win in her first title defense, McCaskill displayed heart and aggressively pursued Taylor until the very end of the fight.  Taylor, a 2012 Olympic gold medalist and three-time amateur world champion, soon realized that she needed to change angles and outbox McCaskill from a distance to avoid being mauled.  In the seventh round, the referee even deducted a point from Taylor for holding and hitting.  Although McCaskill does not possess Taylor's boxing pedigree or experience level, she proved how dangerous she could be at close distances.  McCaskill emerged with the most effective strategy, smothering Taylor and connecting with big left hooks and uppercuts inside.  This was the best strategy for McCaskill as her imposing style and power are her biggest strengths.  

​In the end, the judges scored the fight 97-92, 97-92, and 98-91 in favor of Taylor, who displayed the better footwork and cleaner punches.  Taylor credited McCaskill by stating that she gave her the toughest of her career.  McCaskill expressed her disagreement with the judges according to Warriors Boxing Promotions, stating "The scorecards did not reflect what I thought happened in the ring.  I definitely thought the fight was closer than that.  I rocked her a couple of times.  But it was my fault for leaving it up to the judges.  I THOUGHT that she wanted to fight, but Katie ran a lot." 

​Nonetheless, McCaskill made an excellent showing for herself regardless of the loss.  Some accused Taylor for running from McCaskill, but she did what she had to do to win.  In the end, Taylor's cleaner punches and footwork sufficed in the judge's eyes.  McCaskill put on an exciting performance, went the distance, and even wobbled her more experienced opponent.  Not bad for an underdog. ​
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