Congratulations to the brave and talented Holly Holm, for winning a unanimous decision against the fearsome French-woman Anne Sophie-Mathis. I have not seen the match yet, but intend on watching and maybe posting the video when I find one. The reports about the fight are that Holm fought very intelligently, and avoided brawling with Mathis like she did in their previous fight.

However, the match was still believed to be very close, perhaps even a draw, but Holm still won with a wide points decision. Mathis asserted that if she is to ever fight Holm again she does NOT want to fight in New Mexico. Although I give credit to Holm for winning, it’s shameful that both fights happened in New Mexico. She seems worse than Lucian Bute when it comes to never fighting out of her hometown. In fact, her and Andre Ward are neck-and-neck for American fighters who always manage to get the hometown advantage in their major fights.

Holly Holm is undoubtedly one of the top three female boxers in the world. If she is able to negotiate and win a fight against Germany’s Cecilia Brækhus, she might in fact be number one.

Holly Holm has always impressed me with her natural athleticism, innate boxing talent, and her toughness. But her fight with frenchwoman Anne Sophie-Mathis is one of the most brutal female boxing matches I’ve ever seen.

Previously, I had never heard of Anne Sophie-Mathis, but she is a 5’11″ boxer from France, who I consider now the best female boxer in the world. Anne Sophie-Mathis knocked out Holm for the first time in her career in scary fashion. The match was unfortunately marred by a completely inept referee who could’ve gotten Holly Holm killed, literally. He failed to call an obvious knockdown, and seemed to fail to recognize that Holly Holm was out on her feet before she was knocked out, while sprawled on the ropes.

Anne Sophie-Mathis, on the other hand, seemed impervious to pain, and Holm was unable to hurt her at all. Sophie-Mathis just seemed bigger, stronger, and Holm couldn’t do anything to back her down. I see their rematch ending the same way, via KO by Anne Sophie-Mathis. The only way Holm can win is if she somehow manages to survive the entire match and wins by a shady decision. I credit Holm with being brave, but I don’t think there is ANY reason for a rematch. Watch the video of the fight below.