On Saturday night at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, a big upset came off when Alejandra Guzman (13-2-2, 7 KOs) knocked out heavily favored and previously unbeaten Ramla Ali (8-1, 2 KOs) to capture the IBF Intercontinental super featherweight title. (photos by Ed Mulholland and Melina Pizano)
Ali was very busy and sticking to her boxing, but the heavy hands of Guzman was the big difference in the fight.
Off a hard counter, Guzman scored a knockdown at the end of the fifth round. The end came in the eight, when Guzman connected with a big left hand that put Ali down and out. Ali was unable to beat the count and the fight was waved off.
