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I would say it was. That was Zapata's third stoppage loss in a row. Versus Houle who was undefeated. Zapata was put in there probably as a showcase opponent, to give Houle a highlight reel win.
Mind you, TKO's are rare in women's boxing. Most women have very low to even 0% KO's. Even the best ones. Shields, Braekhus, Taylor, McCaskill. They struggle to even get to 20% KO ratio, even when throwing the kitchen sink at their opponent. You have the rare women with power like Wolfe, Ali, Serrano, Christy. But more times than not, they have little KO power.
So when you see a woman getting KO'ed consecutively like that, there's a problem there with her ability to take a punch and athletic commissions might want to rethink allowing her to fight.
Mind you, TKO's are rare in women's boxing. Most women have very low to even 0% KO's. Even the best ones. Shields, Braekhus, Taylor, McCaskill. They struggle to even get to 20% KO ratio, even when throwing the kitchen sink at their opponent. You have the rare women with power like Wolfe, Ali, Serrano, Christy. But more times than not, they have little KO power.
So when you see a woman getting KO'ed consecutively like that, there's a problem there with her ability to take a punch and athletic commissions might want to rethink allowing her to fight.
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