The second time around wasn't nearly as entertaining, but it was barely enough for Jessica McCaskill to score a repeat win over Erica Farias.

An even verdict of 94-94 was trumped by scores of 97-91 and 96-92 in favor of McCaskill who defended two junior welterweight titles Saturday evening at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois.

As was the case in their first fight on this very arena exactly 53 weeks ago, Chicago's McCaskill was the busier fighter, a pace she established right from the opening round in her first fight as a unified titlist and second defense overall of at least one belt. Argentina's Farias enjoyed the better singular moments, her best sequence of the round coming in the form of an overhand right which McCaskill absorbed before resuming her attack.

Farias—who returned to her old trainer Jose Rafael Sosa amidst changes made during her year long hiatus from the ring following her title fight loss—was able to better time McCaskill's attack in round two, her straight right hands quicker to the mark than were McCaskill's looping punches. Action slowed in round three, which was marred by frequent clinching as Farias struggled to keep an onrushing McCaskill within her desired long distance punching range.

The same tactic was applied by Farias early in round four, missing wildly with left hooks then forced to hold on as McCaskill targeted her body.  This time, it resulted in a costly point deduction. The infraction fully served its purpose, as action picked up soon thereafter. Farias came back with right hand shots, but not enough to deter the body attack by McCaskill who was threatening to pull away on the scorecards.

Unfortunately, the mid-round surge didn't spill over into the second half of the fight. Farias' frequent holding slowed down the pace of the bout considerably, with McCaskill doing her best to fight her way out every time the two became entangled. Her aggression was to a fault, as a right hand to the back of the head and a right hand/elbow to the chin resulted in her losing a point in round six. McCaskill regained control in round seven, much to the chagrin of Farias who held to the point of refusing to let go even upon the referee's command and attempt to physically separate the two.

Two-way action finally broke out in round nine, but quickly gave way to more holding in the 10th and final round. McCaskill remained poised, punching whenever her hands were free, which proved to be enough to retain her titles.

McCaskill advances to 8-3 (3KOs), with her current three-fight winning streak all coming in title fights since a lopsided loss to Katie Taylor, who is now the undisputed lightweight champion. The win was her second defense of the title she lifted from Farias, who falls to 26-4 (10KOs).

The bout aired live on DAZN in supporting capacity to Oleksandr Usyk's heavyweight debut which comes versus late replacement Chazz Witherspoon.

Jake Donovan is a senior writer for BoxingScene.com. Twitter: @JakeNDaBox