American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas - For the WBC, WBA, WBO, IBF, IBO welterweight titles, Jessica McCaskill (10-2, 3 KOs) retained her belts with a ten round unanimous decision over Cecilia Braekhus (36-2, 9 KOs). The scores were 100-89, 99-90 and 98-91. (photos by Ed Mulholland)

The fight was a rematch of their August 2020 encounter, with McCaskill getting a huge upset decision win - but there were some observers who felt Braekhus had done enough to win.

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McCaskill went right after Braekhus in the first round, throwing a lot of punches and taking the fight to the veteran. Braekhus appeared stunned from a big hook from McCaskill. 

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More of the same in the second and third, with McCaskill outworking Braekhus and landing heavy punches on a regular basis. The fourth was closer, with Braekhus beginning to get better punches off. Braekhus continued to close the gap and work her way back in the fifth with good punches.

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McCaskill came out swinging at the start of the sixth. She was connecting well with hard shots. Braekhus landed decent counters that McCaskill took and fired back. During the seventh, Braekhus lost a point for excessive holding. There was more engaging between the two in the eight, with hard swings from both boxers.

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The ninth was close, with the two fighting on very even terms. Braekhus seemed to edge the tenth, with a lot of punches thrown by both to end the fight.

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