Post by Lookout! Boxing on Nov 25, 2023 0:53:48 GMT -6
Dafne Keen:
VS
Cheryl Cole:
Tale of the Tape:
Dafne Keen:
Age: 18
Height: 5 ½
W/L: 6-0 (6KOs)
Vs
Cheryl Cole:
Age: 40
Height: 5'3
W/L: 80-46 (75KOs)
Former BBU flyweight champion.
(Girls Friday Vs Lioness Club)
(Written by Girls Friday/Results by Lookout!)
Intro:
Big flyweight clash here as is it time for the undefeated Dafne Keen to take a step into the top end of the rankings? Across the ring tonight will be a former world champion and arguably (in the sense that Jenna Louise Coleman would argue it) is her toughest opponent yet. Will it be youth or experience that emerges on top here?
Going into the contest Dafne defeated Nell Tiger Free in October as their stables waged war. While Cheryl has had a strong 2023 but Kristen Stewart certainly gave her a bloody nose with a defeat in September that annoyed the former "Girls Aloud" member.
Before the bout Cheryl told the media at her stables gym "I don't know what the hype is around this lass. Dafne just looks like a little rat to me. Ask Madison Beer and Natalia Dyer what I do to these young cows who think they can sweep me aside." Certainly not extending a friendly gesture to the young fighters coming through.
Dafne gave her response in her gyms physio room as she has her shoulders massaged after a workout. She said "oh Cheryl is all bark and no bite. I have spoken to Ivana (Baquero) about her and obviously this gym is in Cheryl's heartland. Yet I can tell you those people who walk the streets around our gym hate her guts, they find her an embarrassment and I will happily kick her ass to shut her up."
Fight Night! First through the curtain onto the aisle comes Dafne. Who wears a black hoodie with three red claw marks on the front. She gets help removing it by her coach Ming-Na Wen, revealing a black sports bra with red trim, matching trunks and shoes, red gloves and her hair is tied into a ponytail. She climbs into the ring and does a quick lap inside as her fans chant her name.
Cheryl now comes out looking in the mood to dish out punishment. Melanie Brown of course coaching her as she walks on her right side to the ring. Cheryl steps into the ring wearing a white sports bra with gold trim, matching trunks and shoes, black gloves with white thumbs. Her hair is also in a ponytail. Cheryl stares at Dafne and waves her to bring it on.
The fighters walk to the middle of the ring. Eyes locked as the tension is clear between them. This is an important fight to both as Dafne is either going to prove herself ready for stardom or Cheryl is going to prove she is still the here and now. The fist bump between them has a crack of leather echoing as it is far from friendly. Returning to their corners ready for the bell to ring to start 10 rounds of flyweight action.
Round 1:
Off they go with Cheryl looking to impose herself early as she steps forwards after Dafne. The younger woman taking a few clean hits clean into her face as she gives ground. A left hook finds air as Keen dips under it, coming over the top with an overhand right to the jaw of Cole to show her speed.
While Cheryl looked ready to take the fight to Dafne. It is Dafne starting to put together her punches as she makes the aggressive Geordie miss before punishing her with two punch combos. Cheryl lands a straight into the face of Dafne, again she misses when she loads up with a right hook. Dafne sidesteps Cheryl before landing a crisp jab to the face, followed by a short right into the chest of Cole.
The youngster showing her footwork off to dodge and strike. Cheryl looks frustrated as she is landing mostly single punches. She is almost like Tom in a "Tom and Jerry" skit being bopped on the nose with single punches. At the end of the round Cheryl is told to be smart with how she closes the space off. Dafne meanwhile starting off well for her pay per view debut.
Round 2:
Cheryl uses her jab more as she looks to cut the ring off with more smarter footwork. There's several heated exchanges as Dafne looks to not be bullied back. Cracks of leather ring out as at times they both plant their feet to trade.
It's Cole who looks to be getting a foothold in this round. She slams in a straight to the face of Dafne before getting closer to land a left hook around the ear of the actress. Dafne closes her guard up more as Cheryl starts to open up on her. Hooks coming around Dafne's guard to test her out. Dafne only really able to land single shots out her guard in response.
Under forty seconds to go. Dafne lands a crisp left hook out her guard but as she goes to work to the body of her opponent, Cheryl catches her around the back of her ear with a left hook. Cheryl nudges Dafne back with a left forearm before ramming in two short punches to the body. The round ends with Cheryl looking in a mood. She has won the round to most people but clearly she wants to punish Dafne for thinking she can hang with her in the ring.
Round 3:
Both are more proactive from the start, trying to control the action as they exchange more in closer. Dafne looking not to be driven backwards when they trade, ducking down under some punches before ramming back to the body of Cheryl to make her hiss.
Cheryl nudges back Dafne. Working her back to the perimeter of the ring. Dafne again sidesteps out of danger as Cheryl loads up with a left hook, a counter straight landing on Cheryl's nose to bring a few tears to her eyes. Cheryl tapping her gloves together to show some frustration as Dafne isn't being pinned down as easily as she hoped.
Late in the round; Dafne lands an uppercut to begin powering back Cheryl to the ropes, where Dafne diga away at the torso of her foe. Cheryl snarls with each hit and pushes off Dafne. They go toe to toe moments later in the center of the ring. Referee needed to break them up at the bell. Both fighters scowl across the ring at their foe as they get cleaned up.
Round 4:
Using her experience to cut off the ring with a mixture of feints and her footwork, Cheryl soon starts to force the issue as Dafne has to stand to trade with her. The singer landing several punches square into Dafne's forehead to push her back towards the ropes. When Cheryl sees her chance she is bullying Dafne on the ropes, forcing the younger woman to clinch up.
Broken up with Cheryl telling Dafne "I have you now pet." Dafne needing to get back on her bike to stick and move. She lands several crisp body shots but a left hook catches Dafne on her left cheek before a straight snaps her head back. Cheryl certainly being more forceful here as she crowds Keen back into a neutral corner. Dafne trying to swing her way out of it, she has to hold onto Cheryl when her bottom lip is cut open by a right hook.
Under a minute to go. Cheryl keeping the heat on Dafne. Who is tightening her guard up and not throwing as much. Soon the bell dings to end proceedings. Cheryl gets told "great job there" by Melanie. While Ming-Na tells Dafne to watch where she is in the ring and don't let Cole pin her down.
Round 5:
Both women land some stiff shots through their opponents guard as they open up. Cheryl lands a jab/straight into the chest of Dafne, looking to rough the smaller fighter up as she just misses with an uppercut as Dafne dances out the way just in time. Dafne is having to deal with the pressure from Cheryl as she moves around the outside part of the ring. Cole mixing up her targets nicely as she shows Dafne what an elite fighter looks like.
But Cheryl can't quite pin down Dafne as she did the last round. At times Dafne dips under punches to hammer in her own to the torso of Cheryl. Others she slips back into space. Cheryl looks relaxed as she is the one doing a lot of the work on the attack with some of her best punches being ones slicing through the guard of Dafne into those bloody lips.
Dafne shows her own bite late in the round as she feints with a jab up top and crouches under a left cross, hammering in a harpoon like right to the belly button of her veteran opponent. Cheryl gasps out and then finds herself being whacked to the body, while being backed onto the ropes. Cheryl needing to hold on and uses rabbit punches with her right behind the head of Keen.
The bell rings as they are pulled apart. Cheryl gets a warning on the rabbit punches, Dafne looks furious about them as the referee has to nudge her back as she wants to get into Cheryl's face. Ming-Na tells her fighter to channel that anger in the right way. Cheryl meanwhile takes a few deep breaths to try to get her breathing back under control as she was definitely winded there.
Round 6:
Pushing off their stools to resume, sweat drips off both fighters brow, Dafne has blood dripping off her blood lip again after more jabs land on it. Dafne keeping in closer to Cheryl as she starts to get more aggressive. The body shots do seem to be bugging Cole as she hisses with a grimace on each clean shot she takes around there.
Half way through the round and Cheryl hasn't been able to pin down Dafne as she'd like. Both slamming in punches through guards but Cole missing the big shots. Dafne lands a jab under the chin of Cheryl to knock her head back. PIVOTING SLIGHTLY TO GET A BETTER ANGLE, DAFNE THROWS A CRUEL LOOKING RIGHT HOOK SQUARE INTO THE LIVER AREA OF COLE! DOWN GOES CHERYL TO ALL FOURS!
Cheryl spits out her gumshield as she cries out. Dafne stares daggers at her before she is nudged back towards the neutral corner so the count can begin. 1....2....3.... Cheryl is red faced as she looks up at the referee. 4....5....6... Pushing to her haunches with a groan. 7.... Cheryl is rubbing her stomach to numb the pain as she fights back tears. 8....9....10 it's all over! Cheryl is counted out!
Winner Dafne Keen KO Round 6
After:
Dafne's undefeated run now moves to seven wins in both the BBU and FCBA. She raises her arms in the air as she stares hard at Cheryl, as if telling the legend that her time is up. Cheryl scowls back through tear soaked eyes from her position. Showing defiance even as she is in pain.
Returning to her corner; Dafne is giving a firm pat on the back, making Dafne smile as she thanks Ming-Na for keeping her head on straight as she admits nearly losing it after the rabbit punches got under her skin. Ming-Na pointing out that Dafne has to control her temper if she is to become an elite fighter.
Cheryl on the other hand needs help to her feet with an ice pack placed on it by Melanie. Who tells her that Dafne landed a lucky blow. It doesn't look like this is over for Cheryl as they give the Girls Friday corner a glare. Cheryl sits on her stool wincing as she is clearly sore.
Both women are cleaned up by their corner crew. Dafne goes to the center of the ring to get her left hand raised by the referee as Cheryl stands in her corner. Not showing much respect to the young woman as she clearly doesn't believe that she was the better fighter tonight.
As Cheryl leaves the ring we might see these two women back against each other next year. Cheryl maybe is also annoyed by how her form has taken a slight dip after looking great through most of the year. It will be interesting to see how she will finish the year off as the Lioness Club will hope she can get back on the winning trail.
While in the ring Dafne asks for a microphone, getting handed one as she normally isn't talkative but she does seem to be growing in confidence each time she fights. Dafne tells the crowd "thank you to all my supporters, I do have one thing I need to say. I respect Millie Bobby Brown but I want to fight you. I challenge you to fight me on next month's PPV. See if I am beside you or in your shadow" clearly needing to test herself as Ming-Na smiles at her.
The Girls Friday crew leave the ring together and walk to the back. Will Millie accept the challenge and try to take away that zero on Dafne's record. Dafne looks to finish the year off in a positive fashion as they hope she won't be another Maisie Williams with wasted potential in their stable.
VS
Cheryl Cole:
Tale of the Tape:
Dafne Keen:
Age: 18
Height: 5 ½
W/L: 6-0 (6KOs)
Vs
Cheryl Cole:
Age: 40
Height: 5'3
W/L: 80-46 (75KOs)
Former BBU flyweight champion.
(Girls Friday Vs Lioness Club)
(Written by Girls Friday/Results by Lookout!)
Intro:
Big flyweight clash here as is it time for the undefeated Dafne Keen to take a step into the top end of the rankings? Across the ring tonight will be a former world champion and arguably (in the sense that Jenna Louise Coleman would argue it) is her toughest opponent yet. Will it be youth or experience that emerges on top here?
Going into the contest Dafne defeated Nell Tiger Free in October as their stables waged war. While Cheryl has had a strong 2023 but Kristen Stewart certainly gave her a bloody nose with a defeat in September that annoyed the former "Girls Aloud" member.
Before the bout Cheryl told the media at her stables gym "I don't know what the hype is around this lass. Dafne just looks like a little rat to me. Ask Madison Beer and Natalia Dyer what I do to these young cows who think they can sweep me aside." Certainly not extending a friendly gesture to the young fighters coming through.
Dafne gave her response in her gyms physio room as she has her shoulders massaged after a workout. She said "oh Cheryl is all bark and no bite. I have spoken to Ivana (Baquero) about her and obviously this gym is in Cheryl's heartland. Yet I can tell you those people who walk the streets around our gym hate her guts, they find her an embarrassment and I will happily kick her ass to shut her up."
Fight Night! First through the curtain onto the aisle comes Dafne. Who wears a black hoodie with three red claw marks on the front. She gets help removing it by her coach Ming-Na Wen, revealing a black sports bra with red trim, matching trunks and shoes, red gloves and her hair is tied into a ponytail. She climbs into the ring and does a quick lap inside as her fans chant her name.
Cheryl now comes out looking in the mood to dish out punishment. Melanie Brown of course coaching her as she walks on her right side to the ring. Cheryl steps into the ring wearing a white sports bra with gold trim, matching trunks and shoes, black gloves with white thumbs. Her hair is also in a ponytail. Cheryl stares at Dafne and waves her to bring it on.
The fighters walk to the middle of the ring. Eyes locked as the tension is clear between them. This is an important fight to both as Dafne is either going to prove herself ready for stardom or Cheryl is going to prove she is still the here and now. The fist bump between them has a crack of leather echoing as it is far from friendly. Returning to their corners ready for the bell to ring to start 10 rounds of flyweight action.
Round 1:
Off they go with Cheryl looking to impose herself early as she steps forwards after Dafne. The younger woman taking a few clean hits clean into her face as she gives ground. A left hook finds air as Keen dips under it, coming over the top with an overhand right to the jaw of Cole to show her speed.
While Cheryl looked ready to take the fight to Dafne. It is Dafne starting to put together her punches as she makes the aggressive Geordie miss before punishing her with two punch combos. Cheryl lands a straight into the face of Dafne, again she misses when she loads up with a right hook. Dafne sidesteps Cheryl before landing a crisp jab to the face, followed by a short right into the chest of Cole.
The youngster showing her footwork off to dodge and strike. Cheryl looks frustrated as she is landing mostly single punches. She is almost like Tom in a "Tom and Jerry" skit being bopped on the nose with single punches. At the end of the round Cheryl is told to be smart with how she closes the space off. Dafne meanwhile starting off well for her pay per view debut.
Round 2:
Cheryl uses her jab more as she looks to cut the ring off with more smarter footwork. There's several heated exchanges as Dafne looks to not be bullied back. Cracks of leather ring out as at times they both plant their feet to trade.
It's Cole who looks to be getting a foothold in this round. She slams in a straight to the face of Dafne before getting closer to land a left hook around the ear of the actress. Dafne closes her guard up more as Cheryl starts to open up on her. Hooks coming around Dafne's guard to test her out. Dafne only really able to land single shots out her guard in response.
Under forty seconds to go. Dafne lands a crisp left hook out her guard but as she goes to work to the body of her opponent, Cheryl catches her around the back of her ear with a left hook. Cheryl nudges Dafne back with a left forearm before ramming in two short punches to the body. The round ends with Cheryl looking in a mood. She has won the round to most people but clearly she wants to punish Dafne for thinking she can hang with her in the ring.
Round 3:
Both are more proactive from the start, trying to control the action as they exchange more in closer. Dafne looking not to be driven backwards when they trade, ducking down under some punches before ramming back to the body of Cheryl to make her hiss.
Cheryl nudges back Dafne. Working her back to the perimeter of the ring. Dafne again sidesteps out of danger as Cheryl loads up with a left hook, a counter straight landing on Cheryl's nose to bring a few tears to her eyes. Cheryl tapping her gloves together to show some frustration as Dafne isn't being pinned down as easily as she hoped.
Late in the round; Dafne lands an uppercut to begin powering back Cheryl to the ropes, where Dafne diga away at the torso of her foe. Cheryl snarls with each hit and pushes off Dafne. They go toe to toe moments later in the center of the ring. Referee needed to break them up at the bell. Both fighters scowl across the ring at their foe as they get cleaned up.
Round 4:
Using her experience to cut off the ring with a mixture of feints and her footwork, Cheryl soon starts to force the issue as Dafne has to stand to trade with her. The singer landing several punches square into Dafne's forehead to push her back towards the ropes. When Cheryl sees her chance she is bullying Dafne on the ropes, forcing the younger woman to clinch up.
Broken up with Cheryl telling Dafne "I have you now pet." Dafne needing to get back on her bike to stick and move. She lands several crisp body shots but a left hook catches Dafne on her left cheek before a straight snaps her head back. Cheryl certainly being more forceful here as she crowds Keen back into a neutral corner. Dafne trying to swing her way out of it, she has to hold onto Cheryl when her bottom lip is cut open by a right hook.
Under a minute to go. Cheryl keeping the heat on Dafne. Who is tightening her guard up and not throwing as much. Soon the bell dings to end proceedings. Cheryl gets told "great job there" by Melanie. While Ming-Na tells Dafne to watch where she is in the ring and don't let Cole pin her down.
Round 5:
Both women land some stiff shots through their opponents guard as they open up. Cheryl lands a jab/straight into the chest of Dafne, looking to rough the smaller fighter up as she just misses with an uppercut as Dafne dances out the way just in time. Dafne is having to deal with the pressure from Cheryl as she moves around the outside part of the ring. Cole mixing up her targets nicely as she shows Dafne what an elite fighter looks like.
But Cheryl can't quite pin down Dafne as she did the last round. At times Dafne dips under punches to hammer in her own to the torso of Cheryl. Others she slips back into space. Cheryl looks relaxed as she is the one doing a lot of the work on the attack with some of her best punches being ones slicing through the guard of Dafne into those bloody lips.
Dafne shows her own bite late in the round as she feints with a jab up top and crouches under a left cross, hammering in a harpoon like right to the belly button of her veteran opponent. Cheryl gasps out and then finds herself being whacked to the body, while being backed onto the ropes. Cheryl needing to hold on and uses rabbit punches with her right behind the head of Keen.
The bell rings as they are pulled apart. Cheryl gets a warning on the rabbit punches, Dafne looks furious about them as the referee has to nudge her back as she wants to get into Cheryl's face. Ming-Na tells her fighter to channel that anger in the right way. Cheryl meanwhile takes a few deep breaths to try to get her breathing back under control as she was definitely winded there.
Round 6:
Pushing off their stools to resume, sweat drips off both fighters brow, Dafne has blood dripping off her blood lip again after more jabs land on it. Dafne keeping in closer to Cheryl as she starts to get more aggressive. The body shots do seem to be bugging Cole as she hisses with a grimace on each clean shot she takes around there.
Half way through the round and Cheryl hasn't been able to pin down Dafne as she'd like. Both slamming in punches through guards but Cole missing the big shots. Dafne lands a jab under the chin of Cheryl to knock her head back. PIVOTING SLIGHTLY TO GET A BETTER ANGLE, DAFNE THROWS A CRUEL LOOKING RIGHT HOOK SQUARE INTO THE LIVER AREA OF COLE! DOWN GOES CHERYL TO ALL FOURS!
Cheryl spits out her gumshield as she cries out. Dafne stares daggers at her before she is nudged back towards the neutral corner so the count can begin. 1....2....3.... Cheryl is red faced as she looks up at the referee. 4....5....6... Pushing to her haunches with a groan. 7.... Cheryl is rubbing her stomach to numb the pain as she fights back tears. 8....9....10 it's all over! Cheryl is counted out!
Winner Dafne Keen KO Round 6
After:
Dafne's undefeated run now moves to seven wins in both the BBU and FCBA. She raises her arms in the air as she stares hard at Cheryl, as if telling the legend that her time is up. Cheryl scowls back through tear soaked eyes from her position. Showing defiance even as she is in pain.
Returning to her corner; Dafne is giving a firm pat on the back, making Dafne smile as she thanks Ming-Na for keeping her head on straight as she admits nearly losing it after the rabbit punches got under her skin. Ming-Na pointing out that Dafne has to control her temper if she is to become an elite fighter.
Cheryl on the other hand needs help to her feet with an ice pack placed on it by Melanie. Who tells her that Dafne landed a lucky blow. It doesn't look like this is over for Cheryl as they give the Girls Friday corner a glare. Cheryl sits on her stool wincing as she is clearly sore.
Both women are cleaned up by their corner crew. Dafne goes to the center of the ring to get her left hand raised by the referee as Cheryl stands in her corner. Not showing much respect to the young woman as she clearly doesn't believe that she was the better fighter tonight.
As Cheryl leaves the ring we might see these two women back against each other next year. Cheryl maybe is also annoyed by how her form has taken a slight dip after looking great through most of the year. It will be interesting to see how she will finish the year off as the Lioness Club will hope she can get back on the winning trail.
While in the ring Dafne asks for a microphone, getting handed one as she normally isn't talkative but she does seem to be growing in confidence each time she fights. Dafne tells the crowd "thank you to all my supporters, I do have one thing I need to say. I respect Millie Bobby Brown but I want to fight you. I challenge you to fight me on next month's PPV. See if I am beside you or in your shadow" clearly needing to test herself as Ming-Na smiles at her.
The Girls Friday crew leave the ring together and walk to the back. Will Millie accept the challenge and try to take away that zero on Dafne's record. Dafne looks to finish the year off in a positive fashion as they hope she won't be another Maisie Williams with wasted potential in their stable.
