Isabela Moner vs. Kiernan Shipka

There was a palpable air of excitement in the arena tonight for the bout. A new boxer would be facing one with 2 previous wins. Isabela Moner will be squaring off with Kiernan Shipka.

Moner had been signed just recently by the GBS and was a surprising choice. She was soon to be the star in Dora and The Lost City of Gold. Recent pictures of her showed her to be in terrific shape or as one FCBA owner said ‘great freaking shape.’ She continued to be in that shape and showed up at the arena in a strapless outfit with white shorts.

Kiernan would be boxing for the third time this evening. She was 2 and 0 with 2 knockouts. Her role as Sabrina on Netflix was a boon to her both in and out of the ring. She was excited to be boxing again as she smiled and waved to the crowd on the way into the arena. She wore a white blouse and dark blue skirt.

The two boxers are similar in size and weight as evident from the weigh in. Their individual pictures and statistics also bore that out. But their training videos got a lot of attention.

Isabela was seen sparring and working out at the GBS gyms and with her trainers. But one of her workout partners was Eva Longoria, her co-star from the forth coming Dora movie. She had been the one who discovered Moner according to the press release from GBS and the stories gathered by the FCBA press.

Kiernan’s training got attention as well. She was training with and under the guidance of Julie Benz who was now her coach after her appearance and win over Leah Perkins in the International Cup tournament.

Now it was time for the boxers to make their entrances.

Moner wears a neon green 2 piece bikini with red gloves. She is accompanied to the ring by Daisy Fuentes and Salli Richardson.

Shipka wears a red and black print 2 piece bikini with white gloves. She is walked to the ring by Julie Benz, her coach.

Round 1:

Shipka up on her toes at the bell. Soon she is using the ring as she punches then changes direction and moves, punches. This confuses Moner as this is new to her. Kiernan throws punches with both fists in a quick style, tapping almost at Isabela then moving around and about her.

Moner trying to parry the punches with her gloves up as she tries to cut down the ring on Kiernan. Near the end of the round, Isabela finds her body with a couple straight rights.

Kiernan won the round widely as she was in control for most of it.

Round 2:

The boxers meet at center of the ring and begin with exchanges of big punches. But Isabela proves to be stronger and she begins to bang away at Shipka driving her into a corner. But once there, Kiernan throw a couple hooks to Moner’s head. She throws a hard right cross after those hooks. The two engaged in a firefight until late in the round. Then Isabela who had been working on Shipka’s body and threw a straight left to her face which forced Kiernan into the ropes. Moner threw 2 more hooks of her own into Shipka’s body and seemed to be back in charge. But Shipka fights well the rest of the round thanks to a couple uppercuts to Moner’s face.

A close round won by Isabela.

Round 3:

Kiernan used her legs as she moved left and right on Isabela at the bell. She pops Moner with a few jabs and keeps her outside. Later she goes back to Moner’s face with a couple crosses which angers Isabela as well as backs her up. The rest of the round is more Shipka punching and moving. But very late, Isabela gets in 2 hard straights to Kiernan’s face.

Shipka takes the round widely.

Round 4:

Kiernan again comes out using her legs and jabs to pound on Moner’s face early in the round. Her strategy from the previous round worked so Shipka continues to use it. And for the first half to two minutes, she seemed to be controlling the round and the action.

But then Isabela performs a shimmy shoulder shake and finds herself inside on Kiernan. She needed no advice and immediately dug in and threw some massive hooks into Shipka’s chest. A couple of them caused Kiernan to stop and almost gag or choke. Moner smiled at this and went back for seconds. Shipka began answering Moner’s punches with crosses of her own to Isabela’s head and face. The final 25 or so seconds of the bout was another firefight but this got the crowd up and out of their seats. Real boxing in a telephone booth stuff here and the fans loved it. The bell rang and the female referee quickly jumped between the boxers. She told them sternly to return to their corners.

A close round was scored this time and it was awarded to Keirnan.

Round 5:

Salli Richardson and Daisy Fuentes speak to Isabela happily in her corner during the break as Moner was finally able to get inside. Salli continues on with her shoulder movements, kind of demonstrating it as she gives Moner some more pointers. Fuentes adds in her ideas as Isabela is made ready for the bell.

Eva Longoria sitting ringside is quite happy with the bout as she is seen by cameras and other fight fans smiling and animatedly watching the fight.

The bell rings and both fighters come back to center of the ring. Isabela came out fast with a couple hard jabs to Kiernan’s face. This backed Shipka up a couple of steps and she was ready to get back with her strategy. But this time she got a face full of red leather from Isabela. A hard straight left knocked Kiernan’s head back and seemed to buckle her legs. But she did not go down but fell against the ropes. Moner followed her and soon was tied up in a clinch with Shipka. The female referee broke them apart and the bout continued.

Shipka decided to try and keep out of Moner’s range. But this was not easy as Isabela got inside and work on her body with crosses and hooks. The round ended thankfully for Kiernan as she soaked up some more punches before the bell rang.

A huge shutout round won by Isabela, who seemed to soak in the cheers as she returned to her corner.

Round 6:

Isabela again went inside to Kiernan’s body with a hard cross and hook. By now the fans watching the fight were seeing Shipka starting to break down, and she was getting hurt. Moner was practically driving her to the ropes with her body punches. A couple uppercuts seemed to drive the air out of Kiernan. She tried to clinch up with Isabela but Moner was backing out of her reach now and throwing a couple jabs to her face. Finally a couple left and rights put Shipka wobbly. Isabela throws a right hook to her chin and left hook there. KIERNAN GOES DOWN! Moner watches for a moment before she is pointed to a neutral corner. She relaxes as she watches the referee count on Shipka.

Amazingly, Kiernan manages to make it to her feet by the count of 8. She is checked over and the fight continues. Moner realizes as she looked over at Shipka that she is almost done.

Isabela went back to Kiernan’s body with more hooks once she got inside. She bent down a bit and lit into Shipka. As Kiernan groaned and moaned with each punch, she tried to punch Isabela’s face. But Moner took these light punches and went with a right cross and left uppercut. Shipka went almost into Moner who shouldered her back to the ropes. Moner glows as she pounds home more shots and the fight is stopped. Shipka is finally wrapped up in the female referee’s arms. The bout is over. TKO6 – Isabela Moner.

After:

Moner bursts out as she is awarded the match. She is soon joined by Salli, Daisy, and her corner as they celebrate her first win. Eva Longoria is also allowed in to congratulate and celebrate with Isabela. Kiernan is now sitting in her corner as she is attended to. Eventually Moner walks to middle of the ring and is proclaimed the winner by technical knockout. Her glove is raised and her name is announced. After a moment or so, Moner raises her other arm and soon is practically bouncing in her delight. Isabela calms down and begins to do the traditional posing after a win in the FCBA.

Kiernan watches as she is attended to. She fought well but took a ton of punches from Moner.

Both boxers put on a great bout and the crowd showed their appreciation with cheers and ovations. Moner left her ring to huge cheers. She had certainly showed she could box and win in the FCBA.