Skrevet av Ingrid den 18.06.2011
Won the finale today against Mira Potkinen from Finland 5-0. Hagen boxed very well (-81) but lost to Swedish Kennedy. Kristin lost to Juliana Soderstrom from Sweden. I will meet Sandra Brugger from Switzerland in the finale tomorrow.
Skrevet av Ingrid den 03.06.2011
I lost 11-19.
It was a really tough fight. I started out putting pressure on her since she is a very defensive fighter. I wanted to get her tired thinking that I just had to work her down to win. We knew that she was good to keep distance and she throw good long hooks when she moves backwards. In the first round it really worked, we didnt throw that many punches but the tempo was still very high. 1-1 after first round. In the second round I sometimes let her take over the command and she threw some punches in the back of my head and I was down 3-5. The third round I tried to put pressure on her again but I didnt have the same sharpness as the first round and I was down 5-13. I have to say she got some easy points bec my guard was there all the time. In the last round she was tired and I worked it as hard as I could. She held and run backward making it hard for me. The score ended up 11-19.
But anyways, this have been a good tournament for me. Four fights against 4 very different fighters so this is good experience for me. Also knowing I fight even with one of the worlds best boxer in my weight category gives me confidence and motivation to work even harder.
Skrevet av Ingrid den 02.06.2011
In the semifinal i was boxing Mavzuna Chorieva from Tadsjikistan. I won 15-7 and was leading all four rounds.
From earlier fights this tournament we saw that Chorieva was a good counter-boxer and that she had somehow big movements. Our tactic was to try to feint her punches out and then counter her. Already in the first round i found my rhythm and landed some good punches. After first round i was 2 up. She started the second round a little bit more aggressive since she needed points but I answered sharp and she struggled to follow my footwork. After 2nd round I was leading 9-5. Again in the third round she started out aggressive but I moved backward and hit her with some nice right hooks. After third round it was 12-6. In the fourth and last round I only used my feet to put pressure on her and pretend I was going to attach her without actually attacking her. So I didnt use much energy and I have a lot of energy for the finale tomorrow! I won the match 15-7. Tomorrow I will be fighting the Chinese Dong Cheng. She was 2nd in the World Champ last year. She is (very) tall and of course has (very) long arms (but only two) so its going to be challenging. Looking forward to finals tomorrow:)
