Eliza Olson vs Deborah Fettkether

On February 7, 2004 at Grand Casino Coushatta Pavilion in Kinder, Louisiana, Sunshine Fettkether (5'8", 148 lbs) of Mesa, Arizona and Eliza (147 lbs) fought to a majority (95-95,95-95,96-94 for Olson) draw over ten rounds for the vacant IBF Junior Middleweight championship. Most ringside observers said that the smaller Olson deserved to win the fight after working her way inside Fettkether's defense consistently to pummel her with hooks, uppercuts and straight rights. Fettkether scored repeatedly with solid lefts and rights to Olson's body and head, but Olson replied with telling right uppercuts whenever they came together. Olson's best round was the ninth, when she fought her way off the ropes with punishing combinations. The decision was roundly booed by the crowd and Olson was visibly upset, telling a ringside correspondent I dont understand what they were watching. I won the end of every round and played my game inside. Anybody knows that is how youre supposed to fight a bigger girl. Im really disappointed. My thing is I go in there and Im a crowd pleaser. Fettkether's record moved to 8-4-3 (4 KO). (For more photos and video of this fight by Patricia Butaud and Janis Guidry, see WBAN Photo/MPEG Gallery #141 on the WBAN Records Member Site)

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