Sara Bailey Cruises to Victory in WBA World Title Defence

Toronto, ON – Sara Bailey (6-0, 0 KOs) had little trouble against Cristina Navarro (6-3, 1 KO), winning their title fight via unanimous decision

Scores were 99-91 across the board. With the victory, Bailey remains the WBA light flyweight world champion. She won a secondary version of the WBA title in April 2024 against María Bautista. Later that year, she was elevated to primary titlist and defended the belt against Anabel Ortiz. The fight against Navarro was Bailey’s second world title defence following her promotion to primary titlist.

The fight took place on the undercard of Lucas Bahdi’s lightweight clash against Ryan Racaza at the Great Canadian Casino Resort in Toronto, Canada. Boxing fans globally were able to catch the action live on DAZN.

Sara Bailey Cruises to Victory in WBA Title Defence

Sara Bailey vs. Cristina Navarro Fight Recap

The opening round was mostly tentative, though both fighters did start to open up towards the end. Both were generally staying in the centre of the ring. Bailey started to connect more in round three with hooks to the head and body. By the end of the fourth, Navarro was sporting a bloody nose.

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Bailey continued to dominate in subsequent rounds as her opponent struggled to land much of substance. Navarro appeared to have run out of ideas on how to defeat the reigning champion. The Spaniard even briefly resorted to taunting in the eighth in an attempt to make Bailey make a mistake, but it did not work on the Canadian. Round 10 saw the pair exchange wild hooks at each other, but it was still Bailey doing the better work overall. In the end, she had done enough to convince the judges that she had won.

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Undercard Results

DAZN Broadcast

Mark Smither (14-1, 0 KOs) won a unanimous decision against Jaime Cuesta (10-1, 3 KOs) in an eight-round super lightweight clash. Scores were 79-73 and 78-74 (x2).

Opening the broadcast on DAZN, Tammara Thibeault (2-0, 1 KO) won via first round knockout against Sonya Dreiling (6-8, 2 KOs). The official time of stoppage for this six-round middleweight fight was 3:00. Dreiling first went down from a one-two to the head. Towards the end of the round, she was knocked down again from a right hook to the head. The fight ended as Dreiling did not beat the referee’s count. Note: This was scheduled for six three-minute rounds.

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YouTube Broadcast

On a portion of the undercard that was broadcast on YouTube, Doni Foreman (2-0, 2 KOs) won via third round technical knockout against Pavel Ourednik (4-1, 4 KOs). The official time of stoppage for this four-round heavyweight bout was 1:15. Ourednik first hit the canvas in the first from a right hook to the head. Though he got up, he was knocked down again not long after from a barrage to the head. In round three, the referee stepped in to end proceedings after Ourednik was getting hit with multiple shots to the head.

Ángel Barrientes (13-1, 8 KOs) won via seventh round corner stoppage against Alexander Castellano (11-2-2, 2 KOs, 1 NC). The official time of stoppage for this eight-round super bantamweight clash was 3:00. Castellano was knocked down in the third from a one-two. Following the conclusion of round seven, his corner put an end to proceedings.

Opening the broadcast on YouTube, Alex Bray (9-0, 7 KOs) won a majority decision against Victoriano Santillan (13-8-2, 8 KOs). While one judge had the eight-round 156-lb catchweight fight 76-76, the other two saw it 79-73 and 78-74.