Former police officer Tiara Brown grew to become WBC world featherweight champion by beating Skye Nicolson in a split-decision victory on Saturday.
The 36-year-old Brown took Nicolson’s belt when judges scored the bout 97-93 and 96-94 in her favor, with one choose scoring it 96-94 for Nicolson.
Brown (19-0) dropped to the canvas in tears when she was introduced because the winner. It was the primary skilled loss for Nicolson (12-1), an Australian.
Brown had been an officer each within the Metropolitan Police Division in Washington DC and extra not too long ago for the Fort Myers Police Division in her native Florida.
The Fort Myers PD had wished Brown good luck forward of the 10-round bout, saying on Instagram that she “has at all times been a fighter – each out and in of the ring”.
Brown is a boxing coach with the Fort Myers police athletic league.
Talking ringside to broadcaster DAZN, Brown gave a shoutout to God and her hometown of Fort Myers and stated it’s been “20-plus years of wanting this second”.
The brand new champion stated she’s not targeted but on her subsequent bout.
“I like my choices, my choices are good, [but] proper now I simply wish to go dwelling and eat some cupcakes and a few cookies and watch some cartoons,” Brown stated.
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