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Post by realview on Jan 19, 2020 0:42:40 GMT
Real View Intro: Hello ladies and gentlemen, this weeks episode is a special looking back at the past 12 months, hopefully for those just finding the BBU it will help with catching you up on how we got to where we are today.
The usual format of our shows will be in effect with four separate parts to break up the sections, we'll look back in three month intervals on who was the major winners, any big news that happened and any major feuds that formed.
As ever a massive thank you to everyone taking the time to read these posts, we hope to enjoy the review of 2019.
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Post by realview on Jan 19, 2020 0:43:38 GMT
Part 1: January to March The first major event to kick off the BBU calendar was the Contender Six tournament, last years edition focused on the welterweights, six top fighters looked to get a shot at the undefeated champion Joan Smalls.
As the months past by, when March came along the two most likely to win the tournament were Alice Goodwin and Bo Krsmanovic, after their fight that month it was Bo that was leading the race to the trophy and the world title shot.
In the actual title pictures, none of the champions who started the year lost their first defenses, Cheryl Cole probably with the biggest win as she defeated the BBU JMD champion Lacey Banghard in a rip roaring fight.
The big stable news was that the Marti's Maulers cleared a lot of the older faces in their stable out, this was when we got to see younger fighters like Sydney Craven really take shape in the BBU.
While maybe the person who took the biggest step during this period towards the elite level was Olympia Valance, she fought her fellow undefeated fighter Lacey Turner in what was one of the best fights of the year, a tenth round knockout for the Aussie battler showed she could be dragged into the deep end of a fight and come out on top.
But the biggest event of 2019 that effected a BBU fighter didn't even take place here, Alessandra Ambrosio became the first ever boxer to hold a BBU and FCBA title in the same division at the same time, beginning of several historic events 2019 made.
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Post by realview on Jan 19, 2020 0:44:27 GMT
Part 2: April to June You can argue that April was the first big shift in gear for the year, the first title change happened when Gemma Merna battered Lacey Banghard into the canvas, the JMD title going to only it's fourth title holder at the time.
This was after both Doda and Alessandra Ambrosio had defended their titles earlier in the month, Alessandra just got over our rookie of the year Jessica Clements, while Doda crushed the over matched Alesha Dixon on a special Beevers Babes vs Lioness club event.
The Contender Six tournament meanwhile came to an end in May, Bo Krsmanovic completely the clean sweep to take the trophy.
It seemed like Gemma had opened the flood gates, Bo would be the first person to defeat Joan Smalls, taking the BBU welterweight title around her Impressive toned waist.
Chery Cole meanwhile lost her BBU flyweight title to Diana Korkunkova, which judging by Cheryl's fights the months that followed, Diana took the soul of Cole it seemed, with Cheryl struggling to get a win.
While Alessandra continued to dominate in the BBU, she did eventually lose her FCBA title to Taylor Swift, who continues to hold the title as we speak.
The stable that came out of this period looking dominant was the Sirens, not long ago it seemed they had come to the BBU, now they have two champions bossing their divisions, while we talk about boxers making a break out year, 2019 was the year the Sirens melody played all over the BBU for all to hear.
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Post by realview on Jan 19, 2020 0:45:26 GMT
Part 3: July to September July is always a massive month for celebrity female boxing, with the BBU, ACB and FCBA joining forces for a month to produce some real super cards, last year didn't fail to live up to the hype.
Case in point right out the gate Sophie Turner would defeat Miranda Kerr, the fight that seems to have propelled Sophie's career into a top contender after years of struggling for that defining victory.
The crossover PPV was simply crazy, first up Katie McGrath would shock the world by defeating Doda to capture the BBU bantamweight title.
The main event of the same card saw the second ever BBU/FCBA dual champ be crowned, on a video that showed in the FCBA and BBU at the same time, Kate Upton would dethrone Kelly Brook in their unification fight, seemingly ending their rivalry with history and the gold on her side.
We'd also see the debut of someone I don't think I would be wrong in saying stunned the world with what they'd do in the BBU ring, Daisy Ridley had a good FCBA career but decided to come to the BBU to fight for her family.
August certainly wasn't any duller, the bikinis come out for beach boxing season, with the first big bang of the month being Gemma Merna hitting the deck due to Charlotte Churches first, giving the Welsh lass the JMD title.
On the same PPV card, Diana Korkunkova looked to become a two weight champion, fighting Katie McGrath in another stunning fight of the year contender, in the end contender, the win proved without a shadow of a doubt that Katie belonged as a champion.
September saw the latest edition of the BBU's answer to the ashes, the English team came out the gates early to take a two nil lead in the race to three, the elite of the ACB thought blitzed the rear guard to bring the ashes back to Australia.
The biggest fight on that card was by far Cheryl and Dannii Minogue, the grudge over a decade long might not be settled, Dannii though would beat Cheryl again, leading to more heartbreak for Cole after her best year ever in the ring in 2018.
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Post by realview on Jan 19, 2020 0:46:51 GMT
Final Part: October to December The last three months of the year didn't have as many major stories to come, it did however continue to have amazing fights.
The biggest story happened in November, Daisy Ridley showed once again why of all the divisions, the bantamweight division might have been the best to follow, she defeated Katie McGrath in a humdinger of a fight, she become the third person to hold the title in 2019.
Also the other big story was the beginning of two bitter rivals, first up Jenna Louise Coleman and Cheryl Cole had fought once before, Cheryl claiming the flyweight title here in Britain two years ago, after going back and forth over social media, the two begun a series of fights we expect to continue this year, Jenna getting revenge with a brutal knockout victory over Cole.
While at the same time Vicky Pattison and Jennifer Metcalfe, two absolutely stunning brunettes got into a heated rivalry to end the year, first Jennifer would get a win with a few sneaky shots that looked low, Vicky would get revenge in the rematch.
Though Vicky has seemingly went to the FCBA to join the Global Boxing Syndicate, I still believe her and Jennifer will have the rubber match to possibly settle whose the better fighter sooner then later.
When it comes to the rest of the titles, none changed hands over this period, Alessandra Ambrosio though is closing in on becoming the fighter with the most defences of any champion, already having the most defences in the lightweight division, can she achieve her goal this year?
This is a run down of all the champions as we head into the year: *Flyweight: Diana Korkunkova* *Bantamweight: Daisy Ridley* *Lightweight: Alessandra Ambrosio* *Welterweight: Bo Krsmanovic* *JMD: Charlotte Church* *JMDD: Kate Upton*
What surprises should we expect this year, well you'll have to keep watch on the BBU every week I guess to see great action and big news unfold for yourselves.
As for this weeks Real View, that's all we have time folks, thanks again to everyone who took the time to read these posts, hopefully you enjoyed them, we'll be back with a normal episode next Sunday.
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