Cruz defeats Mrdjenovich again

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In a rematch, WBA female featherweight champion Erika Cruz (15-1, 3 KOs) defeated 40-year-old former champion Jelena Mrdjenovich (41-12-2, 19 KOs) by ten round unanimous decision on Saturday night in the Estrada-Cortes co-feature at the Centro de Usos Multiples in Hermosillo, Mexico. Scores were 100-90 3x for Cruz, who also won their previous fight in April 2021, ending the five-year title reign of Mrdjenovich.

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  • I don’t know why Jelena thought she might have a better chance in this one at 40 years old, sitting out a year and a half since their last fight. That’s now two shutout losses against Hernandez.

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