Paige VanZant suffers brutal knockdown but comes back for split draw with Elle Brooke

 

In the opening round of her main event match at Misfits Boxing 15, Paige VanZant was knocked down spectacularly by Elle Brooke, giving her the shock of her life.

VanZant ate a massive right hand that sent her down on the ground, even though she was the clear favourite going into the fight. With Brooke running on fumes, VanZant was able to surge back in the following rounds after eventually recovering.


The judges ultimately scored the bout as a split draw, but the adult entertainment turned boxer continued to compete from the outset until the very end. Three judges scored the bout: 48-46 for Brooke, 48-46 for VanZant, and 47-47 for the third official.

 In the end, Brooke retains her Misfits middleweight title with VanZant already expecting a rematch in the near future.

“Honestly I said it would be a tough fight the whole camp,” VanZant said after her boxing debut. “I knew how tough she was. I took the fight for a reason. I was excited. I watched her past fights. I knew it’d be tough. It is what it is. It sets up the perfect rematch.

“I signed a multi-fight contract for a reason. It looks like we’re going to do it one more time, I think in Dubai it sounds like.”

As for Brooke, she may have walked into the fight as the incumbent champion but with all her past experience coming against social influencers and reality TV stars, she was a heavy underdog against a UFC and BKFC veteran like VanZant. She didn’t let any of that affect her in the fight as Brooke ended up scoring the only knockdown before going to a split draw with VanZant.