Tiarra Brown knows exactly which punch sealed her latest victory. When asked about her favorite weapon in the ring, the WBC featherweight champion doesn’t hesitate.
“That left hook to the body. I hurt her too really bad,” Brown said, describing the moment that changed her title defense fight in Houston. “She said, that’s when I knew, oh, it’s over for you. And then she started holding on.”
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Fort Myers boxer Tiarra Brown defends featherweight title for first time
The Fort Myers native successfully defended her WBC featherweight championship, proving that her underdog mentality remains intact even as the champion. Brown’s journey from hunter to hunted hasn’t changed her approach – she still fights with the same intensity that earned her the title.
“I always feel like the underdog, you know, I always feel like I’m the underdog. I always feel like I have to give 120% and I’m going to always give 120% in all that I do in and outside of the ring,” Brown said…