Helena Mattsson vs Eliabetta Gregoraci
(Lookout! Atlantic Boxing vs BBU Independent)
(18-7, 16 KO vs 9-7, 9 KO)
Results: Lookout!; Story: Vassago

BEFORE: Allthough Elisabetta Gregoraci is set to fight compatriot Elisabetta Canalis in beach boxing rules next month she is more than ready to answer the challenge from tricky Swedish actress Helena Mattsson who is apparently looking to enter the lightweight title picture again. Mattsson stopped TV showgirl Belen Rodriguez back in May so she has a knack for browsing the Italian landscape alright and this fight raises the contender stakes in the 130 lbs division with some fans asking what is Malika Menard doing these days? Lookout! Atlantic's entourage refuses to address some backstage rumours as Nicole Richie claims: "Helena has to knock this Italian pasta lover first... and then we can talk about other items on our hit list...". The plot thickens...

Helena Mattsson wears a white bikini set & blue gloves with yellow cross painted on them. Long blonde hair tied in a curled ponytail. Elisabetta Gregoraci wears a turquoise bikini set & black gloves. Long black hair tied in a sleek ponytail. The fight is scheduled for ten rounds in the lightweight division.

Round 1:
Vicious start from the Italian who catches the blonde napping and bulldozes her up the middle knocking the fancy ponytail in back & forth fashion. It takes a moment for Helena to find her stride but Elisabetta manages to pound her onto the ropes by then so she accepts the slugging script as both women bash each other with plenty of mean intentions in the process. Helena still eats more of these punches and remains stuck in a hole until the brunette whacks her across the breasts for a good measure. Woof. Gregoraci drops more body shots once Mattsson bails out behind a desperate earmuff and it's one way traffic in the closing stages with the raunchy model plugging more leather on target to leave the Swede slumped in visible discomfort come the bell.

Round 2:
Helena seeks immediate response and matches the brunette's slugging intensity in the opening minute of the second round before blasting Elisabetta across the mouth and gradually outworking her down the stretch. She keeps hassling away until she backs the Italian model onto the ropes where she plugs her on the rack and lands more had shots from point-blank range. Elisabetta swings over the top in response alas her attacks are chaotic enough for Mattsson to thwart them with a supreme hooking delivery come the final minute. Gregoraci remians pinned on the ropes and eats more hard licks as the blonde cleans up shop to even the scorecards.

Round 3:
Elisabetta cranks up the jabbing volume early in the third while Helena settles down for the back & forth exchange as both women seek a one-punch breakthrough of sorts. The power supply is there but the precision is not and the stubborn high-guard eventually takes over to lock both these veterans into a lenghty clinch. Gregoraci breaks away first and pummels the blonde around the elbows before a clash of heads sends Mattsson reeling and the Italian brunette tries to slam dunk her with an aerial pounce only to bounce off the Swedish high guard again.

Round 4:
Both women clash in the center of the ring again but this time Helena smacks the model on the chin and stuffs her with a body assault in short order. Elisabetta just didn't move quick enough to embrace the attack and Mattsson takes it from there bashing more hooks up the middle until she bursts the brunette's nostrils into leaking blood much to the crowd's delight. Ugh! Elisabetta didn't see that coming but suddenly she's forced to cover up for the damage while Helena nails her with a brutally effective series and buries behind a desperate earmuff along the ropes. The slugging pounce is on with the Swedish model thumping more hard leather into the Italian's face; she leaves her crippled in spasms at the bell and punches the air in delight afterwards.

Round 5:
Elisabetta gets her nose patched up during the interval but can't stop Helena from hammering more leather on target early in the fifth as the Swede gets even more aggressive and she pounds the older woman onto the ropes where she gashes her from both flanks until the high guard collapses wholesale. Gregoraci leaks too many punches here as Mattsson totally works her over and shuts down the Italian system with a left hook on the ear that DROPS THE BRUNETTE DOWN ON HER BACKSIDE. Ugh! The count is slow but Elisabetta cuts a shaken figure and prefers to stay down on the canvas as blood starts to leak from her nose again. NINE... TEN... she's out!!! KO5 Helena Mattsson!!!

AFTER: Big win for the big Swede which suggests she might be back in the divisional title contention again. Meanwhile Elisabetta storms out of the ring to avoid awkward questions about her looming Italian clash on the beach but one might assume the Canalis fanbase is very vocal around certain parts of the Mediterranean country right now. Back to Mattsson - she shrugs her shoulders and claims she's ready to battle Malika Menard if the fans want to see it happen: "Some of these fights are booked on social media so it's not all about the money. I've had two wins over Top 20 opponents this season. That's more than enough to accept any challenge going forward!" (winks).

Official Result: Helena Mattsson def. Elisabetta Gregoraci KO5.