Izabel Goulart vs Federica Nargi
(BBU Independent vs Glamour Boxing Academy)
(6-7, 6 KO vs 9-7, 8 KO)
Results: BBU; Story: Vassago

AI Images by CBR

BEFORE: We kick off the latest BBU trip to Dubai with modelling legend Izabel Goulart taking on the Italian TV showgirl Federica Nargi who believes she should be getting another title shot herself in the near future. The lovely brunette fell to Miranda Kerr back in 2020 but remains a genuine contender for all the silverware even if compatriot Alessia Uva currently enjoys the better PR campaign.

Meanwhile Izabel reckons she's not too ahem... experienced to make a proper title run herself. She scored one of the biggest BBU upsets of the year by knocking out Brooks Nader in February and bravely duked it out on the Kendall Jenner World Tour recently which suggests she's ready for anything Federica has to offer tonight. Izzy's record is a deception and she might be the hardest hitting person to sit below .500 so let's crank up the heat already!

The fight takes place in unnamed private location around the Emirate.

Izabel Goulart wears a yellow bikini set & matching yellow gloves. Long dark brown hair in loose waves. Federica Nargi wears a crimson red bikini set & matching gloves. Long black hair loose & straight. The fight is scheduled for ten rounds in the lightweight division.

Round 1:
Izabel picks up the early pace and delivers s steady jabbing assault up the middle before trying to knock Federica's head right off with a genuine overhand assault. She misses the target as the Italian shows impressive footwork and then finds a response herself busting the Brazilian in the stomach which triggers a hectic back & forth exchange in the phone booth. Both women seek a proper body damage revenue thereafter with Federica looking slightly better in execution but she drifts a little low in the process and lands one shot in the groin. Izabel almost doesn't bother with it though and plugs a high heater to catch the younger brunette by surprise. She moves in to slam another jabbing series and spins Nargi back to the ropes which allows her to steal the close round according to Denise van Outen in the booth.

Round 2:
More gut-checking action to open the second where Federica clearly wants to test the Brazilian's abs and she hangs a couple of nasty harpoons on target to make Goulart feel it. She grinds the older brunette to a halt in the center of the ring and keeps landing those body shots until Izzy bails out into mid-distance instead of maybe slugging it back in the hole. However she's quickly lured to follow through on that opening round and tries to outbox Nargi in a heads up exchange. She drives in several clear hits but just can't drop the Italian into coverage and loses some of the momentum while the younger brunette channels more wrath to smack the model's head back & forth until she backs her onto the ropes to raise some eye-brows around the VIP arena. Add a couple of stingers to the body and Fede pulls even on the cards as both women give each other a lenghty stare at the bell.

Rounds 3 & 4:
Federica seeks more head-hunting success and catches Izabel off guard with the initial pounce as she abandons the midriff assualt and smacks the Brazilian model on the mouth several times before facing any real resistance. Goulart has to work the overhand response and she just can't place her shots on target which extends the gap in performance as Nargi rattles her around and splits the mitts with surprising ease to build her advantage. Izabel has blown hot & cold in BBU before and she's getting outworked in productive fashion here before she loses her temper and plugs one on the groin herself. Fede yells back at her but then acknowledges they're even so we resume the head-hunting pounce that brings little battle damage despite plenty of efforts. (...) Federica regains the jabbing flow in the fourth when she mauls the Brazilian to the body and it's hard to keep up with her game plan right now which only adds to the Goulart confusion as well. The end result is all smiles for the GBA entourage as Nargi blows up the body defense and shoves the Brazilian onto the ropes where she smacks her around the elbows to run away with more artistic impression value. Ugh! Izzy clinches Fede to run out the clock but looks otherwise upset during the interval.

Round 5:
Izabel flies in with a high heater and tags Federica on the brow ridge before lining another strong hit on the chest but the Italian showgirl avoids the outright damage and stays on her toes to flick immediate response over the top that triggers a hectic back & forth exchange. Both women light up the charts with a gung-ho drive that leaves Goulart with badly swollen lips and Nargi sporting a cut under the left eye before an accidental clash of heads finally slows things down. Izabel shakes off the stalemate first and drops more harpoons to the body and she for once makes Nargi hit the defensive button as she chases her around the ring for remainder of the round landing a couple of hard licks on the mouth to leave the younger brunette fuming in Italian at the bell.

Round 6:
Federica is told to keep the pressure up but she faces a more aggressive opponent now so Izabel thinks she can break the fellow brunette's resilience with another slugging blast. She tags her on the chin but then shoots wide over the head and wobbles forward to meet a crushing uppercut double that freezes her in the center of the ring. Another wild hook finds the eye and slumps Goulart on her heels before Nargi drills her with a left hook on the jaw that SENDS THE BRAZILIAN MODEL CRASHING DOWN ON HER BACK!!! Uh-oh!!! That was an elite combo from the Italian stunner who struts back to her corner and makes some gestures aimed at the VIP lounge while Izabel can only sit up at six and fails to recover from this chin-checker slam dunk so the count duly passes her by moments later. KO6 Federica Nargi in statement-making fashion!!!

AFTER: The lightweight title picture remains as crowded as ever so it might take a while before Federica gets another crack at the silverware cherry but she's happy with her tonight's performance and even offers Izzy a helping hand that is gracefully accepted by the fallen Brazilian.

Izabel is proud to represent 'Team Izzy' in the boxing ring and Federica didn't make those Adriana Lima and Alessandra Ambrosio comparisons that usually make the Brazilian model super angry but they probably will exchange more words on these low blows that happened during this fight. Meanwhile the TV crew leaves for the beach where the Main Event of the Dubai trip is set to proceed next. Word is that Federica won't really be too upset if Alessia Uva somehow couldn't beat Robin Holzken in the official LW title eliminator!

Official Result: Federica Nargi def. Izabel Goulart KO6.