Minka Kelly vs Nicole Scherzinger
(Lioness Club of America vs FCBA Independent)
(76-36-1, 72 KO vs 30-38, 24)
Results: Lookout!; Story: Vassago

BEFORE: A genuine throwback to Nicole's Lioness prime years allthough her career hasn't panned out in multiple stables while Minka Kelly bounced back from being one of the most overlooked bantams in FCBA history to achieve the Hall of Fame status against all odds. Both these women might be on the wrong side of forty but the cougar factor often provides more fireworks instead of the frustrating tactics and there's every chance Minka won't waste time in her usual defensive grind since she knows all about Nicole's skillset from the latter's Lioness gym tenure after all.

Minka Kelly wears a red crop top, jeans shorts & red gloves. Long dark brown hair tied in a custom ponytail. Nicole Scherzinger wears a white bikini top, black jeans shorts & golden gloves. Black hair tied in a sleek ponytail. The fight is scheduled for ten rounds in the bantamweight division.

Round 1:
Nicole gets off to a hot start and lands several heavy shots into Minka's face however she's unable to neutralize the southpaw response and leaks a quick series up the middle which duly triggers a back & forth dispute in the center of the ring. Both women exchange vicious heads shots and the previous gym knowledge does favor the aggressive approach allthough some pundits claim Nicole has nothing to lose at this stage of her career anyway. She outworks Minka during this hectic leather drill and even tears a small gash under the left eye which makes the southpaw lose her patience and that's always a rare sight for the Hall of Famer. Kelly tries to smack more punches on target to somehow earn the last laugh but Scherzinger stays on top and rattles her with a couple of additional hooks on the mouth to close out the round.

Round 2:
Minka jumps into a frantic head-hunting assault and cashes in with some good hits while Nicole goes for a similar pattern only to lose her precision and allow the actress to settle in with her own attacks. The back & forth action hurts the singer this time and wobbles her onto her heels when Minka clocks her on the nose one too many times... Nicole tries to swing from the back foot but she just misses her range and allows the younger brunette to tackle her from the inside. Minka thumps a couple of good hits on the exposed chin but she fails to deliver that slam dunk finish even though she drops Scherzinger back onto the ropes. The Hawaiian cougar accepts the phone booth drill however she's unable to beat Kelly in physical measures and gets blasted with more head shots to sink behind a desperate earmuff come the bell.

Round 3:
Minka finds more room to work the southpaw charge and lands a couple of vicious blows on the singer's mouth before lacing her with a wide overhand that should have never made so much damage but it does... Nicole gets tagged on the ear and wobbles forward with a whimper just enough for the younger brunette to SMOKE her with a brutal chin-checker a split second later. Ugh! DOWN GOES NICKY and that's vintage cougar deadmeat on display here since the proud singer fails to shake off the knockdown daze and bursts into a sobbing mess when the count duly passes her by. KO3 Minka Kelly!!!

AFTER: Lioness coach Eva Mendes claims Nicole could have pushed Minka much closer back in 2017... but we're years removed from the Hawaiian stunner being a competitive benchmark for anyone. She still sells enough tickets to collect the appearance fee but that glass chin is not getting fixed ever again. Even Tractorpull Magazine calls this one a done deal!

Official Result: Minka Kelly def. Nicole Scherzinger KO3.