Mary McGee TKO10 Ana Laura Esteche... Indiana's "Merciless" Mary McGee, at the age of 33, captured the vacant IBF women's junior welterweight crown with a dominant tenth-round stoppage victory against Argentina's Ana Laura Esteche. The bout was held in New York City as part of a DiBella Entertainment Broadway Boxing show. With the victory, McGee's record now stands at 26-3 with 14 KOs, while Esteche returns home at 14-6-3 with just 2 KOs. McGee controlled the action, but the tough-as-nails Esteche, a former unified WBA/IBF/WBO champion, pressed forward throughout, willing to take shots to work her way inside. McGee, who had twice challenged for world titles going in, set the tone in round two, rocking Esteche with an overhand right then landing three left hooks flush. McGee's left hook proved to be a key weapon for the entire bout, while Esteche's sturdy chin and tenacity forced her foe to have a high work rate. In round five, a jab-straight right combination wobbled Esteche, who then stumbled to the canvas for what should have been called a knockdown but was ruled a slip. Esteche would fire back counter shots whenever she was backed up, but McGee's power overruled her offensive offerings. The two combatants traded shots in an extended rally during the seventh to the delight of the cheering crowd. A jab-straight right felled Esteche in the eighth. Landing very sharp punches, McGee was determined to end the contest inside the distance and dished out a furious barrage of shots to start the 10th round. Feeling Esteche had taken enough punishment, the referee halted the bout. McGee became the first to knock out the Argentinean just 30 seconds into the final frame. source: dibella entertainment