Mikenna Tansley The new NABF and WBA Continental Americas Bantamweight Champion

Mike and Cedric discuss Mikenna Tansleys most recent eight-round unanimous decision over Amy Salinas to win the NABF and the WBA Continental Americas Bantamweight Championship
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What up talking fight fans thanks for tuning in to today’s episode of knuckle up with yours truly Mike or it’s female Friday? And it’s St Patrick’s Day so happy Green Day to everybody out there enjoy those pints of Guinness but drink responsibly and guys.

We we’re talking about a girl.

Today, man we’re talking about a Canadian.

So you know we we got ta push her man because I’m Canadian she’s Canadian congratulations to Mighty Mick AKA McKenna, tansley guys! If you don’t know this bantamweight Pro.

She is ranked number two out of five in Canada, 19 out of 186 in the world, and this 32 or sorry 30 year old, five, two born in Edmonton raised in Alberta, she’s, seven and two with two Kos and is coming off of a wonderful victory for The North American boxing Federation Bantam title and WBA Continental America’s title that she won against Amy Salinas uh back Friday March, the 10th guys a week today a week today.

She is promoted by Marshall Kaufman guys of King’s promotions.

And, yes, it was a brilliant, brilliant win.

Uh, you know she came in and dominated definitely huge, but let me tell you a bit about this girl yeah getting punched in the face.

Doesn’T you know square with being a creative director for calgary-based company, but the 30 year old, who once was a Triple A goalie in Sherwood Park? Playing and training with Western Hockey League juniors in the summer months stepped into the ring as an amateur five years ago and has since had nine Pro fights now and is the current WBA and nabf bantamweight champion uh shout out to McKenna for a brilliant Victory.

Um.

You know this Continental America’s Bantam titles uh and and the nabf uh she won with an eight-round unanimous decision over Amy uh Salinas uh Tinsley was aggressive throughout the fight guys and pushed Selena back repeatedly into round six tenzie switched to that Southpaw stance and boxed beautifully From that stance over the final three uh and honestly and won by scores, 79.

73 twice 78 74.

, what a wonderful Victory Tinsley is now seven and two Salinas is now four and four evenly matched up there um.

You know she started fighting at 24.

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Mckenna progressed quickly through the amateurs building a record as she took aim at professional boxing in her sick in her nine fights, as a professional McKenna had well sorry in her six fights as a professional McKenna had already proven herself by becoming the NCC Canadian bantamweight champion And er interim uh weiba bathroom Weight Champion, she regularly Delights crowds with her switch style and her terrific movement and tenacity guys.

This is what I was talking about, how she did it in this fight against Salinas.

If you guys haven’t seen it um we’ll try and drop it in the comments, so you guys don’t have to go far to watch it man but like she’s, coming from a background of AAA hockey.

So you know she is no slouch when it comes to getting hit because yo, those big guys do hit hard in hockey man and Triple H Triple, is a huge, huge leak here here in Canada.

For hockey it’s uh it’s the steps you know to the Juniors and then from the Juniors right up into the pros.

But, yes, she was playing AAA hockey uh.

You know she understood the commitment necessary to be able to step into the ring and fight amongst the best because she was playing hockey.

The same way McKenna has worked uh diligently on her fundamentals and technique, while developing her own unique style, which she used to take out Amy Salinas to win the two titles last Friday uh.

She has a bachelor’s degree of design and guys she moonlights as a designer by day and a boxer by night uh.

She has a design degree combined with experience working in graphics, uh in the graphic design, world uh.

You know product and Furniture Design Industries and have given her unique mindset to persu to the perspective in the ring uh falling in love with boxing for its art form.

She wishes to inspire other women to see the beauty and boxing and becoming one of the best in the world and guys she is definitely on her way to do that with that brilliant Victory last Friday, guys I want you to get behind our girl here from Canada, McKenna tansley, you heard it here Mighty Mick, coming through with the brig Victory man shout out to you shout out to you Mick, brilliant, brilliant performance.

Congratulations on your unanimous decision, win! Uh! You know what I know.

2023 should be a great breakout year for you, uh put Canada on the map honey.

You know what it’s about.

Do it up, get us known, show them what we’re about man show them that don’t be sleeping on Canada.

This is what we got here: guys brilliant fighter great great performance with shadow goes to her.

It’S female Friday, we’re talking McKenna, tansley, the new nabf and WBA Continental America’s bantamweight champion shout out to you.

You know what it is guys check us tonight, 7 P.

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