Scott tried to compete rather than merely survive, but that increasingly gave Shields opportunities to attack. The difference in hand speed became particularly damaging whenever Shields put combinations together instead of looking for single power shots.
By the sixth, Scott was taking increasingly clean punches.
Shields landed a hard left hook that badly hurt her and drove her toward the ropes. With Scott in serious trouble and Shields continuing her attack, the fight was stopped before the Australian champion absorbed unnecessary punishment.
The knockout was significant because stoppages have never been a ma
