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00:00 Ladies, this is an 8x2 minute bout. Protect yourselves at all times. Fight strong, fight fair. Any questions?
00:08 Touch gloves, back to your quarters.
00:11 So time for the main event on this historic all-female card live here on Fox Sports between Taylor Harris and the Australian Super Welterweight Champion Millie Agbo-Bjulen.
00:26 Ben Zayman in commentary alongside Jeff Minnick and Kate McLaren and no time to breathe here because Agbo-Bjulen, as she does, storms forward and throws punches.
00:37 And she will be aggressive here against Harris who wants to box and use her range.
00:43 Yeah, Harris wants to use that long jab but Agbo-Bjulen's not going to let her by the looks of things.
00:50 And Millie Agbo-Bjulen has asked us to call her Millie. You'll be pleased to hear throughout commentary for this fight.
00:57 So Millie against Harris in this one.
01:01 Thanks very much Millie.
01:04 And she looks for something huge with that right hand and she gets to the body of Harris as well with the same right hand.
01:16 Eyes wide for Millie and she is having some success in the early stages of this one.
01:25 She was a quality amateur and she's been a good pro who's coming off her best professional victory as well.
01:32 But this is a step up against the big, tough, strong Harris.
01:37 Who has stopped her last four opponents on the trot.
01:46 Good shot there from Millie and a right hand gets through as well.
01:50 I was just about to say I like the way she's got that right hand stuck right on the side of the face.
01:54 It doesn't move, it doesn't drop and when she throws it, she throws it straight down the pipe which is the deadliest way to throw.
02:00 And it was a good shot on the inside there from Harris.
02:03 And it just slowed Millie down for a moment because it's been a frantic start from the Australian champion.
02:13 Kate I hope you're watching where this right hand is of Taylor Harris there.
02:17 It's right up on the side of the face and she throws it on there.
02:20 What are you thinking Kate watching this?
02:22 I think both girls are extremely fit and conditioned.
02:25 Millie is very tough, she's putting the pressure on Taylor.
02:29 She's knowing exactly what to do here.
02:32 Yeah, great first opening round.
02:35 Some big punches at the end of that round.
02:39 Keep that jab tight, nice and long and keep her at the end of it.
02:43 Start with your feint to set it up and from there shoot nice and long.
02:47 You want to keep her at the end of it.
02:49 As soon as you let those go, roll under and out.
02:52 Keep resetting.
02:53 As soon as you start to get out here, turn, turn, turn.
02:57 Deep breath.
02:58 You want to sit?
02:59 She's a little bit erratic yeah?
03:02 Commit to your jab.
03:03 Commit to your jab, stay nice and tucked in behind that foot there and drive it all the way out.
03:08 As soon as she comes in, keep turning, turning, turning.
03:12 You're doing fine, you've landed one or two and you can already see.
03:16 The wilder as you get the more...
03:18 Strong advice in the Harris corner.
03:21 That opening round, Millie was so strong and erratic but successful.
03:28 Really strong opening two minutes from the Australian champion.
03:32 Harris does get on the jab in the early stages of the second round.
03:36 It's a good jab too.
03:38 Looking for that long right hand is Millie.
03:42 Jabbing away is Harris.
03:46 It's a jab too from Millie and a right hand that follows it.
03:54 Yeah they weren't big punches at the end but they both landed.
03:59 Good throw.
04:00 Body shot there from Harris on the inside.
04:12 Millie, Agbo Bulan, just waits here for a moment then Harris gets out with a right hand.
04:23 Millie threw the right hand herself but it was Harris that got through.
04:27 [Cheering]
04:30 Counter shot from Harris.
04:35 Yeah another nice straight right hand there by Harris.
04:38 Can she keep this up? Millie, do you think Kate?
04:43 She looks extremely fit. Not too sure what her camp's been like.
04:48 Her fitness is definitely up there at the moment.
04:51 I know we're only on round two but hopefully she can keep it through all eight.
04:56 Taylor just needs to keep popping that jab, keeping her out.
04:58 But I think Millie knows the game plan.
05:00 She's looking at the body as we can see now so I think there we go.
05:03 She's looking at the body with the right hand as well does Millie.
05:06 Harris jabbing.
05:09 Now moving backwards to avoid that big right hand.
05:14 Millie is sort of leaning with her head first on some of those overhand shots which concerns me a little bit.
05:21 Oh right hand!
05:23 Stop! It's through from Millie late in another really competitive round as we head to Charmaine Nipson.
05:30 I'm here with Swans midfielder Chloe Malloy.
05:32 Chloe, something different for you? How are you finding the boxing tonight?
05:35 Yeah this is my first ever boxing match that I've watched live.
05:37 I think it's amazing that it's an all-female headline.
05:40 Yeah it's actually incredible to watch.
05:42 I appreciate what these athletes do.
05:45 It's insane, I could never do it.
05:47 And you've got a fellow AFLW player in there.
05:50 You've played against her.
05:51 Could you imagine being against her in the ring?
05:53 What kind of competitor is she?
05:55 Oh honestly, watching her out here, just like the way she plays, obviously to the rules of AFL,
05:59 she just goes for it, flies at it, she looks relaxed.
06:02 I love seeing her smile as well.
06:03 That's just kind of the player that she is.
06:05 There's a few of the Swanese girls and even her Melbourne mates have come down.
06:09 So yeah, she definitely boxes the way she plays.
06:11 She's relaxed, chill, calm and yeah, I'm loving watching her.
06:14 I'm sure a very proud night for you seeing all the girls get into action.
06:17 Who's your prediction?
06:18 Oh, Tay all the way, as if I wouldn't be on Team Tay.
06:21 Thank you, enjoy the fight.
06:23 Yeah, the AFLW begins Friday, September the 1st as we continue the action here in the Australian title fight.
06:29 Geoff, what have you made of this one so far between Millie and Harris?
06:33 Yeah, Millie's trying to work out a plan how to get around those big long straight arms of Harris's,
06:41 which is very, very difficult and she's finding it difficult.
06:43 She's learning a couple of punches but it's very, very hard Ben.
06:46 Gee, this is a really high quality boxing event so far.
06:50 Both of them are having some success as Harris sits down on that right hand
06:56 as Millie just found herself in an awkward position for a moment.
06:59 But the right hand of Harris gets through over the top and to the body as well
07:06 and she throws a tight shot too.
07:08 Better stuff from Taylor Harris here in the third round.
07:12 A couple of big wide hands of Learman from Harris.
07:15 Stop, stop, stop.
07:17 Millie Agbo-Borlan has scored with big right hands in the first couple of rounds
07:22 and she gets another through there.
07:24 Let's go, stop, stop.
07:26 And Harris will like what happened in the first minute of this third round
07:32 as the upper cut from Millie gets through as well
07:34 and she tries to double it up on the right hand from Harris over the top.
07:38 Yeah, Millie's punching from all angles.
07:40 She's just trying to get that left of the limb in the right places.
07:44 Stop, stop.
07:46 Harris grabbing away.
07:54 Harris needs to put a bit more pressure on now.
07:56 She had it quite close to the ropes.
07:58 She can just back Millie up onto those ropes and start unloading some of her punches.
08:02 That would be good.
08:03 You can see that swelling around the eye of Harris from those right hands.
08:11 Millie looks.
08:13 Body shots from Harris.
08:16 Big shots as Millie just tries to cover up.
08:20 Still keeping that high intensity going.
08:25 Good work rate from both girls.
08:28 They end the round and is there just a little cut there?
08:37 No, just some bruising around the eye from those right hands.
08:43 Don't look to try and knock her out.
08:48 Do what you do. Use your jab.
08:50 It's a nice jab, Kate.
08:51 Every time you've been quick on it, you're landing flush on her.
08:54 Again, when you want to land those power shots, it comes off that long jab.
08:58 Now you can start to bring those shots in.
09:03 There's one of those right hands from the champion.
09:07 Millie doesn't look too fazed by Taylor's jab.
09:10 She goes straight in.
09:11 She doesn't look fazed at all, Kate.
09:13 I think she's fighting fire with fire.
09:16 If anything, it's the body shots we just saw that have been the best success for Harris so far.
09:23 Yeah, those five body shots she threw there were very, very effective.
09:30 So this one delicately poised into round four.
09:34 Eight rounds for the Australian title.
09:37 Harris putting everything into her right hand and Millie Agbo-Boolan saw it coming, ducked underneath.
09:44 Verbal warning. Verbal warning. Please stop.
09:47 We want good boxing. Good boxing from both of you. Let's go. Box!
09:49 Leanne Reid, our referee, she's done all five fights on this card.
09:55 This all-female card as Harris throws a right hand and another.
09:59 Agbo-Boolan came straight back.
10:02 She's in, then she's out. Millie, she's looking for the opening.
10:10 Right hand from Millie.
10:12 That is her shot. She's had great success with that wild, powerful right hand as the defending Australian champion.
10:26 Now they get in tight. Harris just happy to hang on to her as we enter the second minute of the fourth round.
10:34 Taylor back on the jab.
10:36 She missed with a big right hand there.
10:39 Sees them coming well, doesn't she, Millie Agbo-Boolan?
10:42 Definitely. She looks, she's watching everything that's going on. It's good.
10:47 I can take a point off you for holding, alright?
10:49 Please. Box.
10:51 Go, Taylor!
10:53 Wild shots from both just to his mind.
11:00 They will change the complexion of this if something scores like that.
11:04 Yeah, but the referee just warned Harrison about holding, so...
11:10 Box, box, Taylor!
11:12 Nice punches there.
11:14 Good shots from Millie, the champion.
11:17 She goes forward and throws a bunch.
11:21 Punches well too.
11:23 She doesn't even look tired yet.
11:25 Oh, right hand!
11:29 Beautiful right hand from Millie Agbo-Boolan.
11:32 To end the round.
11:36 And Harris is walking over there with a little bit of a...
11:39 Not the best look on her face after the big right hand just landed.
11:43 That was a huge shot.
11:45 Right at the end of the round as we get into the Harris corner.
11:49 Come out to your right.
11:51 This is that shot.
11:53 That is her punch in this fight.
11:58 That big right hand.
12:00 And the referee definitely warned Harris about holding.
12:05 She can't take a point off if she holds again.
12:08 Not once. You know what I'm saying?
12:10 So keep your chin down, come out to your right, let that elbow drop right in.
12:13 Start pushing the action. Back her up.
12:15 Now is your time, Tay.
12:17 You've seen her best work.
12:19 She hasn't seen half of what you've got.
12:21 Now is your time.
12:23 She is a cross-code star.
12:27 And she's deep in a very, very tough battle here
12:31 for the Australian super welterweight title
12:34 against an outstanding boxer
12:38 who's throwing big right hands and scoring with plenty.
12:41 Millie missed with the right hand and hit with a beautiful headbutt there.
12:46 Heads have come together a few times and they clashed again there.
12:54 Millie does a great job of getting on the inside of Taylor.
13:00 Nice feint from Taylor.
13:08 She's wary of the right hand and she's trying to make her own opportunities.
13:13 The uppercut from Harris.
13:15 And the heads have come together and it's Millie who gets the warning.
13:24 It's a clash again.
13:27 Over the top goes Millie.
13:40 I like that movement by Millie. That's nice.
13:43 Oh, there she lands with a left hook there.
13:45 And a right hand.
13:48 And then the left hook from Millie rocked her away.
13:51 There's that right hand from Harris, but Millie again just saw it coming.
13:58 And 30 seconds remain here in round five
14:03 as Millie Agbo-Bourbon comes forward again
14:06 and Harris tries to put her shots together.
14:10 Millie's landed some good shots in this round, Ben.
14:13 She has and there is significant swelling, not only around that eye
14:17 but also up on the forehead of Harris.
14:19 As those rights and lefts get through again,
14:24 Millie and there's a right hand and Harris comes back.
14:27 Here goes Taylor Harris late in the round, trying to get clear.
14:33 Millie throws a big right hand and they touch clubs.
14:37 What a finish for that round.
14:39 Really good action.
14:41 What a big one here, that last punch from Millie was, Ben.
14:44 And they get to work on that swelling, the egg that's appearing on the head of Harris.
14:51 And let's have a look at the headbutt.
14:53 The clash of heads that occurred earlier in the rounds.
15:03 Well, there's a big right hand that got straight through
15:07 and then the heads came together.
15:09 But, gee, it was a beautiful right hand from Millie Agbo-Bourbon.
15:13 They tangled a number of times and then they saved the best for last at the end of the round.
15:19 Off balance and in a tough spot there for a moment was Millie.
15:26 But she came back with a beautiful right hand.
15:29 She's so composed, she's in there standing up between rounds, she's ready.
15:34 She is doing a beautiful job.
15:37 The Nigerian-born, Melbourne-based Australian champion
15:42 who has a picture-perfect right hand.
15:47 Yeah, that constant moving, that little dodging, weaving side to side is really working for Millie.
15:58 And Harris, she wants something big and the right hand gets through.
16:03 But Agbo-Bourbon, she moved with it.
16:06 And Gerry Murphy in the corner of the champion will be very happy with what he's seeing.
16:17 As she goes, one, two, again.
16:20 And she went one, two, three, four then, Ben.
16:25 Murphy used to train Taylor Harris in fact, earlier in her career.
16:32 And she is made of tough stuff, Harris.
16:41 She will keep trying to find those sorts of shots.
16:44 The right hand from Harris was a good one.
16:47 Agbo-Bourbon, she dances.
16:52 Harris, it did not hurt me.
16:55 Oh, and she comes forward with a shot of her own.
16:58 What a fight we've got here, Ben.
17:03 She just keeps Taylor guessing with that head movement, those feints.
17:09 You just don't know what's coming next. Big overhand right there.
17:12 Yeah, all too often it is the big overhand right that is coming next and that gets through.
17:17 Then again.
17:21 15 seconds here in round 6.
17:24 Harris, she walks forward.
17:29 She jabs away and then she tries to score with her right hand
17:37 and punches to the back of the head from Millie,
17:40 which will get a warning from the referee.
17:49 It's a tight end of the round, but she's doing an outstanding job.
17:53 Outstanding job, but at the end of the round Harris finished with a good combo.
17:58 Wow, some of the punches that were landed during the round were amazing.
18:01 I'm tired just watching it.
18:03 Now listen.
18:05 On your body.
18:07 Don't stand in front of her with your hands down.
18:12 Keep your head moving, keep your hands down.
18:14 Don't just stop. You've got your cover, Tom.
18:17 You're winning. You're winning.
18:19 You've got to keep it up. Keep moving sideways like you are now.
18:22 Head moving, pull. Head moving, pull.
18:24 Keep playing with her.
18:26 Pretty confident words here in the corner, Ben.
18:34 Play with her.
18:36 No one's playing with anyone here, but gee, they deserve to be confident.
18:43 And Geri Murphy deserves to be very happy with what Millie Agbo-Boolan is doing
18:48 because this is a big occasion and she is boxing beautifully against a star in Taylor Harris.
18:55 It's that constant movement that's causing Harris the problems.
19:00 She just doesn't know where her opponent is.
19:02 Side, side. Oh, there's that right hand again, Ben.
19:08 And again.
19:11 Just for a moment, Harris hangs on.
19:14 And now she gets the defence in the way of that shot.
19:19 And she jabs to the body.
19:22 That's what Harris should be doing with that head movement.
19:25 The body don't move, Ben.
19:26 Oh, their heads came together again.
19:28 Oh, nastily.
19:30 Time. Neutral corner.
19:33 Stop. Stop putting your head down.
19:37 Okay. Alright.
19:39 Stop holding. Stop going into that hold. Alright?
19:42 Okay.
19:43 She's going to have some damage.
19:47 Around the eyes.
19:51 Tomorrow is Taylor Harris as she takes another shot, gives one back to...
19:56 And get ready to trade at centre ring.
20:00 Oh, Millie Agbo-Boolan just weaved underneath the shot there.
20:05 Yeah, Millie's going all out there, but it's not...
20:07 No, I don't think it's the smartest thing to do against Harris.
20:10 Oh, there's that right hand again.
20:19 That right hand is lethal.
20:21 30 seconds left.
20:22 Harris just going to jab down the middle to the chest.
20:25 Going to bring the right hand over the top. I see no...
20:28 Oh, wow. Look at that jab.
20:31 And again.
20:34 Go Taylor!
20:35 And 10 seconds left here in round seven.
20:42 Harris moving backwards and then trying to work off a jab.
20:51 And a tangle.
20:54 And we will get into the final round of the Australian title fight.
20:59 Could you walk it straight in?
21:01 Yeah, I know.
21:02 OK, listen to me.
21:03 You've got one round left and you're going to need to knock her down to win.
21:07 Keep your chin down, keep your left hand tight, come out to your right, one chin down the fight.
21:14 Commit to it. One round.
21:16 That's all there is to it.
21:17 Chin down, left hand up, come out to your right, straight down the fight.
21:23 Same backhand.
21:24 No, the jab doesn't work.
21:25 Exactly. No more pouring, Kate.
21:27 You get hit every time.
21:28 Commit to the shot. You've got one round left.
21:30 So tied to Inua in the corner of Taylor Harris, she says you need a knocking.
21:38 Yeah, well, we've been looking at each other for the last several rounds.
21:41 We think the same thing, Ben. She does need a knockout to win the fight.
21:44 So, let's see what happens when Taylor Harris is in the trenches
21:53 against the outstanding Millie Agbo-Boolan, the defending Australian champion.
22:00 Round eight of the Aussie title fight.
22:03 Headlining this all-female card, an historic event on Fox Sports.
22:10 And it comes down to this.
22:12 Oh, there's that right hand.
22:14 Right hand.
22:15 Wow.
22:16 Agbo-Boolan.
22:17 Again.
22:21 Oh.
22:22 Really putting the pressure on now.
22:23 That's a big right hand, Ben.
22:25 Huge shots.
22:27 Agbo-Boolan.
22:29 That's the biggest yes.
22:31 A huge shot.
22:33 That knocked Harris.
22:36 She backs up. She felt that though.
22:39 And there's all sorts of swelling around that eye now.
22:43 And Millie Agbo-Boolan has gone to another level.
22:51 And the swelling continues around that very, very badly damaged eye of Taylor Harris.
23:00 And this might be time to stop the fight in fact.
23:04 Even though we are late in the final round because there is damage to the eye of Harris.
23:11 Who has taken too many right hands.
23:14 Yeah, Ben. There's a time to come to.
23:17 She can't win the fight. She doesn't need to get punched anymore.
23:20 Millie Agbo-Boolan just uses the ring and I think is showing some sportsmanship here.
23:29 Just trying to stay away but that goes away in a moment as she tries to find another right hand.
23:34 And now with 15 seconds left in the fight.
23:41 Well, going to take a miracle now for Taylor Harris.
23:49 Because this has been a supreme boxing performance from Millie Agbo-Boolan.
23:57 Who has defended her Australian title.
24:00 Absolutely brilliantly.
24:04 And for the Nigerian born former Commonwealth Games bronze medalist.
24:12 This is the biggest night of her sporting career.
24:16 And perhaps her life. And you can see just what it means.
24:20 What a performance on this stage.
24:24 That is something she will certainly never forget.
24:32 Tonight is a night in history. Ben, female card and I think that fight right there is definitely something to go down in history.
24:39 That was unreal.
24:44 And gee, she has taken some damage as Taylor Harris.
24:51 And viewers on Fox footy, the replay of AFL 360 coming up very, very shortly.
24:58 But let's have a look at the highlights from this one.
25:03 And the presence and the power of Millie Agbo-Boolan was something that I don't think we quite expected.
25:14 Definitely not Ben, but that right hand just continually landed.
25:17 And I mean, Harris found no answer for it.
25:20 There wasn't nothing said in the corner to try to prevent it from happening.
25:24 Which to me is upsetting as a trainer.
25:27 You've got to let your pupil know what your opponent is trying to do to her.
25:33 Wow, what a performance. Just incredible stuff from Millie Agbo-Boolan.
25:48 She came in here a heavy B-side, despite being the defending champion.
25:53 And she fought like every bit, the A-side, every bit the champion.
25:58 And she has changed her life here tonight.
26:07 She's done something really, really special.
26:10 And look at the damage on the face of Taylor Harris.
26:13 She is an out and out star and you don't like to see her injured in that way.
26:20 And she's meant to be at AFLW training tomorrow.
26:25 I don't think that will be happening.
26:27 But we hope that she can recover from that damage very, very quickly
26:34 and get back to the top of Australian sport, which is exactly where she belongs.
26:38 She is an absolute credit to sport in this country.
26:41 And it's been a pleasure to have her on this show and any show that we've had her on.
26:48 Because she is a special person who has put in a great effort here tonight.
26:57 Let's go to Lieutenant Dan Hennessy and get the scores.
27:00 Fighters to the center ring please.
27:03 Ladies and gentlemen, can we please have a round of applause for these two fighters.
27:11 What a fight.
27:16 And could we also have a round of applause for our referee who did all five fights here tonight, Lee Ann Reid.
27:24 After eight rounds of action, we go to the judges score cards for a decision.
27:32 Judge Les Spear scores the competition 76-76 draw.
27:39 Christopher Allende scores the competition 73-80. And William Salas scores the competition 74-70.
27:47 For your winner by majority decision and still the AFLW Superweights champion, coming out of the red corner, Millie "A-Bow" Bulen.
28:01 Congratulations.
28:02 Congratulations.
28:04 Congratulations.
28:05 Congratulations.
28:07 Congratulations.
28:09 Millie "A-Bow" Bulen.