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<\/p>\nStevie Morgan: \u201cI want to fight Stephanie Han.\u201d<\/p>\n
It was another day of training for the American lightweight contender Stevie Morgan. Even the supposed day of rest didn\u2019t apply to her. I caught up with Morgan on Sunday. Another session completed. More will follow. \u201cI\u2019ve got to keep moving, the 37-year-old told me over Zoom. \u201cWhen I sit still too long, I don\u2019t like it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Morgan is the mandatory challenger to Stephanie Han and her WBA world lightweight title. It has been just over a week since Han controversially retained her title with a majority decision over Holly Holm. Many deemed it extremely unfair on Holm, who lost for the second time against the unbeaten champion. <\/p>\n
But Morgan believes it wasn\u2019t the blatant robbery many are claiming it to be, even though she thought Holm had done enough to win. \u201cIt was a close fight,\u201d Morgan told me. \u201cSeeing it in person rather than watching it on TV can make it look a little different. It was definitely close, but I thought Holly Holm pulled it off. Maybe it was because she looked better than she did the first time. It was still a very close fight.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI think she had a lot of trouble with Holm\u2019s boxing,\u201d Morgan added. \u201cI think there is a lot of pressure fighting at home. That could have\u00a0got\u00a0to her a little bit. It\u2019s a different type of pressure. That might have affected her performance.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Morgan is ranked number one by the WBA and stood aside to allow the rematch between Han and Holm to take place. But Morgan now wants to fight Han, and believes that she has the style and the power to inflict the first defeat on the resume of her fellow American. \u201cI want to fight Stephanie Han. I think what she does, she does well. But I don\u2019t think she likes to mix it up. If she gets into a firefight with me, I don\u2019t think it goes too well for her.\u201d<\/p>\n
If rankings and previous agreements mean anything at all, then Stevie Morgan should be next. But there is every chance that she won\u2019t be. Caroline Dubois, the unified WBC and WBO world lightweight champion, was ringside in Texas when Han repeated her previous victory over Holly Holm. Dubois wants to fight Han in a big unification showdown, and with both fighters being part of the Most Valuable Promotions family, it would be an easy fight to make.<\/p>\n
\u201cI guess we are just waiting,\u201d Morgan says. \u201cWe have an agreement on paper with MVP that Stephanie Han has to defend her world title against me. But if she wants to unify with Caroline Dubois, I am not sure what happens then. All I know is that I am the mandatory, and MVP have 150 days to figure out what they are going to do.\u201d<\/p>\n
As Morgan says herself, all she can do is wait. And hope. But there are alternative plans being made. \u201cIf we don\u2019t hear from them, we will fight in August. We will also start chasing another belt. The\u00a0WBO\u00a0has just moved me to number one, and their champion is Caroline Dubois.\u201d<\/p>\n
There is obvious frustration. Morgan stood aside to let Han and Holm run it back. But the politics of her sport look like they are conspiring against her. But Morgan is trying to stay positive. \u201cI was frustrated at first, but my coach said that my job is just to keep winning and my shot will come,\u201d Morgan relayed to me. \u201cIt could be bigger than just Stephanie Han. Maybe I get my shot when Dubois has three belts. We could force it and miss out on an even bigger opportunity. I don\u2019t know what\u2019s in store for me. All I know is I just have to be patient and keep winning.\u201d<\/p>\n
The former amateur star Amelia Moore has expressed interest in fighting Morgan, but the unbeaten Moore looks like having to wait. At least for now.<\/p>\n
\u201cAmelia has a long way to go,\u201d Morgan says. \u201cShe has to prove herself. Even though she has that amateur background and she is a great fighter, she has to prove herself in pro boxing. Amelia is only 4-0, and as Alycia Baumgardner would say, she is a small pup compared to Stephanie Han. For me to fight her right now, it would make no sense. I am number one for two world titles. Why would I fight her? Let me go and win a belt, and then I will defend it against her for sure. I would love that fight.\u201d<\/p>\n
In many ways, Stevie Morgan is considering her options. Both the WBA and WBO have Morgan ranked at number one. Sooner, rather than later, her chance at lightweight should come. But there are thoughts of moving up to 140 in the future if she is denied her chance at 135.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy coach said we are going to keep doing what we are supposed to do, and if we don\u2019t get the opportunity at lightweight, we will move up and chase world titles in another weight class. We have worked hard to get into this\u00a0position, and we just have to hope our name gets called. But if that doesn\u2019t happen, then we will just move up. All the world titles will soon be vacant there once Katie Taylor retires.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Stevie Morgan is currently in limbo. For her, the wait goes on. If Han and Dubois do fight later this year, that wait will be extended further. Her chance might not materialise until 2027. If boxing, rankings, and agreements work the way they should, Morgan should be next. But boxing never seems to work in straight lines. Morgan hopes the call does come. It should.<\/p>\n
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