Alycia Baumgardner vs. Bo Me Ri Shin - Keys to Victory: Breaking down tactics of each fighter

Alycia Baumgardner has many mega fights on her mind — one of which could being against the legendary Katie Taylor.

To get there, Baumgardner will have to defend her unified super featherweight crown against a gritty Bo Mi Re Shin first. Baumgardner vs. Shin headlines Most Valuable Promotions’ event tonight, live from the Infosys Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Baumgardner fought at MSG last summer on the Taylor-Amanda Serrano trilogy card, as she defended her titles with a unanimous decision win over Jennifer Miranda before defeating Leila Beaudoin by UD in December. Meanwhile, Shin (19-3-3, 10 KOs) scored a majority decision over Tywarna Campbell in November to bounce back from a majority loss to Caroline Dubois last March.

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Will Baumgardner get one step closer to a possible super bout with Taylor? Or will Shin send tremors through boxing with an upset? DAZN News analyzes the Keys to Victory for both fighters in this high-stakes battle.

Alycia Baumgardner’s Keys to Victory

Establish range with the jab

Watch Alycia Baumgardner work and what’s central to her sweet science offerings is how the American establishes her range early with a pesky jab.

Finding an early home with this weapon will allow Baumgardner to begin to pick Bo Me Ri Shin apart soon thereafter.

Split Shin’s guard with consistency

The next phase of Baumgardner’s decisive wins is for her to start splitting Shin’s guard with consistency.

It is something Baumgardner can do with the jab and combinations as Shin has a penchant of stepping into punches blatantly, leaving her chin exposed in the process.

Baumgardner already possesses stellar hand speed and timing. If she can time Shin in these moments of the South Korean fighter’s lapses, the champ can roar to victory.

Wrap hooks around the guard to end combos

Baumgardner routinely finishes her slicing combinations by wrapping a hook around opponents’ guards.

Sometimes, it’s a hook that furthers a combo and an uppercut that finishes it.

Any way one looks at it, Shin might be tailor made for Baumgardner’s hook around the guard — a major weapon ‘The Bomb’ must detonate tonight.

Bo Me Ri Shin’s Keys to Victory

Punch in traffic carefully

Bo Me Ri Shin punches in traffic with plenty of tenacity. Watching her fight footage against Caroline Dubois will show you that.

It is something she must continue against Alycia Baumgardner, but with constant care as the American champ stays sharp and will capitalize on any mistakes the challenger makes.

Don’t telegraph shots

The habit of stepping into her shots, especially with the jab, is something that works for Shin, but also leaves her vulnerable to the chin.

Therefore, Shin must be mindful about not telegraphing her shots because if Baumgardner can see them coming, she has the quick hand speed to carve the challenger up.

Make shots more compact

Shin, in conjunction with not telegraphing shots, must make sure to not get too wide or wild with her punch attempts.

If either occurs, Shin’s upset chances will be dashed instantly as Baumgardner is just too skilled of a boxer to not take advantage with pointed counters.

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