Brooklyn Barwick Moves to 5-0 (5 KOs)

Brooklyn "Big Deal" Barwick won her fifth fight when Adis Camacho quit on her stool following the second round in Medellin, Colombia today. Barwick showed new wrinkles in her game in front of some new fans from Chabad Medellin, who were in attendance. Building off of her fourth fight, she boxed more against Camacho than she had previously. Her combinations were more precise and her punch-picking was better.

Camacho was not a particularly skilled opponent, but she came out trying to win, hoping to land a wild shot. At first, Barwick jabbed while Camacho tried to counter. Then Camacho led with her untamed swings, and Barwick effectively countered. The Colombian caught the 25 year old New Yorker a couple of times early in the first, but took most of the punishment.

About midway through the two-minute first round, Barwick began to box. She told The Jewish Boxing Blog that she wanted to avoid injury, eluding to the nasty headbutt she suffered in her third pro fight back in August. The resulting bruise and headaches took weeks to subside.

She used feints to set up her combinations. She threw a left to the body, which led to a hard sweeping right to the head. Barwick's corner, coach Jimmy Sosa and fellow boxer Nisa Rodriguez, pleaded for her to pressure Camacho, but Brooklyn was contend to land head-snapping rights from the outside.

Barwick smacked around Camacho to start the second round, making the Colombian look like a bobblehead doll. She faked a right to connect with a crisp left hook. A 1-2 combo set up some body work. She even caught a Camacho punch with her right glove and immediately fired back a counter jab.

About a minute and half into the second, Camacho began looking for a way out of the bout. She briefly put her hands down, and soon landed a nice left hook to the kidneys, an illegal punch for which she wasn't warned. Afterwards, she put her hands down again and gave a longing look towards her corner. She then switched to southpaw in desperation and ate a tremendous right cross in the process. Camacho eventually made a business decision and quit before having to face Barwick for a third period.

Brooklyn has not faced the toughest competition, but she has proven herself to be a real bulldog. Aggressive, with a strong chin, she has been boxing more recently, adding her to ever-burgeoning arsenal in the ring. Out of the ring, she attended Shabbat services at Chabad Medellin without Rabbi Levy, whose wife had a baby yesterday. Mazel tov to the rabbi and his wife.

Barwick is now 5-0 with 5 KOs after seeing the second round for the first time. Camacho falls to 0-7-1. It was the sixth time she has been stopped.

Brooklyn Barwick Weighs In

Brooklyn "Big Deal" Barwick weighed in ahead of her fight tomorrow against Adis Camacho in Medellin, Colombia. She came in at 121.5 pounds. Camacho was 120.3.

Barwick, a 25 year old based in New York, has settled into the junior featherweight division her last several fights. She's 4-0 with 4 KOs. This will be her third fight in Medellin, all since late August.

Brooklyn flew down to Medellin early Wednesday and observed Yom Kippur at the local Chabad with Rabbi Levi. She brought kosher food down to Colombia for the rest of her stay. Barwick's father is Jewish, but she is currently in the process of converting to Orthodox Judaism. She'll be back at Chabad Medellin tonight for Shabbat services.

Camacho (0-6-1) has fought as a bantamweight and junior featherweight recently. She began boxing professionally in 2009, took twelve years off, and restarted her career in 2022. She fought twice last year and has been stopped five times. She went the full six round distance in her last fight back in December. Camacho was ranked 18th in the world at minimumweight in 2010.

This fight is scheduled for four two-minute rounds.