Barwick Eviscerates Vizcaino

Junior featherweight Brooklyn Barwick knocked out Yosmeilin Vizcaino in about 16 seconds of the first round yesterday at Club Ciro Perez in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic.

The 26 year old based in New York came out with a jab and then went to Vizcaino's body for a four-punch combination. Vizcaino threw wide shots upstairs which missed the target as Barwick came in low. Barwick then exploded upwards with a stunning left hook, followed by a concussive one.

Vizcaino flailed backwards and down to the canvas. She instinctively held her gloves up, but could not rise from the seat of her pants within the allotted ten seconds.

Barwick's coach, Jimmy Sosa, banned her from eating Oreos, so Brooklyn celebrated making weight with a giant apple pie. "It's not an Oreo!" she declared. She celebrated her victory with - what else - Oreos.

Barwick is now 6-0 with 6 KOs, but her ledger on BoxRec doesn't reflect that success. Two of her fights in Colombia have been held up. Barwick spoke with inspector Johan Bolivar and Colombian Federation president Alberto Torres to no avail. As a result, Barwick has gotten her lawyer involved.

Brooklyn Barwick Weighs In

Brooklyn Barwick weighed in ahead of her fight tomorrow in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic. She scaled 122 pounds after cutting two and half pounds in thirty minutes the day before. Reportedly, her opponent is slated to be Yosmeilin Vizcaino, who also made weight.

Barwick, whose weight is right around average for her pro career so far, adhered to the concept of tzniut for the weigh-in, dressing modestly in a Teep Territory rash guard. She'll also wear a fight suit prepared by Teep Territory into the ring. Her suit will be an ode to Israel and the Jewish people.

Barwick is in the process of converting to Orthodox Judaism and refueled at the Chabad of Dominican Republic in Santo Domingo where she ate salmon, rice, pita, and hummus. Before her pro debut, Barwick made a bargain with G-d, saying that if she won, she'd finally initiate the conversion process that she had been considering since she was a little girl. This promise has powered her pro career.

Hers will be the first fight on the card, so that it will take place before Shabbat. With fights typically happening Friday and Saturday nights, finding a card that isn't on Shabbat can be a challenge, one that Orthodox Jewish boxers such as Dmitriy Salita, Yuri Foreman, and David Malul have had to negotiate. Salita and Malul are both promoters who schedule events on other days. Barwick hopes to jump on their cards to avoid conflict with Shabbat.

Though Barwick boxed more in her last fight, she's looking to come out aggressively in this one. She moved apartments after a recent breakup and is looking to take out her anger and frustrations on her opponent in this four round affair.