Of course, all that had really changed in the space of 48 hours was how that knockout win for Camarillo was viewed. Initially, and quite rightly, it had been viewed as an eye-catching and impressive finish, with the fight itself deemed a mismatch worthy of criticism. Sio, some said, was out of her depth, hence the speed at which Camarillo, a 5-0 prospect, had managed to dispatch her. Also, it was only two months ago that Sio, 1-2, was knocked out inside a round by Perla Bazaldua (albeit stopped by a body punch on that occasion). Her being stopped by Camarillo therefore came as no real surprise. Nor was it any surprise to see how quickly Camarillo’s knockout of Sio spread on social media. After all, before it wasn’t, it was everything one would want from a knockout. It was clean, it was decisive, and it carried a violence we don’t often see in finishes in women’s boxing. Already, at that stage, it looked and felt different; crueller, scarier, worth replaying.
When did you first watch a fight become a tragedy?
