slugfest

"I knew it was an absolute slugfest in there, an absolute war," Taylor said as she welcomed a trilogy bout.

In a real slugfest in Saudi Arabia, Hrgovic, cut above both eyes, was inspected by the ringside doctor who advised the referee to halt the contest.

The compact grounds of the Caribbean are ideal for T20 cricket and England managing director Rob Key has said the World Cup will be a “slugfest” of six-hitting.

Carabajal raised a swelling on her opponent's eye and the final round descended into a slugfest as Dixon's defences dropped - but she did enough to write another chapter in her remarkable story.

Tired of the infighting and wary of another dragged-out brawl like the monthlong slugfest to replace McCarthy, few Republicans are backing Greene’s effort to remove Johnson, for now.