Returning from a ten-month layoff, Meinke established control early. She kept Vargas at range, stepping in with straight punches and finishing combinations before moving out of reach.
Vargas tried to press forward and land with power shots, but she struggled to close distance cleanly. Meinke’s jab disrupted her rhythm and forced her to reset before she could build offense.
Through the middle rounds, Meinke increased her workrate. She set her feet and let combinations go, mixing straight shots with hooks as Vargas followed her around the ring. The cleaner punching and sharper timing came consistently from the Berlin fighter.
Vargas had moments when she edged into range and fired back, but Meinke answered quickly and returned to her jab to regain control. By the later rounds, the pattern was set, with Meinke dictating the pace and landing the more effective shots.
Over twelve rounds, Meinke controlled distance, landed the cleaner punches, and carried the fight clearly on the scorecards to unify the IBF and IBO belts.
In the eight-round heavyweight co-feature, Peter Kadiru dropped Mauricio “El Demoledor” Barragan three times on his way to a clear unanimous decision.
The 28-year-old took a couple of rounds to settle, then began working his way inside, digging to the body. The first knockdown came in the sixth, a clean one-two that caught Barragan as he tried to hold his ground.
Kadiru stayed patient and kept walking him down. The second knockdown followed from a heavy right hand as Barragan’s legs started to go. By then, the Uruguayan was reacting more than punching.
Kadiru pressed for the stoppage, letting his hands go again and dropping him a third time with another right hand. Barragan held on, covered up, and made it to the final bell.
The scores reflected the control Kadiru built through the second half, 80–71, 79–71 twice. He moves to 22-1 (13 KOs). Barragan drops to 20-6 (12 KOs).
Undercard Results
Emanuel Odiase (10-0, 8 KOs) won an eight-round unanimous decision over Kostiantyn Dovbyshchenko (10-20-1, 7 KOs) at heavyweight.
Felix Langberg (18-2, 16 KOs) knocked out Djuar El Sheikh (23-3-1, 22 KOs) in the fourth round.
Victor Jurk (13-0, 11 KOs) forced Emilio Ezequiel Zarate (21-24-3, 12 KOs) to retire in the second round.
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