Katie Taylor is still the undisputed lightweight champion after a unanimous points decision win over Delfine Persoon on Saturday night.
The Bray fighter was pushed to the limit for the second time by Persoon at Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Fight Camp, but the judges' scorecards were 98-93, 96-94, 96-94 in her favour.
And this time the Belgian had no problem with with the outcome, saying afterwards: "This time I respect the result".
Taylor started well in the fight and pushed Persoon back with a couple of strong left hooks.
Persoon was heavily marked under the right eye in the second round as Taylor continued to dominate.
But the Belgian's high work-rate began to trouble Taylor and the Irish champion also sustained a nasty swelling on her forehead.
Persoon refused to take a backward step and she landed a high volume of shots, with her right hand proving highly effective.
Taylor responded with a burst of punches on the bell as Persoon tumbled to the floor almost in exhaustion.
"I knew it was going to be tough and I had to dig deep at some stage in the fight," Taylor told Sky Sports.
"But I thought I boxed better than the last time, even though I got drawn in a few times, and that's what got me the win in the end.
"You can't relax against Delfine, you know she's going to come and come and we've had two amazing fights.
"I thought it was a lot more convincing tonight."
