ALBUQUERQUE (June 22, 2012) — Once again, Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm (31-2-3, 9 KOs) is back on her throne as the Queen of Boxing, after avenging her loss last December to French knockout artist Anne Sophie Mathis (26-2, 22 KOs) with a unanimous 10-round decision on June 15 at Route 66 Casino Hotel in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Fan-favorite Holm captured the IBA, WBF and WBAN title belts, as well as the mythical women’s pound-for-pound crown, with her victory over Mathis in their much anticipated rematch. Unlike her first fight with Mathis, the stylish blond southpaw from New Mexico stayed within her game plan to out-box Mathis, not engage in a brawl like she did last December.

Mathis, who had snapped Holm’s seven-year, 24-fight unbeaten streak, lost for the first time in 26 bouts, when she dropped her second professional fight in 1995.

“The game plan was what it was all about,” now 12-time world champion Holm said after the fight. “I wasn’t going to stand there and brawl with her all night. She’s a knockout artist (who stopped Holm in the seventh round last Dec.). I had to play it smart. This was the most important fight of my career, in terms of what I had to overcome. I had a lot of fears and doubts coming into this, but this was the fight I wanted.”

During the course of her 10