world champions Julio César Chávez and Miguel Ángel González, she and Martin met for a third time. The fight was preceded by much fan hype, and both boxers were involved in "trash talking" on the days leading to the match. Martin defeated DeShong by a seventh-round knockout on June 28. DeShong lost to Lucia Rijker in her next fight, September 13, by a knockout in round three. Despite losing three fights in a row, she found herself challenging Kathy Collins for the world title in her next fight. DeShong failed for the second time to win the world title, also losing for the fourth time in a row, when Collins handed her a ten-round unanimous decision loss on January 10, 1998, for the IWBF World Jr. Welterweight title. After two more losses in a row, to Sumya Anani and Mitzi Jeter, she retired from boxing. Some fans and critics have observed that, after she gave up boxing for the first time, she should not have returned. When she did return, in 1996, she was 34 years old, an age when most boxers and athletes in general are considered to be "past their prime". Andrea DeShong had 13 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw in 24 bouts, with 8 knockout wins. Professional boxing record References External links Andrea DeShong at Women's Boxing Archive Network Andrea DeShong at BoxRec 1962 births Living people American women boxers Boxers from Ohio People from Mingo Junction, Ohio Lightweight boxers 21st-century American women