As primal as the idea of slap fighting is, it’s largely a mental game.
So, when Maria Favela steps onto the Power Slap stage for the first time on Friday to face fellow newcomer Marisol Ruelas, one has to assume that the Ciudad de Mexico native has survived worse than Ruelas’ left hand to the face.
Literally. Because no matter how tough Ruelas is at The Fontainebleau Las Vegas, she’s not tougher than cancer, and Favela already vanquished that foe.