UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Shelly Vincent was in town visiting her grandmother and had just finished training when an idea popped into her head. Her rival Heather Hardy was going to be nearby, and with a short drive, she could share the same airspace and demand something she says she is owed.
A year ago, Vincent traveled to Hardy’s home turf in Brooklyn for a 10-round WBC featherweight (125-pound) championship boxing match that ended in a majority decision for Hardy. To say Vincent disagreed with the decision is an understatement. She wants to run it back. She needs to run it back on her own home turf, and her idea was to force the dialogue for it to continue by forcing herself into Hardy’s line of sight.