Lil Kim walked out with female super featherweight world champion Alycia “The Bomb” Baumgardner and performed one of her classic tracks.
On Apr. 17, Lil Kim joined Baumgardner for a ring walk for her headlining fight against Bo Mi Re Shin at Madison Square Garden. While doing so, Kim performed her 2003 song, “The Jump Off.”
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Baumgardner went on to beat Shin by unanimous decision to defend her WBA, WBO and IBF titles. The fight’s judges scored the fight, 98-92, 98-92 and 99-91.
"All I knew was I had to be consistent and use my jab to set things up," Baumgardner said in the ring afterwards. "It was up to me to set the pace and set my shot."
The boxer also spoke about why she believed she got the upper hand in the grueling fight. "I knew that her aggression was going to be an advantage for me because she just comes forward," Baumgardner said. "So timing is everything. You saw it with the uppercut."
In other Lil Kim news, earlier this month, the legendary rapper joked that she was now managed by Cardi B after the latter brought her out for an epic performance at Madison Square Garden.
Weeks after the show where Lil Kim performed her verse from Mobb Deep’s “Quiet Storm (Remix), the legendary rapper hopped on social media to give Cardi her flowers.
“You already know I got you forever 💕,” began Lil Kim, tagging Cardi. “Watching you step into your power is so beautiful, and I’m happy to even be a part of it. When I saw us on that stage 2gether… I totally got your vision. I was looking at my twin, my love, my soul sister 4life 💕”
“If you trying to get in touch with me, call my manager Cardi 😹 (inside joke),” she concluded. “The love you guys showed Cardi and I was unmatched… truly heartwarming💕.”
Cardi returned the favor with a heartwarming post for Lil Kim. “I can’t thank you enough for joining me on stage!!! You are forever and always the blue print and a queen and you need to NEVER forget that!!! Fck all that humble s**t you deserve to walk in your power everyday,” responded Cardi.
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