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Former world champion Hannah Rankin responded to her September title defeat with a dominant victory over Logan Holler.<\/span><\/p>\n Six months after losing her WBA and IBO light-middleweight belts to Terri Harper, the Scot delivered a commanding display in Wolverhampton against her American opponent to win 100-90 on the judge’s scorecard.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Rankin said she was in the “best physical shape” of her life pre-fight, and it showed as the 32-year-old’s superiority shone through 10 rounds.<\/span><\/p>\n “My last performance wasn’t me in the ring,” Rankin said afterwards. “That was me back in there – back to winning ways and onto a third world title shot, that’s the goal.<\/span><\/p>\n “My goal is to bring a third world title back to Scotland. That’s my pride, that’s my home, that’s what I want to do. It’s all down to hard work and having great people around you.”<\/span><\/p>\n After a cagey opening round, Rankin began to force the pressure in the second and followed that up by landing quality shots in the third and fourth.<\/span><\/p>\n Holler, with championship ambitions of her own, failed to respond to the Scot’s dominance in the first half of the fight as the 31-year-old struggled to deal with Rankin’s jab.<\/span><\/p>\n Rankin was served a warning early in the sixth, though, when a strong round from the American resulted in the former two-belt world champion suffering a cut above her left eye.<\/span><\/p>\n But she responded well as Holler was left rocked at the end of the seventh when Rankin delivered a hard-hitting combination.<\/span><\/p>\n Holler looked rattled in the eighth and dug in as Rankin’s corner roared her on to force a stoppage as she ended with a bloodied face.<\/span><\/p>\n