Lourdes Juárez: A Warrior’s Path On December 19, Mexican boxing fans around the world will celebrate the birthday of Lourdes Yoana Juárez Trejo, a fighter whose career has embodied resilience, family roots, and championship excellence. Known affectionately as “La Pequeña Lulú,” Juárez has carved out a place among the most respected names in women’s boxing, […]
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Alycia “The Bomb” Baumgardner vs Leila Beaudoin in 12 Three-Minute Round Fight on Friday By David A. Avila Fight fans get a chance to see Alycia “the Bomb” Baumgardner reset the boundaries for women when she defends the WBA, WBO and IBF super feather titles against Leila Beaudoin in a match set for 12 […]
Skye Nicolson Reigns in Stockton: A Tactical Masterclass Over Yuliahn Luna In the electric atmosphere of the Adventist Health Arena in Stockton, California, on Saturday night, the sleek, southpaw precision of Australia’s Skye Nicolson once again proved the decisive factor in elite women’s boxing. Against a rugged and experienced Yuliahn Luna, Nicolson (15-1) reaffirmed her […]
Happy Birthday to Mary Spencer From Cape Croker to World Champion When Mary Elizabeth Spencer stepped into a Windsor boxing gym as a teenager, few could have predicted the profound impact she would one day have on her sport in Canada, across Indigenous communities, and on the world stage. Today, Spencer stands as one of […]
Claressa Shields and Franchon Crews-Dezurn Rematch and More News (Photo by Al Applerose) By David A. Avila Undisputed heavyweight champion Claressa Shields will clash with super middleweight champion Franchon Crews-Dezurn a second time this coming February, announced Salita Promotions on Tuesday. “These two giants meet again under the largest contract in the history of […]
Adelaida La Cobra Ruiz Defeats Alexas Kubucki in Fresno and More News By David A. Avila Adelaida “La Cobra” Ruiz used a blistering attack including a knockdown to out-duel Canada’s Alexas Kubicki for the vacant WBC super flyweight title on Saturday. The Los Angeles-based fighter and mother of three finally reached the summit. Ruiz […]
Adelaida Ruiz vs Alexas Kubicki and More News By David A. Avila For many years people in the Los Angeles area whispered about a female fighter Adelaida Ruiz who was very good but seemingly disappeared. Then in 2017, Ruiz appeared at a boxing card in Montebello. After four consecutive wins word spread quickly that […]
Ring Magazine Super Fly Champ Mizuki Hiruta Returns By David A. Avila Mizuki “Mimi” Hiruta defends the WBO super flyweight title for the fourth time this year and once again faces a Mexican challenger in Gloria Gallardo. The pink-haired Hiruta (9-0, 2 KOs) meets Mexico’s Gallardo (16-3-3) on Saturday Nov. 22, at Thunder Studios […]
Claressa Shields the $8 Million Dollar Woman and More Fight News By David A. Avila Multi-million dollar contracts are rare in any female sport. Claressa Shields recently received a reported $8 million dollar multi-fight contract with Wynn Records and Salita Promotions it was announced last week. Think about how many women athletes in team […]
Christy Martin Movie is Nationwide and More News By David A. Avila Legendary Christy Martin was sighted all over the Los Angeles landscape last week from attending movie premieres to watching the World Series at Dodger Stadium with actress Sydney Sweeney. The movie based on her book and life “Christy” will be shown nationwide […]