Holly Holm Returns After 12 Years and Defeats Yolanda Vega (Photo by Al Applerose) By Phil Woolever It was over 12 years since female boxing icon Holly Holm notched a victory in the ring, but her latest victory was significant and signaled that her career could still be quite lucrative and far from over […]
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Holly Holm Returns to Boxing and More News and Notes in Female Boxing By David A. Avila Holly Holm is back. After 13 years of tussling, wrestling, punching and kicking her way through cage fights the ultra-athlete from New Mexico returns to the boxing ring. “I’m excited to get back into boxing,” said Holm […]
LeAnna Cruz and Regina Chavez Lit Up Philly in Fight of the Year Candidate By David A. Avila Philadelphia was hot. One of the top female fights of the year saw hometown fighter LeAnna Cruz and Mexico’s Regina Chavez fire it up at 2300 Arena in Philly last Friday. In the city that developed […]
Another Look at Female Title Action Countdown to Big Bang Card in New York and Other Female Action (Photo by Esther Lin) By David A. Avila Now it has begun. An all-out assault by top tier female fighters this summer ignited with Franchon Crews-Dezurn eking out a majority decision against newcomer Citlalli Ortiz […]
Franchon Crews-Dezurn Wins By Majority Decision Over Citlalli Ortiz in Slugfest By David A. Avila After a long layoff Franchon Crews-Dezurn found it difficult but not impossible to thwart the hard-charging and much smaller target Citlalli Ortiz to retain the WBA and WBC super middleweight titles by majority decision on Friday. No round was easy […]
Franchon Crews-Dezurn, Citlalli Ortiz, Beatriz Ferreira and More News From Female Fight World By David A. Avila Franchon Crews-Dezurn leads the charge of those performing at the International Boxing Hall of Fame induction fight card this weekend. For several days the professional boxing community gathers to honor the new inductees and those of the past […]
Unforgettable Summer of Women’s Boxing Includes Franchon Crews-Dezurn, Katie Taylor, Amanda Serrano and More By David A. Avila Summer vacation arrives with a wave of the best female boxing match ups seen in more than 20 years in places like New York City, Anaheim and Detroit. Fans of women’s prize fighting should buckle up. Beginning […]
Lupe “Baby Face Assassin” Medina Passes Test and More News (Photo by Al Applerose) By David A. Avila Word on the street is a girl named Lupita Medina is lighting up the boxing rings with her fighting skills in Southern California. Last weekend, Medina (10-0) was matched against Maria Micheo Santizo (12-6, 6 Kos) who […]
Mizuki Hiruta WBO Title Defense in L.A. and More News and Notes (Photo by Al Applerose) By David A. Avila Japan’s fiery pink-haired Mizuki “Mimi” Hiruta defends the WBO super flyweight world title for the second time in the Los Angeles area this weekend. The powerful southpaw recently signed a four-year promotion contract with […]
Claressa Shields Is the Pound for Pound Best and More News By David A. Avila For the next three months most of the top female fighters in the world will be heading to the prize ring to demonstrate their prowess. Claressa Shields returns as a heavyweight and has a date with New Zealand’s Lani Daniels […]