Tag Archives: Anabel Ortiz

Seniesa “Super Bad” Estrada Unchained

Seniesa Estrada Unchained, Most Valuable Promotions, Miyo Yoshida and More News   (Photo by JP Yim) By David A. Avila When Seniesa “Super Bad’ Estrada injured an arm while defending her world titles, it took away the ability to prepare for the biggest fight of her life. For about a minute. She soon adapted and […]

Yokasta Valle Beats Anabel Ortiz

Yokasta Valle Defeats Anabel Ortiz in Costa Rica; Maricela Cornejo Wins Too   By David A. Avila A brutal battle saw current IBF and WBO champion Yokasta Valle defeat former champion Anabel “Avispa” Ortiz by unanimous decision in Costa Rica on Saturday. It was not a walk in the park. Costa Rica’s Valle (30-2, 9 […]

Amanda Serrano Blows Door Open for Women Fighters

Amanda Serrano Blows Door Open and Other News and Notes   By David A. Avila Amanda Serrano tossed down the gauntlet to the boxing world proclaiming that female prizefighters are not second class and can demand equal terms as male fighters. Serrano’s willingness to fight 12 three-minute rounds against Danila Ramos last weekend, despite sanctioning […]

Claressa Shields, Savannah Marshall and Company Smash UK Viewing Numbers

Claressa Shields and Savannah Marshall Ignite Fan Appeal in London and More News   By David A. Avila (Photo by Al Applerose) She’s once, twice, three times undisputed. That old Lionel Ritchie riff fits Claressa Shields new status as undisputed middleweight champion and it’s the third time she’s held the distinction as the real champion […]

Champion Kali Reis Picked For HBO Series and More Fight News

Boxing Champion Kali Reis and Much More Female Fight News June 27, 2022   By David A. Avila It was announced today via social media that junior welterweight world titlist Kali Reis was selected to portray a major role on HBO’s ongoing True Detective: Night Country series. “Everybody is kind of in shock,” said Reis. […]

Lure of Big Fights in America

Lure of Big Fights in America Brings Yokasta and Others    (Photo by Al Applerose) By David A. Avila A full circle has completed when it comes to female prizefighting in the United States of America. Fighters from around the world are headed to the US or America as most call it. The latest to […]

Naoko Fujioka vs Marlen Esparza at Alamodome and More News

Flyweight Champions Fujioka and Esparza Collide, Mikaela in SoCal, Thorslund in Denmark and More News   By David A. Avila Three up and three down. A trio of world title fights led by big Savannah Marshall showcased the talent now wielded in women’s prizefighting last week and now three more title clashes take place this […]

Most Avoided Fighter – Kenia Enriquez

Kenia Enriquez Forced to Move Up to Flyweight    By Felipe Leon   Boxing doesn’t wait for anybody.  Such is the case of former world champion Kenia Enriquez (23-1, 9KO) of Tijuana, Mexico. The 28-year-old last saw action in January of 2020 defending her interim WBC light flyweight title for the fourth time.  In the […]

A Look Back at Women’s Boxing’s Big Year 2021 Pt. 2

Women’s Prizefighting Big Bang Review of 2021 Pt. 2   By David A. Avila A fabulous year in women’s prizefighting needed two parts to summarize the amazing events including the beginning of a super lightweight tourney, the amazing continuation of Amanda Serrano’s march toward becoming world recognized and Katie Taylor proving she’s at another level […]

Fighter of the Year 2021: Seniesa Estrada

Our Fighter of the Year is Seniesa Estrada, Plus Other Award Winners   By the Prizefighters staff It was a year that saw the best of the best tangle with each other until the final months, final weeks and final days of 2021. We saw Katie Taylor, Chantelle Cameron and Kali Reis all perform their […]