Tag Archives: Ava Knight

Lupita Martinez vs Kika Chavez in Mexico

Lupita Martinez vs Jessica “Kika” Chavez for WBC Super Fly Title   By Felipe Leon   There are two female fights in Mexican boxing lore by which all others are measured.  In 2011 Ana Maria “La Guerrera” Torres and Jackie “Princesa Azteca” Nava faced each in two epic wars televised at a national level in […]

Mexico’s Arely Mucino vs Venezuela’s Yairineth Altuve

Arely Muciño vs Yairineth Altuve for WBO Flyweight Title   By Felipe Leon   Sometimes a tragedy can be a blessing in disguise.  Two months ago current WBO flyweight champion Arely Muciño of Monterrey, Mexico, was gearing up to travel to England to defend her title against Olympian Nicola Adams.  Despite being a pro for […]

Mexico’s Arely Mucino Ready to Invade England

Arely Muciño is Ready for England’s Nicola Adams   As if capturing the four major world titles in her weight class wasn’t enough, now current WBO flyweight champion Arely “Amatralladora” Muciño (27-3-2, 10KO) could possibly be in her toughest challenge yet.   She was looking forward into going to the lion’s den to defend her […]

TV Main Event for Mexico’s Victoria Torres and Jasseth Noriega

Torres vs Noriega For WBC Silver This Saturday Night   In every sport there are traditional powerhouses whether they are teams, regions or even countries. For female boxing there might not be a bigger one than in Mexico at least when it comes to their respect for the sport.   Last month’s Cecilia Braekhus unanimous […]

Kaliesha “Wild, Wild” West Retires

Kaliesha “Wild, Wild” West Retires After 12 Pro Years   By David A. Avila Kaliesha “Wild” West announced her retirement this weekend with little fanfare, but while she fought professionally for 12 years her style and humility woke up an entire region to the world of boxing. Before West the area known as the Inland […]

Japan’s Chaoz Minowa vs Mexico’s Ibeth Zamora for World Title

Ibeth “Guerrera Otomi” Zamora vs Chaoz Minowa   By Felipe Leon   One of the most accomplished active female fighters of today, three-time world champion Ibeth “Guerrera Otomi” Zamora (29-6, 12KO) is ready to make the first defense of her WBC flyweight title this upcoming Saturday night, November 17th, in Puebla, Mexico, against Japan’s Chaoz […]

Argentina’s Sensational Yesica Bopp Returns and Female Fight News

Yesica Bopp Returns and Female Fight News April 2, 2018   By David A. Avila Almost every point on the globe has action taking place led by Argentina’s legendary Yesica “La Tuti” Bopp defending her light flyweight title this weekend. Bopp, 33, defends the WBA world title against fellow Argentine Soledad Frias on Friday April […]

Arely Mucino Chasing History and Champ Monserrat Alarcon

Arely Muciño Fights for Her Place in History
By Felipe Leon
One person possibly happier than Monserrat “Raya” Alarcon when the Mexico City native captured the WBO flyweight title over Nana Yoshikawa

Ava Knight to Sign With Mayweather Promotions

Ava Knight to Sign With Mayweather Promotions

By David A. Avila

Mayweather Promotions has agreed to sign Ava Knight to a promotional contract it was announced on Monday. However details of the length

The 12 Best Female Fighters on the West Coast

West Coast Breakdown: A Dozen of the Best   By David A. Avila Over the past year female prizefighters from the West Coast have been virtually invisible as television focused on the East. Unlike the boxers from places like New York and New Jersey, those on the west side of the U.S. are mostly smaller […]