Beautiful Brawlers International Two-Day All Female Amateur Boxing Show in California Story and photos by Lupi Gutierrez Beagle A two-day tournament by Beautiful Brawlers for its 11th annual event took place at the cozy Northern California beach town of Pacifica where an all-female amateur boxing show went international at the BabyFace Training Center. One […]
A Review of USA Amateur Boxing in 2021 By Lupi Gutierrez As the world opened up after the Covid-19 lockdown, so did boxing. Here’s a rundown of the amateur boxing world in 2021. In the summer of 2021, with qualifiers being cancelled and the coronavirus still in wrecking mode, it was an incredibly windy […]
2019 US Olympic Trials – Lu Gutierrez and Other Winners By Lupi Gutierrrez Huge congratulations to Lupe Gutierrez. Our girl Lu is the 2020 Olympic Trials National 125lb. Champion. She did it. We did it! I’ve known Lu since she was 10 years old. I met Team Sac’s Finest at my sister Blanca’s private gym […]
Beautiful Brawlers Founders Salazar and Gutierrez: Ready for The Future By Felipe Leon There is no denying that female boxing at the moment is in a renaissance. There is more female boxing being televised in the United States either on television or on applications than perhaps ever before. In less than 10 years […]
Hall of Fame Week and More Female Fight News By David A. Avila Many of the best female prizefighters ever seen will gather in San Francisco on Friday Aug. 30, for the International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame ceremony. Wendy Rodriguez heads the list of this year’s 2019 fighter inductees that also includes Terri […]
2019 Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame Inductees and Female Fight News By David A. Avila This year’s new inductees to the International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame were announced on Monday. Among those selected were seven boxers including Martha Salazar, Wendy Rodriguez, Lisa Holewyne, Bridgett Riley, Terri Cruz, Melissa Fiorentino, and Carina Moreno. In […]
Martha Salazar Gives Bittersweet Goodbye By Felipe Leon In all sports there are a number of unsung heroes. Athletes who day in and day out put their work in without the fanfare or the flashing lights but in their quiet way move the sport forward. Former WBC heavyweight champion Martha “The Shadow” […]
World Champions Lead Female Fight Card in SF Bay Area Dec. 3. In the past decade the San Francisco Bay area has been a hotbed for female boxing in both the amateur and pro arenas. One major reason has been Blanca Gutierrez a former kickboxer turned boxer turned promoter. She’s like the Pied Piper […]