Tag Archives: Canada

Another Look at Jessica Nery Plata and Kim Clavel’s Battle in Canada

Nery Plata and Clavel Light Up Canada, Other Light Flyweight Contenders and More News   By David A. Avila (Photo by Kalkine Media) When Mexico’s Jessica Nery Plata and Canada’s Kim Clavel erupted for 10 rounds in a ferocious struggle this past weekend, it put the exclamation point on a division that often gets overlooked. […]

Jessica Nery Plata Defeats Kim Clavel in Canada

Mexico’s Jessica Nery Plata Wins Fierce Battle Over Kim Clavel for WBA, WBC Light Fly Titles   By David A. Avila (Photo by Lupi Gutierrez) Mexico’s Jessica Nery Playa used her height and reach to defeat Canada’s Kim Clavel in a blistering back and forth unification match between light flyweight world titlists on Friday. It […]

Kim Clavel Defeats Yesenia Gomez for Light Flyweight Title

Kim Clavel Wins WBC World Title in Montreal   By David A. Avila Canada’s Kim Clavel snapped Yesenia Gomez’s nearly four year hold on the WBC light flyweight world title in a spirited battle in Montreal on Friday. “July 29th 2022 will remain an important moment in my career,” Clavel said after winning. “After several […]

Canada’s Kim Clavel Challenges Mexico’s Yesenia Gomez for WBC Title

Can Kim Clavel End Mexican Domination and More Fight News   By David A. Avila When Canada’s Kim Clavel meets WBC light flyweight world titlist Yesenia Gomez for the championship it will be the first time in nine years the belt will be competed for outside of Mexico. On Friday, Mexico’s Gomez (19-5-3, 6 KOs) […]

Boxing World Loses Jeanette Zacarias Zapata of Mexico

Jeanette Zacarias Zapata    By Felipe Leon The boxing world is in mourning after 18-year-old Jeanette Zacarias Zapata (2-4) was pronounced dead at 3:45pm local time this past Thursday because of injuries suffered in her last fight against local Marie Pier Houle (4-0-1, 2KO) last weekend.  The event in which the fight was held was […]

Erika Cruz Wins WBA Featherweight Title and More Fight News

Erika Cruz, Katie Taylor and More Fight News   By David A. Avila A tearful Erika Cruz accepted congratulations and the WBA featherweight world title belt amid some shocked observers at West Point U.S. Military Academy and those watching via television and streaming from around the world. The southpaw Mexico City prizefighter out-punched and out-pointed […]

Erika Cruz Dethrones WBA Featherweight Titlist Jelena Mrdjenovich

Mexico’s Erika Cruz Hernandez Defeats Canada’s Jelena Mrdjenovich at West Point   By Felipe Leon   Longtime world champion Jelena Mrdjenovich was dethroned on Thursday. Erika Cruz is the new world champion.   “That’s not fair, I can see,” that might be the defining phrase of Jelena Mrdjenovich’s career.  On Thursday night, from the historic […]

Claressa Shields vs Marie Eve Dicaire for Undisputed Crown

Claressa Shields and Marie Eve Dicaire – Fight the Power   By David A. Avila Led by super-talented Claressa Shields a group of female prizefighters stand ready to fight the power as the Public Enemy song stated. An all-women fight card called “Superwomen” including Shields (10-0) versus Marie Eve Dicaire (17-0) headline a FITE.tv pay-per-view […]

Kim Clavel Defeats Natalie Gonzalez in Las Vegas

Kim Clavel vs Natalie Gonzalez Results   By Felipe Leon   Montreal, Canada’s Kim Clavel (12-0, 2KO) made her United States debut a good one with an impressive and dominating eight round unanimous decision over the previously undefeated Natalie Gonzalez (6-1, 1KO) of New Rochelle, New York.   The fight was held at The Bubble […]

Marie Eve Dicaire: From Karate Girl to IBF Champion

CANADA’S MARIE-EVE DICAIRE By Felipe Leon   As the sports world, and particularly boxing, looks for ways to get back to normal amid this pandemic, one of the most anticipated fights of the year is still looking for a date.  Without COVID-19, this past Saturday we would have witnessed the unification world title fight between […]