Tag Archives: Carla Torres

Claressa Shields Returns to Boxing

Claressa Shields Returns and More News in Boxing   By David A. Avila A year has passed since Claressa Shields stepped in between the ropes but the undisputed super welterweight and middleweight champion has returned to boxing after a moment in MMA. She’s back. Shields (11-0, 2 KOs) faces Slovenia’s undefeated Ema Kozin (21-0-1, 11 […]

NY’s Ronica Jeffrey Ready to Challenge WBC Champ Eva Wahlstrom

Ronica Jeffrey Challenges for Super Featherweight World Title in Las Vegas   By Felipe Leon   Despite a successful amateur career where she won the Golden Gloves three times and captured silver in a national tournament and as a pro having held the NABF, WIBF, WIBA, WBC Silver and WBU titles at different times, Brooklyn, […]

Female Fight News for week of March 14, Japan’s All Female Card

Female Fight News for the week of March 14, Japan’s All Female Card It’s almost like a dream for those following female boxing. Claressa “T-Rex” Shields won the NABF middleweight title with a one-sided beating of Hungary’s battle tough, but over-matched Szilvia Szabados. More importantly, it was the first time a female fight was the […]

Female Fight News for week of Jan. 23, 2017

Female Fight News for week of Jan. 23, 2017   European female boxing got started with a bang this week with several top fights taking place in France and Belgium. The big one was supposed to take place this weekend with Norway’s Cecilia Braekhus defending her welterweight belts against Swedens Karla Svensson. It was postponed […]

Female Fight News for week of Jan. 16, 2017

Female Fight News for week of Jan. 16, 2017   By David A. Avila A new year brought door busting attention as Brooklyn’s Amanda Serrano kept her WBO super bantamweight title and gained the WBC Diamond belt with her impressive win over Mexico’s Yazmin Rivas this past weekend. It was the first time in years […]