Tag Archives: Christina Ruiz

Out of the Past: Kaliesha “Wild, Wild” West Pt. 2

Kaliesha West Pt. 2 – Southern California Star and Two-Division World Champion   By David A. Avila Kaliesha “Wild, Wild” West dropped into the professional fight scene with an instant army of fans and followers in the Inland Empire. In many ways West’s arrival along with a few male counterparts created a boxing explosion in […]

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 […]

Shelly Vincent is Back on May 5

Shelly Vincent: A Survivor, Back in the Ring   By Felipe Leon.   When it comes to a sport, there can’t be anything more difficult than professional boxing.  Yes there is baseball where you have to hit a 100 mile-per-hour fastball within a split second and there is football where if you have the ball […]

Kaliesha West Wants One More Title Shot

Kaliesha West Wants One More Title Shot   By Felipe Leon   If you follow female boxing, then you know Kaliesha “Wild Wild” West.  Ultra-popular in her native Southern California, the 29-year-old righty is one of the veterans of the prior wave of female boxing in the United States.   After going pro in early […]

Televised Grudge Fight Heather Hardy vs Shelly Vincent in NYC

Televised Grudge Fight in NYC: Heather Hardy vs Shelly Vincent and Fight Notes Undefeated super bantamweights collide when New York’s Heather “The Heat” Hardy meets Providence’s Shelly “Shelitos Way” Vincent on a televised fight card. It’s a grudge fight. Hardy (17-0, 4 KOs) looks forward to proving her worth against hard charging Vincent (18-0. 1 […]