Skye Nicolson Report Card from Las Vegas and More News and Notes By David A. Avila Australia’s ultra-athletic Skye Nicolson easily defeated Denmark’s Sarah Mahfoud to claim the WBC featherweight world title in a scarcely populated Las Vegas hotel setting. “I know this is the first of many – and there will be many […]
WBO Titlist Sandy Ryan Pummels Terri Harper in Battle Between British Champs By David A. Avila WBO welterweight titlist Sandy Ryan won the battle between British champions with a pile-driving stoppage of Terri Harper who dropped down a weight division but was unable to compete on Saturday in England. Harper, 27, the WBA and […]
Sandy Ryan and Terri Harper Battle in England and More News By David A. Avila Two of Great Britain’s most renowned champions battle each other as Sandy Ryan and Terri Harper meet this weekend in England. No longer do champions need a couple dozen fights on their resume to engage in world championship aspirations. […]
Mikaela Mayer Wants 3-Minute Rounds Versus Natasha Jonas and More News By David A. Avila Leave it to Mikaela Mayer to walk the talk. The feisty Mayer confronted Boxxer promoter Ben Shalom about staging the upcoming welterweight title fight at 3-minute rounds instead of two. He tried to balk but was pinned on the […]
Ellie Scotney Defeats Sugar Neekz Johnson for IBF Title, Hughes Wins Too By David A. Avila British fighters walked away with two titles on Saturday. England’s highly profiled Ellie Scotney achieved expectations in defeating New Zealand’s Cherneka “Sugar Neekz” Johnson for the IBF super bantamweight title on Saturday in England. Every round was contentious. […]
Cameron Defeats Taylor in Battle of Undisputed Champions in Ireland By David A. Avila It was a bad night for Ireland as England’s Chantelle Cameron powered her way through Irish Katie Taylor’s speedy attacks with a two-fisted body attack that led to a majority win in retaining the undisputed super lightweight championship on Saturday. […]
Katie Taylor and Chantelle Cameron Fight Tickets and More News By David A. Avila (Photo by Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing) Today ticket offices flipped the switch for the Katie Taylor and Chantelle Cameron mega fight headed for Dublin, Ireland on May 20 at 3Arena. Taylor and Cameron will not be alone. Several key matchups accompany […]
Ebanie Bridges Blasts Out Shannon O’Connell in Battle of Aussies By David A. Avila In the battle between Aussies, Ebanie Bridges survived a big hit from Shannon “Shotgun” O’Connell in the opening round and stopped the challenger by technical knockout late in the match to retain the IBF bantamweight title on Saturday. It wasn’t […]
VADA Testing for Shields and Marshall Fight and Other News By David A. Avila Drug testing for world title fights continues when the all-women boxing card in London, England takes place on October 15 featuring two world title fights. Claressa Shields, Savannah Marshall, Mikaela Mayer and Alycia Baumgardner will all undergo drug testing for […]
Amanda Serrano Beats Sarah Mahfoud and Terri Harper Wins Too By David A. Avila Amanda Serrano showed her overwhelming skills to snatch another featherweight world title and England’s Terri Harper proved a higher weight class was her rightful place in winning a world title again on Saturday. Each fight took place in different cities […]