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No Winners in Las Vegas – Eva Wahlstrom and Ronica Jeffrey Draw

  Eva Wahlstrom Retains WBC Title With Split Draw in Las Vegas, Mitchell and Hart Draw Too     By Tarrah Zael   LAS VEGAS, NV.-In the headlined main event WBC female world super featherweight champion Eva Wahlstrom (22-1-2, 3 KO) defended and retained her title against challenger Ronica “Queen” Jeffrey (17-1-1, 1 KO) at […]

Katie Taylor Impresses at Madison Square Garden

Taylor Dominates Wahlstrom in Showcase Performance   By Phil Woolever   Katie Taylor said she’d have to be at her very best to defeat Eva Wahlstrom.   It turns out that Taylor (12-0, 5 KOs) was all that, and even more, in an impressive performance against Wahlstrom (22-1-1) that may move her even higher in […]

Katie Taylor vs Eva Wahlstrom Meet in NYC, This Time As Pros

Eva Wahlstrom Happy to Challenge Familiar Face Katie Taylor   2018 was a remarkable year for women’s boxing in terms of long overdue exposure to the general sporting landscape, with plenty of recognized names facing off on more high profile broadcasts in the US than ever before.   Perhaps the fistic fates saved the best […]

Melissa St. Vil vs. Eva Wahlstrom: A Second Look

Melissa St. Vil : “The Referee Should Have Done His Part”   By Phil Woolever   Melissa St. Vil’s  journey to Finland might not have been a complete success, but it definitely wasn’t a failure either.   St. Vil dropped a disputable majority decision to WBC Jr. Featherweight champion Eva Wahlstrom, but put up an […]

Eva Wahlstrom Narrowly Defeats Melissa St. Vil

Eva Wahlstrom Wins Close Against Determined Challenger St Vil   by Phil Woolever   HELSINKI, FINLAND-Eva Wahlstrom built up an early lead, then held off a determined charge by Melissa St. Vil to earn a majority decision in a close, hard fought contest at the Helsinki Cultural Center.   Wahlstrom fights out of Finland and […]

Melissa St. Vil Hits Finland for World Title Shot

Melissa St. Vil Travels To Finland For World Title Shot   By Felipe Leon   There is no bigger opportunity in boxing than a chance to challenge for a world title.  Despite holding the WBC Silver super featherweight title, Haitian-born Melissa St. Vil (10-2-4, 1KO) of Brooklyn, New York, will get a shot at the […]