Tag Archives: France

Estelle Mossely Retains IBO Lightweight Title by Split Decision

Estelle Mossely Wins by Split Decision Over Yanina Lescano in Dubai Yanina Lescano, 26, had her best moments in the fifth and sixth rounds as she used her long arms and power shots to catch Mossely in between her combination punches that had little power. A Lescano right uppercut rocked her opponent, who held on […]

Mexico’s Isabel “Estrella” Millan Retires

Isabel “Estrella” Millan Retires   By Felipe Leon   Many might believe the hardest decision for a professional boxer is to actually climb into a prize ring armed with only a pair of gloves and a dream.  Speak to enough of them and they will tell you that is the easiest of them all and […]

France’s Maiva Hamadouche Wants Mikaela Mayer Showdown and More

Maiva Hamadouche Targets Mikaela Mayer, Olympics and Looks at a Big Year By Phil Woolever One of the hottest topics in women’s boxing involves an intriguing series of potential contests between the top super-featherweight titlists, to unify the most prestigious of those championships.   France’s Maiva Hamadouche wants to prove she’s the best of that elite […]

Maiva Hamadouche Signing Boosts Matchroom’s Roster

France’s Hamadouche is Ready for Super Featherweight Wars   By David A. Avila Put another bullet into the chamber that’s become the locked and loaded female super featherweight division. Matchroom Boxing and OPI Since 82 announced Tuesday they have co-signed IBF super featherweight titlist Maiva Hamadouche to its growing roster of top notch female prizefighters. […]

Claressa Shields Chasing Legendary Status

Claressa Shields Chasing Legendary Status and More Female Fight News   By David A. Avila Take advantage and watch one of the most dynamic and influential prizefighters in the history of the sport when Claressa “T-Rex” Shields encounters Ivana Habazin for the vacant WBO super welterweight world title on Saturday. Fighters like Shields don’t come […]

France’s Lethal Maiva Hamadouche

Maiva Hamadouche Could Be The Most Dangerous Fighter in Women’s Boxing   By Phil Woolever   Present days are probably the most opportune times yet for female boxers.   In this scenario specifically, women who currently campaign around the lightweight to welterweight divisions have a promising amount of talented, marketable potential opponents and a steadily […]

Jelena Mrdjenovich Wins in France and Female Fight News

Canada’s Jelena Mrdjenovich Wins in France and Other Female Fight News   WBC and WBA featherweight titlist Jelena Mrdjenovich proved once more no boundaries exist when it comes to substantiating her ranking among the best female fighters pound for pound in the world today. Mrdjenovich (37-10-1, 19 Kos) traveled to Cergy-Pontoise, France to meet undefeated […]

Canada’s Jelena Mrdjenovich Wants It All

Canada’s Jelena Mrdjenovich Wants it All In the male dominated side of professional boxing, it is rare when an established champion must travel outside his familiar confines to defend his own title, but in the female side of the sport, it is a common occurrence as women look for the biggest challenges, best deal or […]

U.S. Olympic Female Boxers Mikaela and Claressa

U.S. Olympic Females Claressa and Mikaela and other International Fight News Claressa Shields and Mikaela Mayer make up the North American squad and are about to enter the Olympic competition in Rio de Janeiro. Both have completely different styles. Shields, 21, returns to the Olympics after powering her way to gold in London in 2012. […]