Tag Archives: Irma Sanchez

Japan’s Best Naoko Fujioka Beats Mexico’s Irma Sanchez

Japan’s Naoko Fujioka Beats Mexico’s Irma Sanchez     By Yuriko Miyata   TOKYO-It was not only a complete victory, it was also a big triumph for the 43-year-old legendary fighter Naoko Fujioka to prove that she’s still developing.   Five weight-division world champion Fujioka (18-2, 7 KOs) defended her current WBA flyweight title by […]

Franchon Crews and Others Moving the Needle Forward and More News

Female Fight News Sept. 17, 2018 Moving the Needle Forward   By David A. Avila A few battles over vacant titles took place: one was held in Germany while another occurred in Las Vegas over the weekend. Franchon “Heavy Hitting Diva” Crews won the vacant WBC super middleweight world title by majority decision over Maricela […]

Cindy Serrano and Female Fight News for week of Oct. 9, 2017

WBO featherweight titlist Cindy “Checkmate” Serrano meets an old foe of the family on Saturday at Barclays Center in her hometown of Brooklyn

Jessica Chavez vs. Esmeralda Moreno 3: Expectations of War

Chavez-Moreno 3: Expectations of War   By Felipe Leon   In the history of the sport there might not be a more exciting fight than the rubber match in a hard fought trilogy.  On Saturday night, September 30th, from Ecatepec, Mexico, we might just see that ten-fold.   Facing each other in the final of […]

The Return of Irma “Guerita” Sanchez

Irma “Guerita” Sanchez on the Comeback Trail     By Felipe Leon   Many a times in boxing a fighter retires from the sport when they have reached the end of their peak abilities.  More often than not a fighter stops competing way past that time always hoping against hope for that special night when […]