Tag Archives: Louisa Hawton

Best Female Fighters Under 126 Pounds

Best Female Fighters Under 126 Pounds, The Don’t Miss List for 2020   By David A. Avila Spread out across the world, women’s prizefighting has evolved into a higher level spectator sport. Europe has re-taken the forefront behind the charge of Ireland’s Katie Taylor the undisputed lightweight champion promoted by Matchroom Boxing. Many recognize her […]

Seniesa Estrada and the Big Bang Heard Around the World

Seniesa Estrada: Her Vicious Knockout Sent Shockwaves    By David A. Avila People went out of their minds when Seniesa “Super Bad” Estrada blitzed Miranda Adkins with a lightning three and four-punch combination that rendered her unconscious in seven seconds. Cries of mismatch, fix and horror erupted from all points of the world in all […]

Smaller Fighters Raring to Go in Wild West

Smaller Weight Female Fighters Ready and More Female Fight News   By David A. Avila Over the weekend a quartet of Japanese female boxers headed by two world champions visited Southern California. WBA flyweight world titlist Naoko Fujioka a five-division world champion and Miyo Yoshida the WBO super flyweight world titlist both sparred numerous rounds […]

Female Boxing Wish List Pt. II – Lulu, Mariana and More

Female Boxing Wish List for 2020 Part II   By Felipe Leon   There is no denying female boxing is on an upswing.  Some might say a new golden era.  There is no indication of the bubble bursting any time soon with new ways to watch and follow the sport with applications like DAZN and […]

Atomweights Hawton and Villalobos Show Off Firepower

Atomweight Louisa Hawton Keeps Title and More Female Fight News   By David A. Avila For the second time in less than two months fighters from the lesser known weight divisions – in this case the atomweights – were showcased on the big stage. Again they were equal to the task. WBC interim atomweight titlist […]

Montserrat Alarcon vs Nora Cardoza for WBA Title in Mexico

Monserrat Alarcon vs Nora Cardoza   By Felipe Leon   All of a sudden the tiniest of weight classes in all professional boxing is heating up.  Last September in one of the best fights of 2018 Mexican Brenda “Bonita” Flores raged war against Louisa “Bang Bang Lulu” Hawton of Australia for the vacant WBC interim […]

Mega Fight Countdown for Shields-Hammer and More Fight News

Mega Fight Countdown and More Female Fight News   By David A. Avila The countdown begins. Less than three weeks remain until the big splash between Claressa Shields and Christina Hammer by the Atlantic Ocean. Hammer (24-0, 11 KOs) meets Shields (8-0, 2 KOs) at the Boardwalk Hotel in Atlantic City on April 13. Showtime […]

Melissa St. Vil Goes to Belgium and More Female Fight News

Melissa St.Vil Lands in Belgium for WBC Title Challenge   By David A. Avila Brooklyn’s Melissa St. Vil has already arrived in Europe and if you know anything about the Haitian-American fighter, the country of Belgium is in for a surprise. St. Vil (11-3-4) challenges WBC lightweight titlist Delfine Persoon (42-1) on Saturday March 9, […]

Looking Back at 2018: Claressa, Cecilia, Jessica, Katie and More

Female Prizefighting: A Look Back at 2018   By David A. Avila It was the best year yet for female prizefighting in 2018 and expect even more in 2019. Blame it on Rio for what’s slowly and powerfully developing into a slow growing tidal wave of appeal. Boxing fans are catching on to female boxing […]

A Wish List 2019 Part 2: Nava, Juarez, Hardy, Bopp and More

A Wish List 2019 Part II   With the advent of new applications to view professional boxing, ESPN+ and DAZN, as well as staples such as Showtime, at least in the United States there have been more platforms for female boxing.  For the sport to expand the fights the fans want to see need to […]