Tag Archives: Maricela Cornejo

Seniesa Estrada vs Yokasta Valle is Official and More News

Flyweights on Display With Yokasta Valle, Seniesa Estrada and More News   By David A. Avila It’s official. Seniesa Estrada and Yokasta Valle will fight to claim the undisputed minimumweight world championship on Friday March 29, at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. ESPN will televise the Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions card. […]

Mikaela Mayer vs Natasha Jonas in Liverpool

Mikaela Mayer, Natasha Jonas, Cyborg and More News   By David A. Avila (Photo by JP Yim) Allies do fight each other. England’s Natasha Jonas defends the IBF welterweight title against America’s Mikaela Mayer this weekend. Both wanted and lobbied for it. Jonas (14-2-1, 9 Kos) is a stylish southpaw who moved up in weight […]

Boxing Moments From Around the Women’s World in 2023

Denmark’s Dina Thorslund and More Big Women’s Boxing Moments from 2023   By David A. Avila What a year. Not to punch holes in a corpse. Though boxing lost Showtime as a media outlet for televising prizefighting events, I truly believe it was due to not showing female boxing on its events all this year […]

Yokasta Valle Beats Anabel Ortiz

Yokasta Valle Defeats Anabel Ortiz in Costa Rica; Maricela Cornejo Wins Too   By David A. Avila A brutal battle saw current IBF and WBO champion Yokasta Valle defeat former champion Anabel “Avispa” Ortiz by unanimous decision in Costa Rica on Saturday. It was not a walk in the park. Costa Rica’s Valle (30-2, 9 […]

Amanda Serrano Blows Door Open for Women Fighters

Amanda Serrano Blows Door Open and Other News and Notes   By David A. Avila Amanda Serrano tossed down the gauntlet to the boxing world proclaiming that female prizefighters are not second class and can demand equal terms as male fighters. Serrano’s willingness to fight 12 three-minute rounds against Danila Ramos last weekend, despite sanctioning […]

Amanda Serrano Proclaims Self-Determination for Women Fighters

A Worldwide Proclamation by Amanda Serrano and More October News   By David A. Avila With the ease of a queen Amanda Serrano proclaimed publicly via social media that rules separating men and women prizefighting will no longer bind her. The proclamation also includes the support of 26 other former and current female champions. It’s […]

Claressa Shields Tops Pound for Pound List

Top 12 Pound for Pound List for ThePrizefighters.com in June 2023 and More News   By David A. Avila It was Claressa Shields turn in the spotlight and the undisputed middleweight champion banged her way to victory over the very strong Maricela Cornejo by decision in Detroit last weekend. Shields again substantiated her position as […]

Claressa Shields Beats Maricela Cornejo in Detroit

Claressa Shields Successfully Defends Middleweight Titles in Detroit   By David A. Avila In front of a Detroit crowd familiar with boxing legends Claressa Shields demonstrated her place among the legends with a start to finish win over number one contender Maricela Cornejo to retain the middleweight world championship on Saturday. “Maricela is just super […]

Claressa Shields vs Maricela Cornejo and More

Claressa Shields is Back, So Is Adelaida Ruiz and Kenia Enriquez and More   By David A. Avila Standing at the very top of the pyramid of women’s prizefighting Claressa Shields has yet to meet her match. Could Maricela Cornejo be the one? Since first entering the pro fight world in 2016, Shields has dominated […]

Ebanie Bridges vs Shannon O’Connell and More

Battle of Aussies Ebanie Bridges vs Shannon O’Connell in England and More News   By David A. Avila Two dynamic Australian fighters tangle in England as IBF bantamweight titlist Ebanie Bridges defends against fellow Aussie Shannon O’Connell. “It’s the biggest woman’s fight in Australian history,” said Bridges. One represents the new wave of women’s prizefighting […]