Tag Archives: Mikaela Mayer

Another Look at Jonas and Mayer and More

Reflections on Mayer-Jonas, Upcoming Battles and Kali Reis   By David A. Avila It was an incredible bout with two high-powered champions Natasha Jonas and Mikaela Mayer firing on all cylinders. It seems ludicrous to say, but the IBF welterweight world title clash could have been even better. Just on skill alone, the match between […]

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 […]

Battles in Japan for Hiruta, Kuroki and Iwakawa and More Female Boxing News

Battle in Japan for Mizuki Hiruta, Yuko Kuroki and Mika Iwakawa   By David A. Avila Battle. Mizuki Hiruta, a pink flame-haired super flyweight world champion, spearheads an all-female fight card in Tokyo this week. WBO super flyweight titlist Hiruta (5-0) defends against South Korea’s Ji Hyun Park (26-3) on Friday Jan. 12, at Korakuen […]

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 […]

Ebanie Bridges vs Miyo Yoshida and Amanda Dumps WBC

Ebanie Bridges vs Miyo Yoshida; Amanda Serrano Dumps WBC Belt and More News   By David A. Avila Extraordinary. One is a former Australian ring girl, trainer, teacher turned boxing world champion. The other is a single mother from Asia who moved to another continent in pursuit of her American dreams in New York. On […]

Will Mikaela Mayer vs Natasha Jonas be 3-Minute Rounds?

Mikaela Mayer Wants 3-Minute Rounds Versus Natasha Jonas and More News   By David A. Avila Leave it to Mikaela Mayer to walk the talk. The feisty Mayer confronted Boxxer promoter Ben Shalom about staging the upcoming welterweight title fight at 3-minute rounds instead of two. He tried to balk but was pinned on the […]

Katie Taylor vs Chantelle Cameron II

Katie Taylor and Chantelle Cameron Return to Ireland and More News   By David A. Avila Katie Taylor returns to native soil and seeks to correct a loss to Chantelle Cameron in their second go around in the prize ring. All that sizzle remains. “I’m very grateful to have the chance for a rematch, not […]

Mayerlin Rivas Defends World Title in L.A.

Mayerlin Rivas Meets Erika Cruz in LA Title Fight and More News   By David A. Avila Suddenly the Southern California area has become “target zero” for women’s world title fights. For the second consecutive week a world title fight featuring women from other countries will challenge each other in the Los Angeles area. This […]

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 […]