Tag Archives: Victoria Bustos

Jessica McCaskill Keeps Welterweight Titles in Las Vegas

Jessica McCaskill Stops Kandi Wyatt in Seven in Las Vegas   By David A. Avila Welterweight world champion Jessica McCaskill overpowered Canada’s Kandi Wyatt to win by technical knockout and show fans and her new promoter on Saturday why she’s undisputed and among the best pound for pound fighters in the world. In her first […]

Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame and More Fight News

Las Vegas to Keep International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame   By David A. Avila LAS VEGAS, Nevada- After several years of traveling from city to city the hall of fame for women will stay put, said Sue Fox the event creator and organizer. Las Vegas will remain the host city for the International Women’s […]

Jessica McCaskill Takes Welterweight Titles from Cecilia Braekhus

Chicago’s McCaskill Defeats Norway’s Braekhus   By Felipe Leon   There aren’t many fighters who retire undefeated and as champions.  Perhaps you can count them on one hand.  38-year-old Cecilia “First Lady” Braekhus (36-1, 9KO) will not be one of them.   Jessica “CasKilla” McCaskill pulled the upset and defeated Braekhus to become the undisputed […]

Abel Sanchez Teaching Cecilia Braekhus “Mexican Style”

Abel Sanchez Talks About Preparing Cecilia Braekhus for Aug. 15   By Felipe Leon   Despite the leaps and bounds female boxing has made in recent years, there are still many veteran trainers all over the world who refuse to train a female fighter.  One that has come around is Abel Sanchez.  The recognized elite […]

Cecilia Braekhus: Mexican Style, McCaskill and More

Cecilia Braekhus: Undisputed Welterweight Champion   By Felipe Leon   According to the undefeated, unified and undisputed welterweight champion Cecilia “First Lady” Braekhus there are worse places to be stuck at than Big Bear, CA.  The idyllic snowy mountaintop village, 60 miles east of Los Angeles, has been her home for the better part of […]

Female Boxing Wish List for 2020 – Mikaela, Katie and More

Female Boxing Wish List for 2020 – Part I   By Felipe Leon   Boxing is full of tradition.  From the national anthems sung before a main event to who gets announced first between a challenger and a champion.  Here at the ThePrizeFighters.com we are no different.  With the end of the year approaching we […]

Bang Bang Hawton vs Lorraine Villalobos and More Fight News

Lulu “Bang, Bang” Hawton and Lorraine Villalobos Meet Again   By David A. Avila Two title fights in the super lightweight and mini-flyweight divisions take place in New York two days apart this week. Both are expected to be streamed. Argentina’s Ana Laura Esteche (14-5-3) arrives to face Indiana’s Mary McGee (25-3) in a 10-round […]

Cecilia Braekhus Wins in Monte Carlo

Welterweight Champion Cecilia Braekhus Batters Argentina’s Bustos in Monte Carlo   By David A. Avila Cecilia Braekhus returned to world competition with a new trainer, new promoter and new attitude and dominated Argentina’s Victoria Bustos to retain the welterweight world championship on Saturday. “Now I’m back in business,” said Braekhus. Norway’s Braekhus (36-0, 9 KOs) […]

Cecilia Braekhus Back in the Fight and More News

Cecilia Braekhus Back in the Fight in Monaco and More Female Fight News   By David A. Avila Almost a year has passed since welterweight world champion Cecilia Braekhus performed on a cold December night that ended television network HBO’s last involvement with the world of prizefighting. It took the Norwegian months to find a […]

Greece’s Christina Linardatou Beats Hobbs in Athens

Greece’s Christina Linardatou Retains World Title in Athens   By David A. Avila Hard charging Christina Linardatou retained the WBO super lightweight world title by decision in her adopted country Greece over Deanha Hobbs on Friday. But it wasn’t easy. Linardatou (12-1, 6 KOs) showed the crowd at the Olympic Hall Galatsi in Athens that […]