Tag Archives: WBA

Mexico’s Yesica Nery Plata Retains World Titles in Germany

Nery Plata Beats Sarah Boorman by Split-Decision in Germany to Keep WBA and WBC Light Flyweight Titles   By David A. Avila Behind a scathing left hook Mexico’s Yesica Nery Plata blasted her way to victory by split decision over Germany’s Sarah Boorman and retained her WBC and WBA light flyweight world titles on Saturday. […]

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 […]

Jessica Nery Plata Defeats Kim Clavel in Canada

Mexico’s Jessica Nery Plata Wins Fierce Battle Over Kim Clavel for WBA, WBC Light Fly Titles   By David A. Avila (Photo by Lupi Gutierrez) Mexico’s Jessica Nery Playa used her height and reach to defeat Canada’s Kim Clavel in a blistering back and forth unification match between light flyweight world titlists on Friday. It […]

Marlen Esparza Beats Naoko Fujioka in Texas

Home Cooking for Marlen Esparza in Her Win in Texas   By David A. Avila Home cooking helped Marlen Esparza walk away with three world title belts including the Ring Magazine title over Japan’s five-division world titlist Naoko Fujioka, but the fight was close until the final bell on Saturday. Esparza now holds the WBC, […]

Jaime Mitchell Wins WBA Bantamweight Title

Jaime Mitchell Wins WBA Bantamweight Title in Liverpool, England   By David A. Avila America’s Jamie Mitchell wasted no time in setting a fast pace and outworking Shannon Courtenay to take the WBA bantamweight world title by majority decision in Liverpool, England on Saturday. One day after losing the title on the scale, Courtenay (7-2, […]

Naoko Fujioka Defeats Sulem Urbina in Slugfest

Naoko Fujioka Retains WBA World Title Against Sulem Urbina in Los Angeles     By Tarrah Zael   LOS ANGELES-The main event on the Facebook fights also the best fight on that portion with Japan’s mighty Naoko Fujioka and Sulem Urbina in a flyweight championship clash on Friday at the Banc of California.   It […]

Mexico City’s Anabel Ortiz vs East L.A.’s Seniesa Estrada

Anabel “La Avispa” Ortiz vs Seniesa “Super Bad” Estrada for WBA Title   By David A. Avila It’s contender versus champion. It’s East L.A. versus Mexico City. It’s Seniesa “Super Bad” Estrada (19-0, 8 KOs) versus Anabel “La Avispa” Ortiz (31-3, 4 KOs) and they meet on Saturday March 20, for the WBA minimum weight […]

Layla McCarter Seeks Kali Reis Title Fight

Layla McCarter Answers Call to Fight Kali Reis, Awaits Response   By David A. Avila An open call for someone to fight Kali Reis for a vacant world title was made and immediately answered by Layla McCarter, one of the best in the world at any weight. “I saw on social media a challenge to […]

Hanna Gabriels and Rise to Championship Boxing and More

Hanna Gabriels Talks About Costa Rica, Claressa Shields, Three Minute Rounds and More   By Felipe Leon   For some fighters, their biggest battles are not fought in a boxing ring.  That is the case for current WBA super welterweight champion Hanna Gabriels (20-2-1, 11KO) of Costa Rica.  The 37-year-old mother of one survived sexual […]

Top Female Fighters Want Three-Minute Rounds

Three-Minute Rounds or Bust Say Top Female Fighters   By David A. Avila As female prizefighting re-emerges from coronavirus limbo a clarion call to make a change to three-minute rounds has been established by two of the sport’s top performers Claressa Shields and Seniesa Estrada. Otherwise known as the G.W.O.A.T. and Lil’ G.W.O.A.T. Shields and […]