Avila David A.

David A. Avila was raised in East Los Angeles and comes from a boxing family that includes his father who fought several times at the Olympic Auditorium during the 1950s. His great grandfather was Battling Ortega and fought numerous world champions from 1916 to 1928. Avila formerly wrote for the L.A. Times and has a weekly column for the Riverside Press-Enterprise, La Prensa, Unidos and Excelsior newspapers. He is the West Coast editor for TheSweescience.com and has written for the popular web site since 2005. Avila has long been one of the few boxing writers that has covered women’s boxing since the 1990s and remains a strong proponent for female prizefighting. He is the new editor of ThePrizefighters.com a site devoted to highlighting women in the fight circles.
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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

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Katie Taylor and the Art of Prizefighting

Katie Taylor and the Art of Prizefighting and Other News   By David A. Avila Timing beats speed. Except when you combine both speed and

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Savannah Marshall Wins WBO Title by Stoppage

Savannah Marshall Stops Hannah Rankin for WBO Title and More Results   By David A. Avila England’s Savannah Marshall slowly and deliberately dissected Scotland’s Hannah

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