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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Marlen Esparza Returns With a Win

Marlen Esparza Wins NABO Flyweight Title in Southern Calif.   By David A. Avila INDIO, Calif.-Dressed in bright red robes and trunks, Marlen Esparza marched

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Selina Barrios vs Melissa Hernandez

Seliina Barrios vs. Melissa Hernandez and More Female Fight News   By David A. Avila Texas born Selina “Aztec Queen” Barrios travels a rocky path

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Claressa Shields “the One”

Claressa Shields is America’s Biggest Star and Female Fight News   By David A. Avila The regal coronation ceremony has begun for Claressa Shields the

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Greatest Female Fights in Last 25 Years

Prizefighters.com Shares A Few of the Greatest Female Fights in Last 25 Years   By David A. Avila With Claressa Shields and Christina Hammer poised

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Is Daniela Bermudez Argentina’s Best?

Is Daniela Bermudez Argentina’s Best and more female fight news   By David A. Avila In places like Buenos Aires, Cordoba and Santa Fe a

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