A Look Ahead in Women’s Boxing 2026 and Possible Showdowns   By David A. Avila When it comes to women’s boxing Claressa Shields is the top of the food chain and will be opposed in combat with old friend Franchon Crews-Dezurn at the end of February. It’s a rematch that kicks off 2026 with a bang. The return to the warzone between the never-been-beaten Shields (17-0, 3 Kos)...

Best Female Fighter of 2025 is  Mizuki Hiruta of Japan and More News   By David A. Avila The best fighter or most impressive fighter in 2025 was Japan’s Mizuki “Mimi” Hiruta the pink-haired smiling female warrior who dominated her opposition in four fights. Yes, you read that correctly, Hiruta fought four times in 2025 and won them all on American shores. That’s an impres...

Adijat Gbadamosi: Nigeria’s Ascendant Force in Women’s Boxing On December 31, 2001, in Nigeria, Adijat Gbadamosi was born into a world where boxing was far from mainstream. Two decades later, her journey has become central to the emerging narrative of African women in professional boxing; a sport long dominated by other regions but now shaped in part by fighters carving global dreams from h...