Author Archives: David A. Avila

Yokasta Valle vs Deborah Rengifo, Christina Cruz and More News

Yokasta Valle and Deborah Rengifo Battle in Three-Minute Round Fight   By David A. Avila Yokasta Valle stands eager to stay sharp and prove that 3-minute rounds are the future of all female world title fights when she meets Venezuela’s Deborah Rengifo in a nontitle fight set at 3-minute rounds on Saturday. IBF minimumweight titlist […]

Kali Reis and Two World Title Fights Headed to California

Kali Reis Confirmed for World Title Defense in SoCal and More News   By David A. Avila Two world title fights are headed to Southern California. A pair of super lightweight world titlists WBA champ Kali Reis and IBF champ Mary McGee headline a fight card on Friday August 20, at Sycuan Casino Resort in […]

Amanda Serrano: the Hunt for Undisputed Status

Amanda Serrano In Pursuit of Dominance and More Fight News    By David A. Avila Spent several hours last week in Los Angeles with Amanda Serrano and her trainer/manager Jordan Maldonado. For those not familiar with the Brooklyn, New York fighter, she has captured world titles in seven different weight divisions. Only one other fighter, […]

Lulu Juarez vs Diana Fernandez II

Lourdes “Pequeña Lulu” Juarez vs Diana “Bonita” Fernandez II Preview   By Felipe Leon   Back in late 2017 WBC super flyweight champion Lourdes “Pequeña Lulu” Juarez defeated Diana “Bonita” Fernandez via a hard fought split decision.  The ten rounder, then for Juarez’s minor flyweight title, was held in Fernandez’s hometown of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. […]

Amanda Serrano vs Yamileth Mercado in Aug.

Amanda Serrano Will Fight Mexico’s Yamileth Mercado on Showtime ppv   By David A. Avila LOS ANGELES-Dressed in a trim black skirt and halter top Amanda Serrano sat poised on the stage of the Novo Theater on Tuesday during introductions of an upcoming fight card. Politely she listened to other participants like Jake Paul and […]

Two “Fight of the Year” Candidates in LA

Fight of the Year Candidates in LA with Seniesa Estrada, Tsunami Tenkai, Naoko Fujioka and Sulem Urbina   By David A. Avila Maybe it was the intense heat, but Los Angeles and the world witnessed two electrifying world title bouts between Japan and the US last Friday. Both are candidates for Fight of the Year. […]

Seniesa Estrada Outduels Tsunami Tenkai in Savage Battle

Seniesa Estrada Wins Savage Battle Vs. Japan’s Tsunami Tenkai in L.A.   By Tarrah Zael   LOS ANGELES-It was a big night for women boxing Friday night at the Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, California. Golden Boy promotions put on a stacked card featuring many notable fighters from the Los Angeles area. Women’s […]

Mexico’s Erika Cruz Declines Big Offer for Amanda Serrano Fight

Mexico’s Erika Cruz Declines Fight with Amanda Serrano on PPV Card   By The Prizefighters.com Dream fights are sometimes merely dreams. A featherweight unification clash between Amanda “the Real Deal” Serrano and Mexico’s Erika Cruz will not happen despite numerous offers. “Erika Cruz turned down $100,000 dollars to fight Amanda,” said Lou DiBella promoter of […]

Two World Title Fights in L.A: Japan vs America

Summer Jam in LA: Japan vs America and More News   By David A. Avila American fight fans get a first-time glimpse of Japan’s best female fighters this week as WBA flyweight champ Naoko Fujioka and WBO light flyweight titlist Tsunami Tenkai have arrived and are ready for this country’s best. Stepping up against the […]

Denmark Reporting: Dina Thorslund Wins Bantamweight Title

Dina Thorslund Tops Jasseth Noriega for Second Division Title, Eyes Retirement   By Phil Woolever   After new WBO Bantamweight Champion Dina Thorslund moved down a weight class to earn the vacant belt with a comfortable win over well-experienced Jasseth Noriega, Thorslund can definitely be classified as one of the finest boxers, female or male, […]