Naoko Fujioka vs Tsunami Tenkai in Japan and Female Fight News By David A. Avila A battle of titans takes place in Japan as Naoko Fujioka defends the WBA flyweight world title against Tsunami Tenkai on Friday July 12, in the famous Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. These are Japan’s two best female fighters. Fujioka […]
Franchon Crews Enters the Golden Age and More Female Fight News By David A. Avila Franchon Crews Dezurn grabbed her first fight and win in a year by knockout. Despite holding the WBC super middleweight world title her match against Kayla Williams was a non-title fight and ended by knockout. On most occasions it […]
Mariana “Barby” Juarez Educates Youngster and More Female Fight News By David A. Avila One of the best known fighters in the world, Mariana “Barby” Juarez, showed us why she still also belongs among the top pound for pound lists with a strong performance against one of Mexico’s new wave of fighters. The older […]
Mikaela Mayer Wins in Las Vegas, World Title Next By David A. Avila LAS VEGAS-Mikaela Mayer showed the right stuff in overcoming a slow start against Lizbeth Crespo and successfully defended the NABF super featherweight title by unanimous decision on Saturday. The Mayer right cross was on point. A Las Vegas crowd of more […]
Mikaela Mayer Targets World Titles, Lizbeth Crespo in the Way By David A. Avila Mikaela Mayer always stands out. Years ago, an amateur tournament comprised of teams from different nations engaged in a high school gymnasium in Oxnard, Calif. Dozens of female boxers exchanged blows and showed off their technique. But it was difficult […]
Seniesa “Super Bad” Estrada Stops Abaniel with Super Body Shots in Hollywood By Tarrah Zael HOLLYWOOD, Ca.-Seniesa “Super Bad” Estrada said she “wants to be a pioneer that women boxing talks about”, and that’s exactly what she did at Thursday Night Fights at the Avalon in Hollywood, California. She became the first […]
Seniesa Estrada: “I’m the Hardest Puncher in my Weight Class,” By David A. Avila In the dimly lit streets of Hollywood a petite looking Seniesa Estrada will pass by people on the sidewalks of the film capitol. Some of the local wolves will notice and others will tilt their heads in recognition but fail […]
Claressa Shields Chasing Third Division World Title in August By David A. Avila When other pound for pound boxers refuse to fight, what do you do? You challenge yourself. Two division world champion Claressa Shields could not entice other top champions so she will be dropping down to 154-pound super welterweight and meeting Croatia’s […]
Gen X Champs Mariana Juarez and Yesica Bopp versus Millennials By David A. Avila Unknown by many fans of female boxing, during the 1990s Mexico declared female prizefighting illegal for a number of years into the 21st century. Today, Mexico now has become a super power in female prizefighting. Mariana Juarez was one of […]
Greece’s Christina Linardatou Retains World Title in Athens By David A. Avila Hard charging Christina Linardatou retained the WBO super lightweight world title by decision in her adopted country Greece over Deanha Hobbs on Friday. But it wasn’t easy. Linardatou (12-1, 6 KOs) showed the crowd at the Olympic Hall Galatsi in Athens that […]