Author Archives: David A. Avila

Shelly Vincent and Heather Hardy Reload

Heather Hardy and Shelly Vincent At MSG on HBO By David A. Avila Two years ago Heather “The Heat” Hardy and Shelly “Shelito’s Way” Vincent clashed in a 10 round firefight that had jaws dropped and eyes glued as the two ripped into each other like wild cats. On the same day the Rio Olympic […]

Mariana Juarez vs. Susie Ramadan, Battle in Mexico

Mariana Juarez vs. Susie Ramadan: Contrasting Battle Styles By David A. Avila Mexico’s reigning queen of boxing Mariana “Barby” Juarez defends the world championship against Australia’s Susie Ramadan who is looking to reclaim it. Two vastly experienced fighters from different continents finally meet. Juarez (50-9-4, 18 KOs) defends the WBC bantamweight title against Ramadan (27-2, […]

Beat Goes On for Female Prizefighting on TV and Streaming

Female Fight News Oct. 22, 2018 HBO and more By David A. Avila It’s beginning to be a habit. Female prizefighting was showcased on a major fight card once again this past weekend and it continues its upward trajectory this week too. The beat goes on. The Katie Taylor parade rolled into Boston where the […]

Jessica McCaskill Talks About Who’s Next?

Jessica McCaskill talks about Katie Taylor, Amanda Serrano and more By Felipe Leon  Despite having less than 10 professional fights under her newly minted WBC green and gold belt, 34 year-old Jessica McCaskill (6-2, 3KO) feels her winning the 140-pound world title in her last fight was a long time coming.   “Rick (Ramos) and […]

Katie Taylor vs America, First Up Cindy Serrano

Katie Taylor vs Cindy Serrano on Saturday in Boston   By David A. Avila As Katie Taylor steps into the boxing ring against Cindy Serrano it serves as both a teaser and preparation for the daunting task of facing America’s best. “I can’t wait to get in there and defend my titles tomorrow,” said Taylor. […]

Yesica Bopp Keeps WBA Title and Female Fight News

Female Fight News Oct. 15, 2018 Yesica Bopp and More   By David A. Avila Several title fights took place over the weekend and a major confrontation between wielding world titlists takes place this Saturday in Boston. Recapping the weekend, in South America, the Argentine superstar Yesica Bopp retained the WBA light flyweight world title […]

Mikaela Mayer Dominates and Wins NABF Title in Omaha

Mikaela Mayer Floors Vanessa Bradford and Dominates   By David A. Avila Former U.S. Olympian Mikaela Mayer captured the vacant NABF super featherweight title with good body work and a knockdown of Canada’s Vanessa Bradford to win by unanimous decision on Saturday. Mayer (8-0, 4 KOs) reached her first goal of winning a title and […]

Mikaela Mayer vs. Vanessa Bradford for Title in Omaha

Mikaela Mayer Meets Vanessa Bradford for Title in Omaha     By David A. Avila Finding the next great world champion can be a fruitless endeavor filled with potholes, disappointments and clouded perceptions. But every so often a fighter stands out like a piercing light. Mikaela Mayer (7-0, 4 KOs) crackles with energy and looks […]

Argentina’s Yesica Bopp vs Mexico’s Sandra Robles

Bopp vs Robles   By Felipe Leon   There is a case for Argentina’s Yesica Yolanda Bopp to change her name from “Tuti” to the “Mexican Executioner”.  There might not be another active or inactive female fighter that has beaten more opponents from Mexico than the current WBA junior flyweight champion.   On Saturday night […]

Japan Reporting: Saemia Hanagata Wins and Miyo Yoshida Wins Too

Saemi Hanagata Wins in Tokyo, Miyo Yoshida in Kagoshima     By Yuriko Miyata   A couple of important fights took place in Japan as Saemi Hanagata honored her namesake by winning a world title in Tokyo and Miyo Yoshida made a defense in Kagoshima, Japan.   After six years, endurance and hard work finally […]