Female Fight News: The Age of Streaming is Upon Us By David A. Avila Maybe streaming can do the job after all. It’s been two weeks since HBO unlaced their gloves and announced it was finished with prizefighting. But just as quickly, two major streaming companies grabbed those tossed away gloves and streamed two […]
Mexico ‘s Kenia Enriquez Hands Venezuela’s Norleidys Graterol Her First Defeat By David A. Avila Facing an undefeated knockout puncher Kenia Enriquez stuck to her game plan and picked apart Norleidys Graterol and won every round to maintain the WBC interim light flyweight title on Saturday. It was Enriquez’s first fight in nearly a […]
Jessica McCaskill Defeats Argentina’s Erica Farias By David A. Avila Chicago has its own world champion as Jessica “CasKilla” McCaskill upset long-time champion Erica “La Pantera” Arias by changing up attacks and winning the WBC super lightweight world title by unanimous decision on Saturday. In a fairytale fight McCaskill (6-2, 3 KOs) hustled […]
Kenia Enriquez Ready to Battle Venezuelan KO Artist Norleidys Graterol By David A. Avila During the past three years Tijuana’s Kenia Enriquez has been one of the more avoided light flyweights in the world. Only those looking to topple her ascent are willing to face her. Those holding world titles avoid her name like […]
WBC Champ Erica Farias vs Chicago’s Jessica McCaskill By David A. Avila Chicago’s Jessica “CasKilla” McCaskill has heavy hands and big plans for this weekend. McCaskill (5-2, 3 KOs) expects to topple the monster of the super lightweight division Erica “La Pantera” Farias (26-2, 10 KOs) on Saturday Oct. 6, at Wintrust Arena in […]
Female Fight News Oct.1, 2018 Melissa, Claressa and More By David A. Avila Autumn has officially arrived and all Melissa St. Vil wants before this upcoming Christmas is a super featherweight world title. “My goal is to get my rematch with Eva,” said St.Vil, of WBC super featherweight titlist Eva Wahlstrom. “I’m still number […]
Franchon Crews the “Heavy Hitting Diva” By Felipe Leon Despite an extensive and very successful amateur career with numerous national championships at different weight classes, the newly crowned WBC super middleweight champion Franchon Crews-Dezurn (4-1, 1KO) didn’t jump into the boxing radar until her first pro fight. In her first bout for […]
Melissa St. Vil Returns to Fight in Hometown Brooklyn By David A. Avila For the first time in three years Melissa St. Vil fights within driving distance when she fights Mayra Hernandez. St. Vil (10-3-4) faces Oklahoma’s undefeated Hernandez (6-0, 4 KOs) in an eight round featherweight clash at Kings Theater in Brooklyn, New […]
Mega Fight: Claressa Shields vs. Christina Hammer on Nov. 17 By David A. Avila Female prizefighting’s first mega fight has finally arrived. Michigan’s ultra-ambitious Claressa Shields fights Germany’s heralded Christina Hammer for the title of undisputed middleweight world champion on Nov. 17 it was announced on Tuesday. “There are no hard feelings toward her,” […]
Female Fight News Sept. 24, 2018 Mexican Women Continue TV Success By David A. Avila Two world title fights in different parts of Mexico took place and were both televised on that country’s main television networks. Imagine if that happened in the USA? While Yesenia Gomez battled WBC titlist Esmeralda Moreno for the light […]