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. […]
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 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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]