Author Archives: David A. Avila

Japan’s Best Naoko Fujioka Beats Mexico’s Irma Sanchez

Japan’s Naoko Fujioka Beats Mexico’s Irma Sanchez     By Yuriko Miyata   TOKYO-It was not only a complete victory, it was also a big triumph for the 43-year-old legendary fighter Naoko Fujioka to prove that she’s still developing.   Five weight-division world champion Fujioka (18-2, 7 KOs) defended her current WBA flyweight title by […]

Franchon Crews and Others Moving the Needle Forward and More News

Female Fight News Sept. 17, 2018 Moving the Needle Forward   By David A. Avila A few battles over vacant titles took place: one was held in Germany while another occurred in Las Vegas over the weekend. Franchon “Heavy Hitting Diva” Crews won the vacant WBC super middleweight world title by majority decision over Maricela […]

Franchon Crews Wins WBC Super Middleweight Title

Franchon Crews Wins WBC Super Middleweight Title in Las Vegas   By David A. Avila LAS VEGAS- Franchon Crews powered through Maricela Cornejo behind combinations to win the vacant WBC super middleweight world title and fulfill a promise to her late mother on Thursday. “I didn’t know if her (Cornejo) will was as strong as […]

Divas Battle: Maricela Cornejo vs Franchon Crews

Divas Battle: Maricela Cornejo vs. Franchon Crews First Televised Female World Title Fight by ESPN in 14 Years   By David A. Avila Expect a clash of feline proportions when Maricela “La Diva” Cornejo meets Franchon “Heavy Hitting Diva” Crews Dezurn for the world title on Thursday in Las Vegas. It’s not a roll of […]

Competing American Female Title Fights – Good or Bad?

Competing Fights In American Female Fight World- Good or Bad?   By David A. Avila Maybe it’s a sign of better things to come. Two major female world title fights took place more than 2,789 miles apart at the same exact time and were streamed simultaneously. While Puerto Rico’s Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano was […]

Amanda Serrano Wins Record Sixth Division World Title

Amanda Serrano Defeats Argentina’s Yamila Reynoso    By David A. Avila Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano captured a sixth division world title with a steady stream of punches to defeat Argentina’s strong Yamila Reynoso by unanimous decision on Saturday. It’s unchartered territory for women. Serrano now joins Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao as […]

Mexico’s Brenda Flores Wins WBC Atomweight Title in L.A.

Mexico’s Brenda Flores Beats Bang Bang by Split Decision   By David A. Avila INGLEWOOD, Calif.-Tijuana’s Brenda “La Bonita” Flores used the same recipe another Mexican fighter used to bloody and upset Louisa “Bang, Bang” Hawton by split decision and take the WBC atom weight world title on Saturday. Déjà vu? Mexico’s Flores (13-4-1) masterfully […]

Amanda Serrano Gunning for Sixth Division Title

Amanda Serrano vs. Yamila Reynoso for Sixth Division Title   By David A. Avila Amanda “Real Deal” Serrano stands poised and eager to challenge for a sixth division world title. It’s rarified air. Puerto Rico’s Serrano (34-1-1, 26 KOs) moves up to super lightweight to face Argentina’s legitimate 140-pounder Yamila Reynoso (11-4-3) on Saturday Sept. […]

Louisa Hawton vs. Brenda Flores for World Title in L.A.

Louisa Hawton: In Search for A Second World Title   By Felipe Leon   There might not be a more important night in Australian Louisa “Bang Bang Lulu” Hawton’s life than Saturday, September 8th.  That night at the Forum in Inglewood, CA, the 33 year-old mother of two will take on Mexican Brenda “Bonita” Flores […]

East Coast and West Coast Title Fights Amanda Serrano and Louisa Hawton

Female Fight News Sept. 3, 2018 East and West Coast Title Battles   By David A. Avila Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano chases a sixth world title in as many weight classes this Saturday in New York while Louisa Hawton chases her second in California. East Coast and West Coast female world title challengers are […]