Author Archives: David A. Avila

Mikaela Mayer Looking for KOs

Mikaela Mayer Looking for KOs in OK City on Saturday   By David A. Avila Since signing a professional contract Mikaela Mayer has blitzed the prizefighting world like one of her speedy three-punch combinations and already has five wins in five bouts in less than 12 months. Mayer (5-0, 3 KOs) seeks her sixth win […]

Mid-Year Progress Report II: Mariana Juarez, Bopp, Douglas

Mid-Year Progress Report Part II   By Felipe Leon   In the first part of the mid-year progress report we went from the heavyweight division to super featherweight giving our assessment of what has transpired within the weight class.  Now we will tackle the lighter weight classes and check how close we are in getting […]

Mid-Year Progress Report: Cecilia Braekhus, Claressa Shields and more

Mid-Year Progress Report Part I     By Felipe Leon   The year so far in female boxing has been an excellent one.  We have seen Cecilia Braekus break the glass ceiling over at HBO while Claressa Shields gave us one of the most watched fights on Showtime in a number of years.  With June […]

‘Fight of the Year’ Performance by Claressa Shields and Hanna Gabriels

Female Fight News June 25, 2018 Shields and Gabriels Aftermath   By David A. Avila All eyes interested in the female fight world were riveted toward Detroit where budding American superstar Claressa Shields and Costa Rica’s national heroine Hanna Gabriels met in a battle for two vacant middleweight world titles. What fans around the world […]

Claressa Shields Wins Clash of Warriors and Hammer Dominates

Claressa Shields Wins Clash of Warriors and Hammer Dominates   By David A. Avila America’s Claressa Shields survived a shocking early knockdown to win the WBA and IBF middleweight world titles and WBC and WBO middleweight titlist Christina Hammer retained her place in line on Friday to set up a potential showdown. Shields will meet […]

Diana Fernandez vs. Olga Julio in Mexico

Diana “Bonita” Fernandez: “I Want To Be The New Face of Female Mexican Boxing”   By Felipe Leon   One of the newest faces at the Mexican national level Diana “Bonita” Fernandez (17-2, 4 KOs) makes her return on the biggest terrestrial television network in boxing-crazy Mexico this Saturday night from her hometown in Ciudad […]

Hanna Gabriels vs Claressa Shields

Hanna Gabriels vs Claressa Shields: a Clash of the Titans   By David A. Avila A clash of the titans takes place when Hanna Gabriels fights Claressa Shields, it’s a battle between two warriors from completely different worlds and both are anxious to prove their mettle. Warrior shields up. Costa Rica’s Gabriels (18-1-1) arrives from […]

Layla McCarter Wins in Germany, What’s Next?

Another Win For Layla McCarter, And Now Another Wait   By Phil Woolever   Layla McCarter notched another win last weekend, this one coming in Karlsruhe, Germany against solid Eva Bajic.   McCarter improved to 42-13-5 (11) and showed some of the form and technique that provides her fans with evidence she could emerge victorious […]

Alicia Napoleon Returns on Thursday in NYC

Alicia Napoleon Returns  and fights Vashon Living on Thursday in NYC   By Tarrah Zael   A woman of great power and rank is the perfect way to describe, Alicia “The Empress” Napoleon. Her spirit was unwavering and you truly felt her passion and heart from the tone of her words.   Demonstrated as a […]

Claressa Shields Hunting for KO Win, Hanna Using Smarts

Balance of Power: Claressa Shields vs Hanna Gabriels   By David A. Avila Claressa “T-Rex” Shields has her sights on greatness and nothing less. Super middleweight champion Shields (5-0, 2 KOs) is willingly dropping down a weight division to meet Hanna Gabriels (18-1-1, 11 KOs) the super welterweight champion who is moving up a weight […]