Marlen Esparza Cruises in Las Vegas to Victory By David A. Avila LAS VEGAS, Nev.-Marlen Esparza may or not be looking for knockout wins but she wasn’t going to get it against Denver’s Aracely Palacios on Saturday afternoon and settled for a victory by decision. The former U.S. Olympian Esparza ( 3-0) was firing […]
Female Fight News for week of Sept. 11, Autumn Light By David A. Avila American prizefighters are storming the month of September especially in the lightweight division. Long one of the most dormant divisions in American female boxing, the 135-pound fighters are making a strong return to the forefront this year led by Olympians […]
Super Flawless Win by Seniesa “Superbad” Estrada By David A. Avila CARSON, Ca.-Fans witnessed a near flawless performance by Seniesa “Superbad” Estrada over Mexico’s Anahi Torres on Saturday. There were no hiccups. East L.A.’s Estrada (11-0) was not just “Superbad” but super accurate in dominating the former world title challenger Torres before several thousand […]
Seniesa Estrada Fights Torres at StubHub and More Female Updates By David A. Avila Four top female prizefighters led by Seniesa “Superbad” Estrada perform in the next two weeks in the Southwest region. East L.A.‘s Estrada (10-0) meets Mexico’s Anahi Torres (16-16-1) at the StubHub Center in Carson on Saturday Sept. 9. The female […]
Kaliesha West Wants One More Title Shot By Felipe Leon If you follow female boxing, then you know Kaliesha “Wild Wild” West. Ultra-popular in her native Southern California, the 29-year-old righty is one of the veterans of the prior wave of female boxing in the United States. After going pro in early […]
Shibata Wins and Atomweight Tourney Nearing End By Yuriko Miyata Former IBF light flyweight champion Naoko Shibata (17-4-1, 6KOs) came back to the ring to stop Shisa Manopgym (0-3) of Thailand at 1:20 in the second round in a six-round contest on Friday Sept. 1, at the famous Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. […]
Female Fight News for week of Sept. 4, Southern California Heating Up By David A. Avila Southern California has become the heart and soul of prizefighting when it comes to the men. In the past female prizefighters were in abundance up and down the state, but over these past five years the talent pool […]
French Boxing Star Angelique Duchemin Dies of Heart Attack By David A. Avila Angelique Duchemin a young French boxing champion died on Tuesday apparently after heart problems developed while working out in her local boxing gym according to Times of India news organization. Duchemin, 26, recently won the WBF featherweight world title and was […]
Female Fight News for week of Aug. 28, 2017 Promoting and Actual Worth By David A. Avila Another light week slides into female boxing this week with only scattered bouts around the world. Mexico has the top fight this week as Lourdes “Lulu” Juarez fights Cecilia Santoscoy for one of the WBC minor titles […]
“LA Diva” Maricela Cornejo Learns On The Job By Felipe Leon By all accounts and purposes, former WBC International super middleweight champion Maricela “La Diva” Cornejo (8-2, 2KO) is ready for whatever is next in her boxing career. The 30-year-old, originally of Washington state but now fighting out of the Inland Empire east […]