Tournaments in Japan for More Female Champions By Yuriko Miyata A decade of dedication by Japanese female boxers has moved the conservative world and opened the gates for the very first female championship tournament this year. East Japan Boxing Association (JPBA-EAST), the female category committee backed by Japan Boxing Commission (JBC), organized […]
Female Fight News and results for Aug. 21, 2017 American Television By David A. Avila American television has not fully bought into female prizefighting. It’s a slow painstaking ordeal that needs to be taken in baby steps. But it’s difficult for the female boxing community to maintain patience. While MMA forges ahead with television […]
Dionicius Beats Fernandez in Argentina, defends IBF Title By Diego Morilla MALVINAS ARGENTINAS, Argentina – After an eight-month long hiatus marked by personal misfortunes, IBF super flyweight titlist Debora Dionicius returned to action and successfully defended her belt against Mexico’ Diana Fernandez in a wide unanimous decision after 10 championship rounds at the local […]
Victoria Bustos beats Maria Capriolo to defend IBF lightweight title By Diego Morilla ROSARIO, Argentina – In a historic fight that marked the first time in Argentina history in which two fighters from Rosario fought for a world title, local hero Victoria “The Lioness” Bustos imposed her higher work rate and her ring mobility […]
Debora Dionicius sets out to earn wider respect in a land of champions By Diego Morilla A quick review of all the big names in Argentine female boxing inevitably takes us through a list that includes Marcela Acuña, Érica Farías, Ana Esteche, Yesica Bopp and many others. But there is a name that, in […]
Amanda Serrano Gets Greenlight for Sixth Weight Division Challenge in Fall By David A. Avila Multi-world champion Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano will challenge for the junior welterweight world title and a sixth world title in a sixth weight division in late autumn, said Lou DiBella president of DiBella Entertainment on Friday. “We’re working […]
Lucia Rijker and Female Fight News for week of Aug. 14, 2017 By David A. Avila Perhaps the greatest female fighter of any era, Lucia Rijker, was inducted into the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame over the weekend. Unlike another from her country, actor Jean Claude Van Damme, the “Muscles from Brussels,” who appeared […]
Chris Namus beats Reynoso, Tuti Bopp walks past Julio in Uruguay By Diego Morilla It took her a little over ten years to get it done, but finally Uruguay’s most beloved female fighter achieved her dream of becoming a world champion when Chris Namus defeated Esther Reynoso over ten one-sided rounds to lift the vacant […]
“Tigre” Jimenez Ready to Roar in Mexico By Felipe Leon Traditionally the heavyweight division is the glamour weight class in boxing. It is believed the way the division goes, so does boxing. In female boxing, it is the other way around. The heavier the fighter, the less attention she receives. Unless your last […]
Is Female Boxing Losing Another One? Amanda Serrano Considers MMA By Felipe Leon The fact female fighters do not get the respect they deserve is no secret. For years their biggest argument has been although they do everything their male counterparts do, the vast majority of them do not get anywhere near […]