Heather Hardy Wants to Fight Whoever Fans Want By J.P. Yim and David A. Avila BROOKLYN, NY-After a convincing victory Heather “the Heat” Hardy declared on Thursday that nothing less than a world title shot is on her target sights. “I’m really interested in fights for the WBC world title,” said Hardy who currently […]
Female Fight News for week of May 15, 2017 Cindy Serrano and more By David A. Avila Puerto Rico’s Serrano sisters continue to blaze history in 2017 and in Mexico a long-standing champion was dethroned over the weekend. France heated up and next week is Japan’s turn. Cindy Serrano successfully defended the WBO featherweight […]
Fear and Looting in Finland: Or How Mayra Gomez Got Shortchanged – In and Out of The Ring By Diego Morilla BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA-If you were already following the developments around Eva Wahlstrom’s planned defense of her WBC super featherweight title and found them confusing and rife with suspicions of foul play, get ready: […]
Female Fight News for week of May 8 Cindy Serrano and More By David A. Avila Puerto Rico and Mexico continue to bring forth female boxing at its highest level. Cindy Serrano defends the WBO featherweight title against Mexico’s Paola Torres on Saturday in Puerto Rico. It’s yet another Puerto Rico versus Mexico war. […]
Marlen Esparza Out-Speeds Samantha Salazar in Las Vegas By David A. Avila LAS VEGAS-It wasn’t an historic moment but still important for Marlen Esparza in her quest for recognition as a force in female boxing. Esparza (2-0) dominated Samantha Salazar (2-4-1) in a battle of Texans to win by unanimous decision at T-Mobile Arena […]
WBC appeals to the Argentine boxing federation to lift Mayra Gomez’s suspension By Diego Morilla WBC super featherweight champion Eva Wahlstrom will attempt to make a title defense at home when she faces Argentina’s Mayra Gomez in Turku, Finland. The key word is “attempt.” But the fight scheduled for Saturday May 6 seems in […]
Melissa St. Vil Sets The Record Straight By Felipe Leon The story is as old as boxing. Promoter needs to sell tickets so they announce their star in a fight facing another big name but the other big name never gets contacted and is never told. Come fight night, an injury is invented or […]
Female Fight News for week of May 1, 2017 Back to Back TV By David A. Avila Female boxing hit another historic note with back-to-back weeks of television coverage. Two more brilliant boxers were seen across America for the first time ever. That had never happened before and both are considered among the best […]
Layla McCarter Stops Szilvia Szabados in Las Vegas By David A. Avila LAS VEGAS, Nev.-Eight was enough for Layla McCarter in winning by technical knockout of rugged and determined Szilvia Szabados on Saturday. McCarter (39-13-5, 10 Kos) showed that 10 rounds was not necessary but eight rounds was just enough in defeating Hungary’s Szabados […]
The Queen Layla McCarter Seeks Her Throne By Felipe Leon If you’ve followed female boxing for the last 20 years then you know who Layla “Amazing” McCarter is. No introduction needed. She is considered by many the current best pound for pound female fighter despite of the existence of Cecilia Braekhus, […]