Hometown Favorite Erica Farias vs Marisa Nuñez After a year of relative calm, some of Argentina’s biggest female boxing stars are coming back to full activity and gearing up for what looms as an even bigger year in 2017. One of such fighters is super lightweight titlist Erica Farias, one of the hungriest […]
Rivals Claressa Shields and Franchon Crews Battle as Pros in Las Vegas Straight out of Rio comes America’s top amateur boxer Claressa Shields eager to make a splashy pro debut against another amateur standout Franchon Crews making her pro debut as well in the boxing capital of Las Vegas. The two-time Olympic gold medalist Shields […]
Yesica Bopp Dominates Anahi Torres in Argentina By Diego Morilla RIO HONDO, Argentina – In another superb display of boxing skills, Yesica Bopp defended her WBA mini-flyweight title with a dominant unanimous decision victory over Mexico’s Anahi Torres on Saturday night, capping a successful comeback that has seen her go 3-0 in 2016 after a year-long […]
Yesica Bopp: “I am working hard for whatever comes my way.” By Diego Morilla Female boxing in Argentina has grown exponentially through the years, and a few fighters are responsible for that extraordinary growth. One of them is definitely Yesica Bopp, a perennial pound-for-pound entrant and current WBA mini-flyweight titlist, who is getting ready […]
WBC Female Flyweight Tournament Update: Ibeth Zamora Jumps Into Mix By Felipe Leon After World Boxing Council president Mauricio Sulaiman announced in mid-September the launch of the WBC female flyweight tournament with the winner taking home the coveted diamond belt and 112-pound supremacy, three of the four fights for the first round were […]
Christina Hammer Wins WBC Title and Female Fight News Christina Hammer added a second world title to her collection after defeating Kali Reis the WBC titlist in their middleweight unification clash last weekend. And with Claressa Shields entering the pro ranks suddenly the division looks appealing. Hammer (20-0, 9 Kos) now has the WBC […]
Ana Esteche upsets Celeste Peralta in a triple-unification barnburner By Diego Morilla BUENOS AIRES, Argentina.- In an electrifying triple-unification super lightweight title bout, Ana Laura “Monita” Esteche dominated Celeste “La Bestia” Peralta over 10 rounds to add Peralta’s WBO and IBF crowns to her own WBA belt with a spirited and emotional unanimous decision victory […]
Kali Reis vs. Christina Hammer in Unification Clash plus female fight news A battle of middleweight world titleholders takes place when WBO titlist Christina Hammer faces WBC titlist Kali Reis in a rematch that takes place in Germany. Hammer (19-0, 9 Kos) hopes to repeat with another win but this time Reis (10-5-1, 4 […]
Female Boxing Televised on Showtime in 2017 says Showtime’s Espinoza The revolution will be televised, the revolution will be televised. And it will be live. Loosely using a quote from the late Gil Scott Heron, the revolution of American women’s boxing takes a giant leap with a boost from network television. Showtime will be […]
Claressa Shields Turns Pro on Ward-Kovalev Card and Female Fight News Las Vegas will be the site for the professional debut of two-time Olympian Claressa Shields. The home of mega slots, glitzy hotels and a town that never sleeps gets first crack at hosting the double gold medal winner when Shields makes her debut […]