Lupita Martinez vs Jessica “Kika” Chavez for WBC Super Fly Title By Felipe Leon There are two female fights in Mexican boxing lore by which all others are measured. In 2011 Ana Maria “La Guerrera” Torres and Jackie “Princesa Azteca” Nava faced each in two epic wars televised at a national level in […]
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Tiara “T Baby” Brown is Both Featherweight Contender and Police Officer of the Year By Felipe Leon Who would have thought a baby named after a Duncan Hines cookie from the 80s would grow to be an extraordinary accomplished boxer as well as Washington D.C.’s Police Officer of the Year? That is […]
Monserrat Alarcon vs Nora Cardoza By Felipe Leon All of a sudden the tiniest of weight classes in all professional boxing is heating up. Last September in one of the best fights of 2018 Mexican Brenda “Bonita” Flores raged war against Louisa “Bang Bang Lulu” Hawton of Australia for the vacant WBC interim […]
Maiva Hamadouche Could Be The Most Dangerous Fighter in Women’s Boxing By Phil Woolever Present days are probably the most opportune times yet for female boxers. In this scenario specifically, women who currently campaign around the lightweight to welterweight divisions have a promising amount of talented, marketable potential opponents and a steadily […]
A World Awaits Claressa Shields vs Christina Hammer for Undisputed Championship By David A. Avila America’s Claressa Shields appeared on the prizefighting scene like a cyclone tearing down everything in her path including the old guard in a mere three years. Germany’s Christina Hammer entered the professional ranks almost in secret and has been […]
Claressa Shields – Christina Hammer : Unofficial Final Odds from the Eurozone By Phil Woolever There’s an old school Vegas line of thought that professes someone should never bet on a boxing match until they’ve seen the weigh-in. Now that the ladies have officially hit the scales, with Shields weighing in […]
Arely Muciño vs Yairineth Altuve for WBO Flyweight Title By Felipe Leon Sometimes a tragedy can be a blessing in disguise. Two months ago current WBO flyweight champion Arely Muciño of Monterrey, Mexico, was gearing up to travel to England to defend her title against Olympian Nicola Adams. Despite being a pro for […]
Prizefighters.com Shares A Few of the Greatest Female Fights in Last 25 Years By David A. Avila With Claressa Shields and Christina Hammer poised to clash on Saturday in an epic middleweight showdown, here are a few dazzling female fights to compare. Over the decades many battles between female prizefighters took place. Many of […]
At long last, the (mostly) undisputed Biggest Women’s Boxing Match Ever is here. Now all that remains is for the two undefeated principals — who see themselves as fighting not only to advance their own level of stardom but for the higher purpose of benefitting their gender in a sport long dominated by men — […]
Claressa Shields vs Christina Hammer By Felipe Leon Although many believe the best recent year in professional female boxing was in 2017 when the sport exploded on U.S. airwaves or at least much more than in the ten years before, 2019 brings us the first truly mega fight of the sport. On […]