Mariana Juarez – Eva Naranjo; Battle in Zacatecas If the legendary Mariana “Barbie” Juarez (51-9-4, 18KO) is disappointed she sure doesn’t show it. Last year the talk of the female boxing world was if and when Juarez would face off with fellow Mexican warrior Jackie Nava. After fighting on the same card in August […]
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Seniesa Estrada Back in Mexico and Looking For KOs By Felipe Leon A few years ago Golden Boy Promotions made headlines when they jumped in the female boxing world signing former Olympian Marlen Esparza, Southern California amateur standout Seniesa “Superbad” Estrada and ultra-popular Maricela “La Diva” Cornejo. Fast forward to now and Esparza […]
Arely Muciño is Ready for England’s Nicola Adams As if capturing the four major world titles in her weight class wasn’t enough, now current WBO flyweight champion Arely “Amatralladora” Muciño (27-3-2, 10KO) could possibly be in her toughest challenge yet. She was looking forward into going to the lion’s den to defend her […]
Yesenia Gomez vs. Erika Hanawa for WBC Light Flyweight Title in Cancun The 2019 female boxing season continues south of the border in Mexico with competing world titles on the two biggest terrestrial networks in Mexico. On the bigger one, Televisa, Promociones del Pueblo presents the first defense of the newly crowned WBC junior […]
Mikaela Mayer Faces Mexico’s Tough Yareli Larios on Friday on ESPN Card By David A. Avila Southern California’s Mikaela Mayer’s hunting for a world title in 2019 and the search party begins with Mexico’s Yareli Larios. NABF super featherweight titlist Mayer (9-0, 4 KOs) meets Larios (13-1-1, 3 KOs) the daughter of a two-time […]
Poland’s WBC Super Welterweight Champ Ewa Piatkowska: “I Want All the Belts” By David A. Avila Poland’s only world champion Ewa Piatkowska likes contact sports and especially likes to fight. Need proof? When an offer to meet Aleksandra Lopes for the WBC super welterweight world title arrived in September 2016, it was like a […]
Promoter Ronald Cruz-Hunt Exporting Female Boxing to Tijuana Just as you have your big name female fighters with elite promoters like Mikaela Mayer with Top Rank and Katie Taylor with Matchroom Boxing USA, there are countless fighters who battle it out in the trenches on club level shows throughout the United States. The […]
Maricela Cornejo vs Erin Toughill in Hollywood on Sunday By David A. Avila In a place once famous for staging some of the best entertainment during World War II, prizefighting returns to the saloon of the Hollywood stars. 360 Promotions brings back its boxing series on Sunday Jan. 27, with former titlist Maricela “La […]
Torres vs Noriega For WBC Silver This Saturday Night In every sport there are traditional powerhouses whether they are teams, regions or even countries. For female boxing there might not be a bigger one than in Mexico at least when it comes to their respect for the sport. Last month’s Cecilia Braekhus unanimous […]
Tijuana Fight Card Headed by Female American Triumvirate By David A. Avila A trio of American-based female prizefighters is headed to Tijuana, Mexico coming from different parts of the USA including Chicago. All are engaging on a massive boxing card on Saturday Jan. 26, at Gimnasio Independencia called Battle at the Border series and […]