WBC Champ Erica Farias vs Chicago’s Jessica McCaskill By David A. Avila Chicago’s Jessica “CasKilla” McCaskill has heavy hands and big plans for this weekend. McCaskill (5-2, 3 KOs) expects to topple the monster of the super lightweight division Erica “La Pantera” Farias (26-2, 10 KOs) on Saturday Oct. 6, at Wintrust Arena in […]
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Franchon Crews the “Heavy Hitting Diva” By Felipe Leon Despite an extensive and very successful amateur career with numerous national championships at different weight classes, the newly crowned WBC super middleweight champion Franchon Crews-Dezurn (4-1, 1KO) didn’t jump into the boxing radar until her first pro fight. In her first bout for […]
Melissa St. Vil Returns to Fight in Hometown Brooklyn By David A. Avila For the first time in three years Melissa St. Vil fights within driving distance when she fights Mayra Hernandez. St. Vil (10-3-4) faces Oklahoma’s undefeated Hernandez (6-0, 4 KOs) in an eight round featherweight clash at Kings Theater in Brooklyn, New […]
Challenge Accepted: Selina Barrios vs Paty Juarez By David A. Avila A cool and calm Selina Barrios defends the NABF lightweight title against the confident Paty Juarez after challenges were issued and challenges accepted. It’s unclear who challenged who first, but Barrios (4-0) meets Juarez (4-0) in a 10-round clash on Saturday Sept. 22, […]
Arely “Metralleta” Muciño: “I Am A Warrior and Ready for Anything” By Felipe Leon Earlier this year the 29-year-old Arely Muciño (26-3-2, 10 KOs) of Monterrey, Mexico, made history in becoming the first Mexican female fighter to hold all of the major sanctioning body titles in the same division at different times. […]
Moreno vs Gomez: Ready For Another War By Felipe Leon It is hard to believe that at 31 years of age the current WBC light flyweight champion Esmeralda “La Joya” Moreno (35-10-2, 11KO) of Mexico City is a 13-year fight veteran with nearly 50 fights under her belt. This Saturday night she […]
Divas Battle: Maricela Cornejo vs. Franchon Crews First Televised Female World Title Fight by ESPN in 14 Years By David A. Avila Expect a clash of feline proportions when Maricela “La Diva” Cornejo meets Franchon “Heavy Hitting Diva” Crews Dezurn for the world title on Thursday in Las Vegas. It’s not a roll of […]
Amanda Serrano vs. Yamila Reynoso for Sixth Division Title By David A. Avila Amanda “Real Deal” Serrano stands poised and eager to challenge for a sixth division world title. It’s rarified air. Puerto Rico’s Serrano (34-1-1, 26 KOs) moves up to super lightweight to face Argentina’s legitimate 140-pounder Yamila Reynoso (11-4-3) on Saturday Sept. […]
Louisa Hawton: In Search for A Second World Title By Felipe Leon There might not be a more important night in Australian Louisa “Bang Bang Lulu” Hawton’s life than Saturday, September 8th. That night at the Forum in Inglewood, CA, the 33 year-old mother of two will take on Mexican Brenda “Bonita” Flores […]
Mikaela Mayer On The Hunt for KOs in Arizona By David A. Avila In a little over a year Mikaela Mayer enters the boxing ring for the seventh time but this time as a full fledge super featherweight. “We tried to fight at super featherweight before but the girls we contacted dropped out and […]