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 […]
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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 […]
Fortunately for 26 year-old former amateur standout Marina Ramirez (2-0) now fighting as a pro, the milestones in her punch for bucks’ career are coming in quick. Unlike many of her female boxer counterparts, Ramirez has not fought at dingy club shows or buried deep within numerous fight bout cards. Her pro fight debut […]
Born one of eight siblings, there might not have been another choice for 31-year-old super welterweight Raquel Miller (2-0, 1KO) but to become a fighter. Always boxing enthusiasts, her family would gather around the television and like most of the rest of the world in the late 80s, would watch the “baddest man on […]
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 […]
WBC Flyweight Tourney Rolls On In late January of this year Mauricio Sulaiman, president of the World Boxing Council, announced at the second annual All-Female WBC Boxing convention his intention of organizing a flyweight tournament sometime in 2016. He mentioned guaranteed purses and exposure on television as major tenants of the tourney. Some of […]
Laila Ali vs Claressa Shields the Dream Match That Will Never Happen Some TSS readers (hey, you know who you are) are enthused about the recent uptick of interest in women’s boxing. Others (you know who you are as well) believe any resurgence of popularity is not only a waste of traditional fight fan’s […]
In boxing, one of the biggest perks for champions or journeymen alike is the opportunity to travel. To see new lands, meet new people, live new experiences while getting paid and doing what you love might be the best part of the sport, besides a hefty paycheck. It looks like Brooklyn, New York’s Melissa St. […]
WBC Flyweight Tourney Takes Flight When Mauricio Sulaiman, president of the World Boxing Council, made the announcement in the last weekend of January during the closing of the second annual WBC Female Boxing Convention of his interest to organize a 112-pound tournament, all those in attendance at a Tijuana, Mexico, hotel began to salivate. […]
If four-time world champion Kaliesha “Wild Wild” West is anything, it is brash and outspoken. She is also a veteran of over 100 amateur fights and 21 professional ones with a record of 16-2-3, 4 KOs. West has fought the best in her division in an eight year professional career including Ava Knight, Ada Velez […]