Fundora Captures WBC Latino Title with Win over Arellano Reyes (Photo by Al Applerose) By Felipe Leon Coachella, CA’s flyweight sensation Gabriela Fundora (9-0, 4KO) jumps in the WBC rankings at 15 with a lopsided unanimous decision over Naomi Arellano Reyes (9-2, 5KO) this past Saturday night from the Dignity Health Sports […]
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Tall Flyweight Gabriela Fundora vs Mexico’s Naomi Arellano at Dignity Health Sports Park By David A. Avila Southern California’s towering flyweight Gabriela Fundora shares the prize ring with her even taller older brother Sebastian Fundora this weekend in Los Angeles. Undefeated Gabbi Fundora (8-0, 4 Kos) participates in her first 10-round fight and meets […]
VADA Testing for Shields and Marshall Fight and Other News By David A. Avila Drug testing for world title fights continues when the all-women boxing card in London, England takes place on October 15 featuring two world title fights. Claressa Shields, Savannah Marshall, Mikaela Mayer and Alycia Baumgardner will all undergo drug testing for […]
Amanda Serrano Beats Sarah Mahfoud and Terri Harper Wins Too By David A. Avila Amanda Serrano showed her overwhelming skills to snatch another featherweight world title and England’s Terri Harper proved a higher weight class was her rightful place in winning a world title again on Saturday. Each fight took place in different cities […]
Amanda Serrano, Legacy Card in London and More News Sept. 19, 2022 By David A. Avila Her Majesty the Queen of England was buried yesterday and the United Kingdom moves forward. And respectfully, so does prizefighting. Amanda Serrano, America’s unmitigated conqueror of seven weight divisions, steps on British shores to claim another featherweight world […]
Claressa Shields MMA Fight on Nov. 25 Remains Only Snag and More Fight News By David A. Avila After the postponement of a lofty fight card led by Claressa Shields and other world champions due to the passing of United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth II, many wondered if the proposed date of October 15 could […]
Mega Fight Card With Claressa Shields in London Canceled and Another Look at Costa Rican Fights (Photo by JP Yim) By David A. Avila Due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday, the entire all-women fight card that includes Claressa Shields, Savannah Marshall, Alycia Baumgardner and Mikaela Mayer will be postponed, said […]
Yokasta Valle Unifies in Costa Rica and Adelaida Ruiz Wins Too By David A. Avila Costa Rica’s champion Yokasta Valle returned home after a lengthy training camp overseas and showed native fans new wrinkles in dominating Vietnam’s Thi Thu Nguyen to unify the minimumweight titles on Thursday. “Dreams come true with hard work,” said […]
Women Warriors Dominate Boxing Scene This Week By David A. Avila Top American fighters led by Claressa Shields take their titles, reputations and test their star power overseas in the United Kingdom while another fight card tests American promoters in Central America all this week. Women’s boxing is breaking barriers. Strap season arrives with […]
Kuroki and Iwakawa, Two New World Champs in Japan and Other Results on All-Women’s Card By Yuriko Miyata Two world title fights were hosted at Korakuen Hall the 60-year-old Mecca of Japan in an even called Queen’s Quest 2022. Since day one of female professional boxing under the JBC that started in […]