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Kenia Enriquez Returns With KO Win in Mexico

Mexico’s Kenia Enriquez and Lulu and More News and Notes   By David A. Avila (Photo by Barbara Ramos) Along the Mexican blue water shores Kenia Enriquez proved that more than two years of inactivity in the prize ring was not enough to prevent a knockout win over previously unstoppable Gabriela “La Bonita” Sanchez in […]

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Mikaela Mayer to Fight Alycia Baumgardner Announce...

Mikaela Mayer to Fight Alycia Baumgardner and More News    By David A. Avila (Photo by Al Applerose) After months of vigorous tossing of social media grenades between rival Americans Mikaela Mayer and Alycia Baumgardner, the acidic war of words is over and now the real action begins. Top Rank announced Monday it financially backs […]

Can Elhem Mekhaled Handle Delfine Persoon and More...

Persoon vs Mekhaled, Montebello Fights and More Female Fight News   By David A. Avila A super featherweight match featuring two French-speaking champions takes place far from their native soil. It could be called the battle of the French Foreign Legion when Belgium’s Delfine Persoon (46-3) and France’s Elhem Mekhaled (15-0) meet 10 rounds on […]

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The Fantastic Fight Between Katie Taylor and Amand...

Taylor and Serrano Magic at MSG, Future Plans, Three-Minute Rounds and More   By David A. Avila (Photo by JP Yim) Waiting at the JFK Airport for my return flight to Southern California on Sunday afternoon, a little Latino boy possibly nine or ten years old stood shadow boxing near a pillar watching his own […]

Mega Fight in NYC Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano

Two Million Dollar Fight – Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano and More News   By David A. Avila (Photo by JP Yim) Thousands of fans are descending on New York City to witness the most anticipated fight in recent times between Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano and undefeated Katie Taylor for the lightweight world championship. […]

Kim Clavel Out With Covid and More Fight News

Kim Clavel, Alycia Baumgardner, World Title Fights and More   By David A. Avila A much-anticipated world title clash in Canada has been canceled due to the coronavirus but two others remain. Sadly, Kim Clavel tested positive for Covid-19 and will not be able to challenge Mexico’s Yesenia Gomez for the WBC light flyweight world […]

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Alycia Baumgardner Dominates Edith Matthysse

Alycia “The Bomb” Baumgardner Dominates in England Again   By David A. Avila As if proving it was not mirage Alycia Baumgardner mesmerized British fans and challenger Edith Matthysse to win by unanimous decision in her first defense of the super featherweight world titles on Saturday. England, you have been awakened. WBC and IBO world […]

Mikaela Mayer Wins and Fellow Olympians Win Too

American Olympians Mayer, Esparza and Fuchs Win and More News   By David A. Avila Three American Olympians led by Mikaela Mayer showcased their brand of prizefighting and all were televised or streamed. It’s a new era for female prizefighting. This past Saturday, in her native Southern California, Mayer trounced another American Jessica Han who […]

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Mikaela Mayer Beats Jennifer Han in SoCal

Mikaela Mayer Dominant in Return to So Cal   By Tarrah Zael COSTA MESA, Ca. – Mikaela Mayer retained her junior lightweight titles and showed the boxing world with class that women boxing is more than relevant after her dominant win over Jennifer Han at The Hangar in Orange County, California on Saturday night.   […]

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Marlen Esparza Beats Naoko Fujioka in Texas

Home Cooking for Marlen Esparza in Her Win in Texas   By David A. Avila Home cooking helped Marlen Esparza walk away with three world title belts including the Ring Magazine title over Japan’s five-division world titlist Naoko Fujioka, but the fight was close until the final bell on Saturday. Esparza now holds the WBC, […]