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Claressa Shields vs Marie Eve Dicaire and More Fig...

Claressa Shields vs Marie Eve Dicaire Pay Per-View Show and Other News    By David A. Avila Claressa Shields upcoming fight with Marie Eve Dicaire for unified super welterweight status headlines a pay-per-view boxing card featuring all female fighters. It’s not the first time a pay-per-view for an all-female card has been attempted, but it […]

PPV Kingpin Mark Taffet Targeting March 5 for All...

Super Manager Mark Taffet Talks Claressa Shields, Broken Promises and Pay-Per-View Show   By Felipe Leon   Despite the current world we live in with the Covid-19 pandemic, the show must go on.  For Mark Taffet, former HBO executive and now the co-manager of nine-time world champion Claressa Shields (10-0, 2KO), it has not only […]

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Claressa Shields Leads Tidal Wave Coming in March

Claressa Shields Returns and More Female Boxing News   By David A. Avila Around the bend a tsunami of compelling world title fights and contender battles is about to hit the airwaves and streaming devices. Of course, England leads the way when it pits two super bantamweights Carly Skelly (3-0-1) and Amy Timlin (4-0-1) in […]

Mexico Reporting: Yamileth Mercado Retains Super B...

Mercado Defends WBC World Title Against Guzman   By Felipe Leon   With a hard-fought unanimous decision current WBC super-bantamweight champion Yamileth Mercado (17-2, 5KO) defended her green and gold belt over Alejandra “Rockera” Guzman (11-2-2, 5KO) this past Saturday night from Hermosillo, Mexico, and live on the Azteca Channel.  The win, the main event […]

Yokasta Valle Retains IBF Minimumweight title in C...

Yokasta Valle Beats Sana Hazuki and Female Fight News February 1, 2021   By David A. Avila After almost a year Yokasta Valle returned to action with a solid performance against Japan’s Sana Hazuki to successfully defend the IBF minimumweight world title. “Sana was a tough opponent,” said Valle. “I believe her being Japanese has […]

Yokasta Valle vs Sana Hazuki in Costa Rica

Yokasta Valle vs Sana Hazuki and More Fight News   By David A. Avila One of the world’s most talented divisions finds Costa Rica’s Yokasta Valle defending the IBF minimumweight world title against Japan’s Sana Hazuki on Saturday. Valle (20-2, 9 KOs) meets number one contender Hazuki (8-4-1, 2 KOs) at Oxigeno Human Playground in […]

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American Stars Ready to Rumble: Claressa, Seniesa ...

Claressa, Seniesa and La Avispa and More Boxing News   By David A. Avila Two stars on opposite sides of the US await their turn. Claressa Shields and Seniesa Estrada fight in vastly different weight divisions but are considered to be the best. Shields currently dwells among the super welterweights and Estrada below the light […]

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Fighter Viviane Obenauf in Swiss Jail

Europe Reporting: Boxing Contender Obenauf Reportedly Jailed in Switzerland for Husband’s Murder   By Phil Woolever Sadly, what was probably the worst news in women’s boxing during 2020 exploded a few weeks before what holiday fireworks remained and hit long darkened skies.   Just as the often disastrous calendar finally came to an end, a […]

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Franchon Crews-Dezurn, Yokasta Valle and Other Fig...

Franchon Crews-Dezurn Returns to Form and Other Female Fight News   By David A. Avila Welcome to the world of female prizefighting. A year ago, rumors of a deadly virus were emerging. It’s here and still doing damage worldwide. But the women continue to thrive slowly but steadily despite the cancellations and changes in protocol. […]

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Women’s Prizefighting -Good Bye 2020, Hello 2021

Women’s Prizefighting in Pandemic 2020 and More Fight News   By David A. Avila Great strides took place in women’s prizefighting despite a year of tremendous loss. A few of the best were able to showcase their skills and attitude that had remained under a cloak of neglect. Women prizefighters like Katie Taylor, Jessica McCaskill, […]