Three Day Revelation: Serrano, Mrdjenovich, Hamadouche and Choi By David A. Avila Led by powerful Amanda Serrano a crew of featherweights and super featherweights showed off their stuff to end the year. It was a reminder of the talent spread all over the world. Serrano (39-1-1, 29 KOs) holds the WBO featherweight world title and […]
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Tomoko Okuda Dethrones Miyo Yoshida to Win WBO Crown By Yuriko Miyata Bloody challenger Tomoko Okuda (7-2-2, 1KO) overcame WBO super flyweight queen Miyo Yoshida (14-2) by a unanimous technical decision last Sunday at Edion Arena, Osaka. Okuda, an OPBF and Japan bantamweight champion, dropped Yoshida in the first round and led […]
Jelena Mrdjenovich Leads Busy World Title Fight Weekend By David A. Avila Featherweights and super featherweight collide for world titles this week. Canada’s Jelena Mrdjenovich (40-10-2, 19 KOs) meets Paola Torres (12-4-1, 4 KOs) for the WBA featherweight world title at the Wild Card Boxing Gym parking lot in Los Angeles on Thursday Dec. 17. […]
Lourdes “Pequeña Lulu” Juarez Captures First World Title with Decision Over Martinez By Felipe Leon As promised earlier this week, Mexican Lourdes “Pequeña Lulu” Juarez (31-2, 4KO) brought happiness back to her family with an impressive unanimous decision for the WBC super flyweight world title over veteran Guadalupe “Lupita” Martinez (20-10, 6KO) on […]
Etsuko Tada Regains WBO Title via KO of the Year in Japan By Yuriko Miyata One punch concluded unfinished business to open a new hope as former WBA, IBF and WBO world champion Etsuko Tada stopped Ayaka Miyao to regain the WBO minimum weight crown. It was a rematch between Tada (20-3-3, 7 […]
Super Flyweights Title Fights in Japan and Mexico and more fight news By David A. Avila Two of the greatest fighting countries in the world headline this week’s best action. Japan stages WBO super flyweight titlist Miyo “Mushashi” Yoshida defending against Tomoko Okuda, while Mexico pits WBC super flyweight titlist Guadalupe Martinez against Lourdes […]
Shannon “The Cannon” Courtenay KOs Dorata Norek in London By David A. Avila A single blow ended the fight and rebooted Shannon Courtenay back into contender status with a knockout win over Poland’s Dorata Norek on Friday. “I think the fight was scrappy,” said Courtenay. “I’m glad I got the win.” England’s Courtenay (6-1, […]
Women’s Boxing Gaining Traction and More Female Fight News By David A. Avila While most of the sports world slowed down, boxing kept trudging along especially women’s prizefighting. Bulging with cash in his pockets, Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing was able push the female prizefighting agenda forward with a number of big matchups for […]
Best Female Fighters Under 126 Pounds, The Don’t Miss List for 2020 By David A. Avila Spread out across the world, women’s prizefighting has evolved into a higher level spectator sport. Europe has re-taken the forefront behind the charge of Ireland’s Katie Taylor the undisputed lightweight champion promoted by Matchroom Boxing. Many recognize her […]
Katie Taylor and the Art of Prizefighting and Other News By David A. Avila Timing beats speed. Except when you combine both speed and timing in a single package. That’s when you get a fighter like Ireland’s Katie Taylor. With a single laser-like shot Taylor dropped Miriam Gutierrez in the fourth round with a […]