Seniesa Estrada Beats Marlen Esparza in Entertaining Las Vegas Fight By David A. Avila LAS VEGAS, Nevada-Seniesa “Super Bad” Estrada walked away with the interim WBA flyweight title by technical decision over Marlen Esparza after a bloody forehead gash forced a stoppage after a clash of heads on Saturday. “I couldn’t see anything,” said […]
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Katie Taylor, Seniesa Estrada, Marlen Esparza Fights to be Streamed on Saturday By David A. Avila Smaller weights finally get their day this weekend with not just one, but two world title fights taking place in the United Kingdom and the United States of America on Saturday. Katie Taylor (14-0, 6 KOs) dares to […]
NABF Champ Mikaela Mayer KOs Argentina’s Alejandra Zamora in Reno By David A. Avila Mikaela Mayer pummeled her way to a knockout victory over Argentina’s Alejandra Zamora to retain the NABF super featherweight title on Saturday. It was a statement fight to the rest of the super featherweights of the world. “I’m ready for […]
Tiara Brown, Melissa St.Vil, Mikaela Mayer and More Fight News By David A. Avila Several elite prize fights available for viewing highlight this week’s schedule. Not too long ago anyone interested in watching female prizefighting was out of luck. Television rarely showed the women for decades especially in the USA. That’s all changed. Here’s […]
Punching Preferred, Not Holding and Female Fight News By David A. Avila A major world title fight saw Jessica “Kaskilla” McCaskill retain the WBC and WBA super lightweight world titles by majority decision against Argentina’s Erica Farias otherwise known as “La Pantera.” A more appropriate name would be “La Anaconda” Farias showed an overwhelming […]
New World for Female Prizefighting By David A. Avila Once upon a time very few boxing fans paid attention to the female prizefighter world and those that did, were labeled kooks. Those days are gone and female prize fights are being televised and streamed but there are changes that come with it. Important changes. […]
Official Statement by Claressa Shields Posted by ThePrizefighters.com An official statement from Claressa Shields was sent to thePrizefighters.com and to other boxing media sites on Saturday afternoon. After the cataclysmic event that led to the cancellation of the long-awaited Shields versus Ivana Habazin super welterweight world title fight on Saturday Oct. 5, an e-mail […]
Ewa Brodnicka Wins Questionable Decision Over Edith Soledad Matthysse in Poland By Phil Woolever WBO super featherweight champion Ewa Brodnicka, 129, wore quite a revealing outfit to the weigh in for her well-publicized defense against Argentina’s Edith Soledad Matthysse, 127 3/4. Brodnicka showed plenty of skin for the publicity cameras, but it […]
Claressa Shields vs. Ivana Habazin Cancelled After Attack on Trainer By David A. Avila A sneak attack against Ivana Habazin’s trainer by an unknown assailant as Claressa Shields was about to weigh-in sent trainer James Ali Bashir to the hospital and scuttled the super welterweight championship fight. Today was supposed to be 24-year-old Shields […]
Claressa Shields Chasing Legendary Status and More Female Fight News By David A. Avila Take advantage and watch one of the most dynamic and influential prizefighters in the history of the sport when Claressa “T-Rex” Shields encounters Ivana Habazin for the vacant WBO super welterweight world title on Saturday. Fighters like Shields don’t come […]