Maricela Cornejo Beats Erin Toughill in closer fight than scores show By David A. Avila HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Hollywood specializes in facades and when Maricela Cornejo was announced the winner by unanimous decision over Erin Toughill, few knew if it was real or not. Cornejo (13-3, 5 KOs) was deemed the winner by decision over Toughill […]
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Double Barrel Blast From Layla McCarter and Amanda Serrano and More By David A. Avila Female prizefighting got a double barrel blast of American firepower this past weekend as Layla McCarter and Amanda Serrano displayed their respective talent. Serrano proved why American female fighters are feared and respected the world over as she blasted […]
Dina Thorslund Wins Rumble with Alesia Graf “Dynamite” Dina Thorslund successfully defended her WBO super-bantamweight title with a unanimous decision against Alesia Graf, but Thorslund had to shed some blood along the way. The champion, 121 ½, improved to 13-0 (6 KOs) in front of her hometown fans at Struer Energi Park in […]
Layla McCarter Pounds Her Way to Win at MGM Grand in Las Vegas By David A. Avila LAS VEGAS-Layla McCarter battled her way through Argentina’s rugged Yamila Reynoso to win by unanimous decision in a welterweight fight on Thursday. “She was a tough girl,” said McCarter. A large crowd of supporters saw McCarter (43-13-5, […]
Female Prizefighting is Jamming in January and Female Fight News By David A. Avila One of the best female fighters in the world Layla McCarter headlines a Mayweather Promotions fight card on Thursday Jan. 17, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. McCarter (42-13-5, 11KOs) meets Argentina’s Yamila Reynoso (11-5-3, 8 KOs) at an […]
Best of Japan in 2018 and Comprehensive Look at Boxing Crazy Japan By Yuriko Miyata Japan has been one of the greatest powers in female boxing especially in the lighter weight divisions in the last decade. Although the number of reigning world champions is less than that at its peak in 2016, […]
Breakthrough Fighter of the Year: Jessica “CasKilla” McCaskill and more news By David A. Avila About a year ago relatively unknown Jessica McCaskill challenged Ireland’s great Katie Taylor and rocked her with a Chicago style left hook. Though she lost the fight, she gained recognition. McCaskill then challenged Argentina’s Erica Farias for the WBC […]
Knockout Puncher of the Year is Adelaida Ruiz; plus three best KOs of 2018 By David A. Avila One of the main complaints boxing fans make about female prizefighting is the lack of knockouts. A number of reasons are responsible for knockouts being rare in female boxing but the primary reason has to be […]
ThePrizefighters.com Best Fight of the Year – Claressa Shields vs Hanna Gabriels By David A. Avila Many intense and entertaining fights took place all over the world. But for drama and intensity with the world watching and with much at stake we voted on the following fight as the best for 2018. We also […]
Fighter of the Year is Claressa Shields for ThePrizefighters.com By David A. Avila This has been the pinnacle year for women’s prizefighting. Never before has female boxing had as much exposure. In the month of December alone we saw several of the top female boxers in the world show off their talent before wide […]