Ellie Scotney Defeats Sugar Neekz Johnson for IBF Title, Hughes Wins Too By David A. Avila British fighters walked away with two titles on Saturday. England’s highly profiled Ellie Scotney achieved expectations in defeating New Zealand’s Cherneka “Sugar Neekz” Johnson for the IBF super bantamweight title on Saturday in England. Every round was contentious. […]
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Top 12 Pound for Pound List for ThePrizefighters.com in June 2023 and More News By David A. Avila It was Claressa Shields turn in the spotlight and the undisputed middleweight champion banged her way to victory over the very strong Maricela Cornejo by decision in Detroit last weekend. Shields again substantiated her position as […]
Claressa Shields Successfully Defends Middleweight Titles in Detroit By David A. Avila In front of a Detroit crowd familiar with boxing legends Claressa Shields demonstrated her place among the legends with a start to finish win over number one contender Maricela Cornejo to retain the middleweight world championship on Saturday. “Maricela is just super […]
Adelaida “La Cobra” Ruiz Dominates at Pechanga Casino in Temecula By David A. Avila TEMECULA, Ca.-After a long period of fighting out of the country Adelaida “La Cobra” Ruiz returned to Southern California and with her came hundreds of her ardent followers as she won by knockout over Mexico’s Maria Cecilia Roman on Friday. […]
Claressa Shields is Back, So Is Adelaida Ruiz and Kenia Enriquez and More By David A. Avila Standing at the very top of the pyramid of women’s prizefighting Claressa Shields has yet to meet her match. Could Maricela Cornejo be the one? Since first entering the pro fight world in 2016, Shields has dominated […]
Cameron Defeats Taylor in Battle of Undisputed Champions in Ireland By David A. Avila It was a bad night for Ireland as England’s Chantelle Cameron powered her way through Irish Katie Taylor’s speedy attacks with a two-fisted body attack that led to a majority win in retaining the undisputed super lightweight championship on Saturday. […]
Battle of Undisputed: Taylor vs Cameron; Harper vs Braekhus and More News By David A. Avila Two crackerjack fighters Katie Taylor and Chantelle Cameron expect to be tested to the full extent when they collide in the prize ring in a few days. “I’m too much for Katie Taylor,” said Cameron who is defending […]
Kim Clavel Back in Action and More News By David A. Avila Canada’s Kim Clavel faces her third consecutive Mexican light flyweight when she meets Naomi Arellano for a regional title on Friday May 12. It’s also her first match since experiencing a loss. Four months ago, Clavel (16-1, 3 Kos) lost the world […]
One Year Anniversary of Amanda and Katie Mega Fight and More News By David A. Avila A little over a year ago Manhattan bustled and vibrated with excitement as female prizefighting entered a realm never experienced. New York’s own Amanda Serrano and Ireland’s Katie Taylor brutalized and pummeled each other with blurring fists and […]
Claressa Shields and Hanna Gabriels Rematch, Miyo Yoshida, Team Combat League and More News By David A. Avila Half a decade ago champions Claressa Shields and Hanna Gabriels first met in the prize ring at Masonic Temple in Detroit. Few knew what to expect. Immediately those expecting a runaway win for Shields were shocked to […]