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Fights Nikki

Claressa Shields Gets World Title Bid

Claressa Shields Fights Nikki Adler for WBC Super Middleweight Title   By David A. Avila Not satisfied with just winning belts Claressa “T-Rex” Shields will now fight for the WBC super middleweight title it was announced on Wednesday. A mere two weeks after capturing the WBC Silver super middleweight title, Shields (3-0, 1 KO) now […]

Matthysse loses

Argentine Action: Griffa Wins and Waits for Serran...

Griffa wins and waits for Serrano; Matthysse loses comeback fight Two outstanding Argentine female fighters took their careers in completely different directions this week, in a rare all-female double-header broadcast live by DirectTV Sports from Laguna Larga, Cordoba on Saturday, June 24. The biggest shock came in the co-main six rounder in the featherweight division […]

June 26

Female Fight News for week of June 26 MMA Crossove...

Female Fight News for week of June 26 MMA and More   By David A. Avila Plenty of fight action is taking place around the world including the regular hotspots such as Mexico, Germany and Argentina. But one event that set the female fight world afire was a sparring session not an actual fight. Just […]

Estrada Kos

Seniesa Estrada KOs Rachel Sazoff in L.A.

Seniesa Estrada Kos Rachel Sazoff in L.A.   By Yuriko Miyata LOS ANGELES-Rated No.7 in WBC light flyweight division Seniesa Estrada earned a flashy knockout victory in just 38 seconds against southpaw Rachel Sazoff (0-4) at the Exchange L.A. in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday. Although there was an obvious gap between the two fighters’ […]

June 19

Claressa Shields Wins Title and Female Fight News ...

Female Fight News for week of June 19 Claressa Shields and More   By David A. Avila A slight lull in fight cards took place last week but those that occurred were monster bouts including Argentina, Mexico and the United States of America. Claressa “T-Rex” Shields battled through an eight round slugfest with Sydney LeBlanc […]

Benavidez fight

Argentine Firefights on Back to Back Days-Acuna, O...

Acuña edges O’Connell, Bermudez and Benavidez fight to a draw in rematch By Diego Morilla Two of Argentina’s best female fighters saw action this weekend, and they both had to work hard to hold on to their respective world titles in a pair of action-packed, exciting bouts. On Friday, June 16th, Acuña, the country’s very […]

Claressa Shields

New Opponent for Claressa Shields

Claressa Shields Now Faces Sydney LeBlanc in Opponent Change   By David A. Avila Claressa Shields will now be facing Sydney LeBlanc for the WBC Silver super middleweight title on Friday after her original opponent was unable to enter the country due to visa issues, according to Salita Promotions on Wednesday. The undefeated Shields (2-0) […]

June 12

Claressa Shields and Female Fight News for week of...

Female Fight News for week of June 12, Claressa Shields and more   By David A. Avila With all eyes on Norway last weekend the rest of the female boxing world was lightly scheduled with scattered bouts. This week Claressa Shields brings attention to the USA with her coming bout in Detroit. Shields, 22, recently […]

Braekhus breezes past Farias

Braekhus breezes past Farias to hold on to her und...

Braekhus breezes past Farias By Diego Morilla It was supposed to be her stiffest test to date, a fight against a legitimate champion who called her out repeatedly for the better part of two years and who made the trek from the other end of the world to challenge her. But in the end, Cecilia […]

June 5

Farias vs. Braekhus & Female Fight News for W...

Female Fight News for week of June 5 Cecilia Brakehus and Erica Farias   By David A. Avila A rather quiet month of June greeted women’s boxing around the world, but with summer around the corner things begin to heat up. One of Europe’s biggest stars Cecilia Braekhus performs and promotes her first fight card […]