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Melissa McMorrow

Canceled Female Fight Card in NorCal

All Female Fight Card Canceled in NorCal   An injury to female prizefighter Sara Flores forced an all-female fight card to be postponed. The Beauty Meets Boxing fight card for Saturday Dec. 3, at Pacifica Cages in Pacifica, Calif. was canceled due to a lack of total rounds scheduled on the Babyface Boxing Promotions fight […]

All Female Fight Card in SF Bay Area

World Champions Lead Female Fight Card in SF Bay Area Dec. 3.   In the past decade the San Francisco Bay area has been a hotbed for female boxing in both the amateur and pro arenas. One major reason has been Blanca Gutierrez a former kickboxer turned boxer turned promoter. She’s like the Pied Piper […]

Katie Taylor Wins

Katie Taylor Wins Pro Debut and More Female Fight ...

Katie Taylor Wins Pro Debut by KO in England   Two of the most decorated amateur female boxers in the world entered the boxing ring as prizefighters in the past two weeks. It marks a significant moment for women’s boxing worldwide. Katie Taylor who is perhaps Europe’s most celebrated amateur female boxer made her pro […]

Sabrina Perez Wins WBO Bantamweight Title

Sabrina Perez beats Alondra García, takes the vacant WBO bantamweight title   By Diego Morilla ISIDRO CASANOVA, Argentina – In a terrific back-and-forth affair between two talented and tough young female fighters, Sabrina Perez captured the vacant WBO bantamweight title with a gutsy unanimous decision win against determined and upset-minded Mexican contender Alondra Garcia on Saturday […]

Sisters Mariana and Lourdes Juarez Back in Action

Juarez Sisters Back in Action One might think as the year is winding down many fighters would like to relax and reflect on the past 12 months and prepare for the upcoming 2017.  If a fighter is lucky, they might even pick up an easy fight before the holiday season to ensure their family enjoys […]

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Ireland’s Katie Taylor Debuts on Saturday

Ireland’s Katie Taylor Debuts on Saturday in England   Ireland’s highly acclaimed Katie Taylor, a former Olympic gold medalist in 2012, jumps into the prize ring for her much anticipated pro debut on Saturday in London, England, the site of her greatest accomplishment. Now 30 years old, the multi-world champion of the amateur world enters […]

Erica Farias Wins Clinch-fest Over Marisa Nunez

Erica Farias outhustles Marisa Nuñez in a clinch-fest   SAN FERNANDO, Argentina.- In a dull fight marred by excessive holding, local icon Erica “La Pantera” Farias successfully defended her WBC super lightweight belt against Marisa Nuñez with a unanimous decision on Saturday night. Both fighters passed each other numerous times on the down slope towards […]

Claressa Shields

Claressa Shields Bangs Out Pro Debut Win in Las Ve...

Claressa Shields Enters the Pro Ranks With a Bang in Las Vegas   LAS VEGAS-Fresh from her Olympic heroics Claressa Shields walked into the vast arena not knowing what to expect in her first pro fight. But after the initial explosion of punches all was back to normal. She won. The entire crowd of 13,000 […]

Claressa Shields

Claressa Shields Debuts in Las Vegas

Rivals Claressa Shields and Franchon Crews Battle as Pros in Las Vegas Straight out of Rio comes America’s top amateur boxer Claressa Shields eager to make a splashy pro debut against another amateur standout Franchon Crews making her pro debut as well in the boxing capital of Las Vegas. The two-time Olympic gold medalist Shields […]

Yesica Bopp Dominates

Yesica Bopp Dominates Torres

Yesica Bopp Dominates Anahi Torres in Argentina   By Diego Morilla RIO HONDO, Argentina – In another superb display of boxing skills, Yesica Bopp defended her WBA mini-flyweight title with a dominant unanimous decision victory over Mexico’s Anahi Torres on Saturday night, capping a successful comeback that has seen her go 3-0 in 2016 after a year-long […]