Female Fight News for week of Jan. 30, 2017 Edina Kiss Asian female boxing is heating up in places you would not assume and down in Mexico a politician of high ranking enters the boxing ring. Mexico’s heralded Jackie “the Aztec Princess” Nava returns to the boxing ring after almost two years on hiatus. If you’re […]
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Female Fight News for week of Jan. 23, 2017 European female boxing got started with a bang this week with several top fights taking place in France and Belgium. The big one was supposed to take place this weekend with Norway’s Cecilia Braekhus defending her welterweight belts against Swedens Karla Svensson. It was postponed […]
Female Fight News for week of Jan. 16, 2017 By David A. Avila A new year brought door busting attention as Brooklyn’s Amanda Serrano kept her WBO super bantamweight title and gained the WBC Diamond belt with her impressive win over Mexico’s Yazmin Rivas this past weekend. It was the first time in years […]
Amanda Serrano Beats Mexico’s Yazmin Rivas in Brooklyn Showing engineer-like precision and adaptability Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano defeated Mexico’s Yazmin “La Rusita” Rivas by unanimous decision in a gritty performance on Saturday in keeping the WBO super bantamweight title. “I was glad to get 10-rounds in and I hope the fans enjoyed the […]
Female Fight News for week of Jan. 9, 2017 – Few female fights took place in the past two weeks because of the holidays, but that’s all over now. Prepare for the biggest female fight in American history on Saturday when Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano faces Yazmin “La Rusita” Rivas on a televised championship […]
Female Fight News week of Dec. 26, 2016 It’s the end of the year blues when it comes to prizefighting. After two week doldrums, the action picks up dramatically when New York’s Amanda Serrano defends her WBO super bantamweight title against Mexico’s Yazmin Rivas in Brooklyn, New York. That battle between Puerto Rico and […]
Female Fight News for Week of December 19, 2016: Mariana Juarez, Marcela Acuna and more In a light weekend before the holiday season two future female Hall of Fame prizefighters Marcela Acuna and Mariana Juarez showed they are not done yet with performing and winning at a high level. On Saturday, in Cancun, Mexico, […]
Marcela Acuna demolishes Yesica Marcos with a highlight-reel stoppage By Diego Morilla MORENO, Argentina – It is not easy to continue outdoing oneself after a long and illustrious career, but Marcela Acuña found a way to do just that with her demolishing, highlight-reel, last-round stoppage win over Yesica Marcos on Friday night with the vacant […]
Marcela Acuña faces Yesica Marcos with more than revenge in sight By Diego Morilla BUENOS AIRES – This week, the legendary Bernard Hopkins will finally retire at age 51, stretching his career to an unprecedented 28 years, but he may have some serious competition in the female counterpart of his line of work […]
Marlen Esparza Signed by Golden Boy Promotions Former U.S. Olympian Marlen Esparza signed a multi-year contract with Golden Boy Promotions stated Oscar De La Hoya the chairman of Golden Boy on Wednesday. “Before she ever steps foot into the ring as a professional, Marlen Esparza has already established herself as a rising star,” De […]