Historic Moment for Women’s Boxing on Television Female boxing finally hits television. Hard-hitting New Yorker Amanda Serrano faces Mexico’s Yazmin Rivas in a super bantamweight clash for the Puerto Rican’s WBO title in less than two weeks. It’s been a long time coming. After a lengthy void of female prizefighting, Showtime Extreme will televise […]
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Wishful Thinking: Five Fights for 2017 Like everybody else in the world, we here at ThePrizeFighters.com are hopeful and optimistic about the following twelve months. Showtime is all set to broadcast live female boxing as early as January and the continuation and conclusion of the WBC female flyweight tournament is expected in the […]
The Prizefighters Best of Female Boxing for 2016 Female Fighter of the Year It was a busy year internationally for female prizefighting. Around the world a number of the best showed off their talent. In Norway, a glass ceiling was burst by welterweight champion Cecilia Braekhus who ended a ban on women’s boxing in […]
Cecilia Braekhus Seeks Legacy vs Klara Svensson Considered by many as the current best female fighter in the world, the undisputed WBC/WBA/IBF/WBO/IBO welterweight champion Cecilia “First Lady” Braekhus (29-0, 8KO) is slated to face her mandatory challenger and the interim WBC 147-pound titleholder Klara “Swedish Princess” Svensson (17-1, 5KO) of Sweden in her next […]
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 […]
Fresh Faces: Casey Morton Perhaps getting punched in the face is the easiest experience Casey Morton has ever lived through. The undefeated flyweight fighting out of San Francisco, CA, was born on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. She grew up traveling in and out of foster care, group homes and other type of programs. […]