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Ana Esteche Upsets Celeste Peralta in Argentina

Ana Esteche upsets Celeste Peralta in a triple-unification barnburner   By Diego Morilla   BUENOS AIRES, Argentina.- In an electrifying triple-unification super lightweight title bout, Ana Laura “Monita” Esteche dominated Celeste “La Bestia” Peralta over 10 rounds to add Peralta’s WBO and  IBF crowns to her own WBA belt with a spirited and emotional unanimous decision victory […]

Marina Ramirez

Fresh Faces: Marina Ramirez

Fortunately for 26 year-old former amateur standout Marina Ramirez (2-0) now fighting as a pro, the milestones in her punch for bucks’ career are coming in quick.   Unlike many of her female boxer counterparts, Ramirez has not fought at dingy club shows or buried deep within numerous fight bout cards.  Her pro fight debut […]

Unification Clash

Reis vs Hammer Middleweight Unification Clash

Kali Reis vs. Christina Hammer in Unification Clash plus female fight news   A battle of middleweight world titleholders takes place when WBO titlist Christina Hammer faces WBC titlist Kali Reis in a rematch that takes place in Germany. Hammer (19-0, 9 Kos) hopes to repeat with another win but this time Reis (10-5-1, 4 […]

Raquel Miller

Fresh Faces: Raquel Miller

Born one of eight siblings, there might not have been another choice for 31-year-old super welterweight Raquel Miller (2-0, 1KO) but to become a fighter.   Always boxing enthusiasts, her family would gather around the television and like most of the rest of the world in the late 80s, would watch the “baddest man on […]

Female Boxing Televised

Female Boxing Televised on Showtime in 2017 says S...

Female Boxing Televised on Showtime in 2017 says Showtime’s Espinoza   The revolution will be televised, the revolution will be televised. And it will be live. Loosely using a quote from the late Gil Scott Heron, the revolution of American women’s boxing takes a giant leap with a boost from network television. Showtime will be […]

Claressa Shields Turns Pro

Claressa Shields Turns Pro on Ward-Kovalev & ...

Claressa Shields Turns Pro on Ward-Kovalev Card and Female Fight News   Las Vegas will be the site for the professional debut of two-time Olympian Claressa Shields. The home of mega slots, glitzy hotels and a town that never sleeps gets first crack at hosting the double gold medal winner when Shields makes her debut […]

WBC Flyweight

WBC Flyweight Tourney Resumes: McMorrow vs Moreno

WBC Flyweight Tourney Rolls On   In late January of this year Mauricio Sulaiman, president of the World Boxing Council, announced at the second annual All-Female WBC Boxing convention his intention of organizing a flyweight tournament sometime in 2016.  He mentioned guaranteed purses and exposure on television as major tenants of the tourney.  Some of […]

Amanda

Amanda Serrano Wins Fourth Title in Fourth Weight ...

Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano dropped down to yet another weight division and not surprisingly won another world title; this time in the super bantamweight division. Serrano (30-1-1, 23 Kos) stopped Hungary’s Alexandra Lazar (8-2) in the first round to win the vacant WBO super bantamweight title on Tuesday in Puerto Rico. She already has […]

Laila Ali vs Claressa Shields

Laila Ali vs Claressa Shields the Dream Match That...

Laila Ali vs Claressa Shields the Dream Match That Will Never Happen   Some TSS readers (hey, you know who you are) are enthused about the recent uptick of interest in women’s boxing. Others (you know who you are as well) believe any resurgence of popularity is not only a waste of traditional fight fan’s […]

Christy Martin’s Promotional Debut and Femal...

Christy Martin’s Promotional Debut Features Female Title Fight and other news   Many consider Christy “The Coalminer’s Daughter” Martin one of the greatest female fighters of all time. Now she’s tackling promoting. “I truly feel it was easier being the fighter,” said Martin. “But I am excited to start this new phase of my boxing […]