Female Fight News June 18, 2018 Showtime for Women By David A. Avila Believe it or not female boxing will reach the same heights as the men. It’s just a matter of time. Television gives a gigantic boost to women’s prizefighting this Friday as Showtime Boxing showcases not just one, but two female world […]
Female Fight News June 4, 2018 D-Day for American Fighters By David A. Avila D-Day is approaching for women’s prizefighting in the month of June led by an invasion force that includes Claressa “T-Rex” Shields dropping to the middleweight division. Seventy-four years ago, on June 6, the Allied Forces invaded Normandy Beach in France […]
Belgium’s Femke Hermans Upsets Germany’s Nikki Adler By Phil Woolever Belgium’s Femke Hermans defied the odds and defeated local favorite Nikki Adler for the vacant WBO Super-Middleweight Championship in Augsburg, Germany. Hermans,165, earned her new belt with a consistent game plan and solid boxing skills that kept Adler, 164 ½, off balance […]
Female Fight News May 13, 2018 Risks By David A. Avila In the female prizefighting world because of the smaller number of fighters in the world compared to men, it’s imperative that all opportunities are seized. An estimated 18,000 men boxers exist in the fight world compared to less than 2,000 female boxers worldwide. […]
Adler Meets Hermans On The Comeback Trail By Phil Woolever When super-middleweight Nikki Adler faces Femke Hermans at the Curt Frenzel Stadium in Augsburg, Germany on Saturday night it will be more than simply a meeting for the vacant WBO title. Personally, it’s also a meaningful homecoming appearance for Adler, who relocated […]
Raquel Miller Poised To Make a Statement By Felipe Leon For Raquel Miller, the undefeated middleweight from San Francisco, California, nothing happens without hard work and determination. The 33-year-old didn’t step into a local boxing gym until the age of 24 after some earlier false starts. Within a year she was competing […]
Maricela Cornejo’s Work Begins On Friday By Felipe Leon Despite a solid professional record, a world title challenge and a WBC international title under her belt, for 30 year old Maricela “La Diva” Cornejo her work starts now. On Friday, March 9th, from the Hangar in Costa Mesa, CA, the outspoken and […]
Female Fight News March 5, 2018 Layla McCarter By David A. Avila Layla “The Amazing” McCarter held her number one spot in the welterweight rankings by spanking dangerous Victoria Cisneros and winning by stoppage. It was McCarter’s (41-13-5, 11 KOs) fourth knockout win in seven fights. The win on Saturday in Ignacio, Colorado also […]
Female Fight News Feb. 26, 2018 Open Season
By David A. Avila
A couple of world title fights this Saturday kick off an impressive number of female fights one after
Beasts of the East: Best Female Fighters East Coast
By David A. Avila
With television focusing primarily on female prizefighters of the East Coast