Dream Fights and More Women’s Boxing News By David A. Avila Since the early 1990s I’ve watched women’s boxing evolve into its current state. Over the years I’ve witnessed some incredible boxing by women from all over the world. One of the first female fighters I actually saw ringside was a tiny minimumweight Wendy […]
Best Female Pound for Pound Fighters and More News July 2025 (Photo by Stephanie Trapp) By David A. Avila Claressa Shields proved once again why she is the best female fighter on the planet with a dominant performance over a talented and tough Lana Daniels for the heavyweight world championship. Shields remains undisputed heavyweight […]
Grading Holly Holm and More Including Kenia Enriquez, Adelaida Ruiz and Madison Square Garden Fights (Photo by Al Applerose) By David A. Avila When Holly Holm last laced up the boxing gloves women’s prizefighting was an after thought for most of the world. A lot has changed in a dozen years. Holm returned and […]
Claressa Shields Is the Pound for Pound Best and More News By David A. Avila For the next three months most of the top female fighters in the world will be heading to the prize ring to demonstrate their prowess. Claressa Shields returns as a heavyweight and has a date with New Zealand’s Lani Daniels […]
Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor Prep NYC for Trilogy Several Other Women Fights at Madison Square Garden By David A. Avila Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor thrice. There is blood in the water this time. “Seventy million plus thought that I won the fight,” said Serrano about their last fight at the press conference in […]
World Title Fights Nicolson vs Brown , Johnson vs Hughes and More News By David A. Avila After several years of verbal war Australia’s undefeated Skye Nicolson meets America’s undefeated Tiara Brown for the WBC featherweight title. Talk is over. “I’m excited for the fight,” said Nicolson. The whip-quick Nicolson (12-0, 1 KO) defends […]
Women’s Boxing Pound for Pound List and More News By David A. Avila Where does the sport of women’s boxing go next? After a record number of people viewed the Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor rematch to a shattering 70 million plus views, a knee-jerk reaction from media companies could follow with some deals. […]
Sandy Ryan and Mikaela Mayer Lead Female Boxing Explosion and More (Photo by JP Yim) By David A. Avila Three world title fights lead a heavy dose of women’s boxing this weekend. It starts in Manhattan with England’s Sandy Ryan defending the WBO welterweight title against American challenger Mikaela Mayer. Ryan (7-1-1, 3 Kos) […]
Mikaela Mayer, Sandy Ryan, Alycia Baumgardner, Delfine Persoon and Other Women’s Boxing News By David A. Avila A slight lull in women’s boxing evaporates next week. Three outstanding bouts featuring welterweights, lightweights and super featherweights take place in the USA and the United Kingdom. Mark these fights down on your calendar. Down south Alycia […]
Amanda Serrano, Yokasta Valle and Chantelle Cameron, Back in Action on Saturday By David A. Avila Three of the top female fighters in the world jump in the prize ring this weekend including the face of women’s boxing Amanda Serrano, the undisputed featherweight world champion. Serrano (46-2-1, 30 Kos), a seven-division world champion, fights […]