Mega Fight Card With Claressa Shields in London Canceled and Another Look at Costa Rican Fights (Photo by JP Yim) By David A. Avila Due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday, the entire all-women fight card that includes Claressa Shields, Savannah Marshall, Alycia Baumgardner and Mikaela Mayer will be postponed, said […]
Women Warriors Dominate Boxing Scene This Week By David A. Avila Top American fighters led by Claressa Shields take their titles, reputations and test their star power overseas in the United Kingdom while another fight card tests American promoters in Central America all this week. Women’s boxing is breaking barriers. Strap season arrives with […]
World Title Fights from Japan to England and More News By David A. Avila In less than two weeks the super stars of women’s boxing clash with Claressa Shields, Savannah Marshall, Mikaela Mayer and Alycia Baumgardner involved in unification bouts that will change the boxing landscape. But before those fights, a few others taking […]
Amanda Serrano, Ramla Ali, and More Female Fight News By David A. Avila (Photo by JP Yim) Million-dollar fighter Amanda Serrano returns to the prize ring to fight Sarah Mahfoud for the undisputed featherweight world championship, announced Serrano on social media on Tuesday. It’s not official, but WBO, WBC and IBO titlist Serrano (42-2-1, […]
All Female Card in London Led by Shields, Marshall, Mayer and Baumgardner By David A. Avila An all-female fight card led by Claressa Shields, Savannah Marshall, Mikaela Mayer and Alycia Baumgardner will take place in September in the United Kingdom, it was formally announced by the promoters. No punches were pulled as three of […]
Best Fighters in the World Pound for Pound Are? By David A. Avila (Image by Felipe Leon) We rarely do rankings more than twice a year for Pound for Pound ratings. Our rankings are based on one major comparison: who would beat who if they were all the same weight? The rankings are not […]
Mikaela Mayer to Fight Alycia Baumgardner and More News By David A. Avila (Photo by Al Applerose) After months of vigorous tossing of social media grenades between rival Americans Mikaela Mayer and Alycia Baumgardner, the acidic war of words is over and now the real action begins. Top Rank announced Monday it financially backs […]
Persoon vs Mekhaled, Montebello Fights and More Female Fight News By David A. Avila A super featherweight match featuring two French-speaking champions takes place far from their native soil. It could be called the battle of the French Foreign Legion when Belgium’s Delfine Persoon (46-3) and France’s Elhem Mekhaled (15-0) meet 10 rounds on […]
Kim Clavel, Alycia Baumgardner, World Title Fights and More By David A. Avila A much-anticipated world title clash in Canada has been canceled due to the coronavirus but two others remain. Sadly, Kim Clavel tested positive for Covid-19 and will not be able to challenge Mexico’s Yesenia Gomez for the WBC light flyweight world […]
Alycia “The Bomb” Baumgardner Dominates in England Again By David A. Avila As if proving it was not mirage Alycia Baumgardner mesmerized British fans and challenger Edith Matthysse to win by unanimous decision in her first defense of the super featherweight world titles on Saturday. England, you have been awakened. WBC and IBO world […]