Female Bombers Dina Thorslund and Elif Nur Turhan Return to Action This Saturday in England and Denmark and Other News By David A. Avila Two-division champ Dina Thorslund returns and the “Turkish Hammer” Elif Nur Turhan defends a lightweight championship this weekend in Europe. Both are known for their head bashing styles. Let’s start with […]
Heather Hardy: The Heat of Brooklyn Heather Marie “The Heat” Hardy’s journey through combat sports is the story of a late-bloomer who carved out a world championship career on her own terms and emerged as one of women’s boxing’s most recognizable figures. Born on January 25, 1982, in Brooklyn, New York, Hardy transformed personal adversity […]
Tamm Thibeault is Among the New Wave of Female Stars By David A. Avila Every year new recruits arrive for women’s boxing. In the past, whenever new pugilists arrived it remained largely unnoticed because of the lack of exposure for the sport. Today, with the arrival of streaming networks and high-profile promotion companies female […]
A Look Ahead in Women’s Boxing 2026 and Possible Showdowns By David A. Avila When it comes to women’s boxing Claressa Shields is the top of the food chain and will be opposed in combat with old friend Franchon Crews-Dezurn at the end of February. It’s a rematch that kicks off 2026 with a […]
Best Female Fighter of 2025 is Mizuki Hiruta of Japan and More News By David A. Avila The best fighter or most impressive fighter in 2025 was Japan’s Mizuki “Mimi” Hiruta the pink-haired smiling female warrior who dominated her opposition in four fights. Yes, you read that correctly, Hiruta fought four times in 2025 […]
Amanda Serrano and Other Three-Minute Round Fights in Puerto Rico By David A. Avila Happy New Year! Featherweight champion Amanda Serrano headlines a stacked women’s fight card in Puerto Rico this weekend. Three other top female fight contests will be joining her and all are slated for three-minute rounds. That’s three-minute rounds for all the […]
Adelaida La Cobra Ruiz Defeats Alexas Kubucki in Fresno and More News By David A. Avila Adelaida “La Cobra” Ruiz used a blistering attack including a knockdown to out-duel Canada’s Alexas Kubicki for the vacant WBC super flyweight title on Saturday. The Los Angeles-based fighter and mother of three finally reached the summit. Ruiz […]
Claressa Shields the $8 Million Dollar Woman and More Fight News By David A. Avila Multi-million dollar contracts are rare in any female sport. Claressa Shields recently received a reported $8 million dollar multi-fight contract with Wynn Records and Salita Promotions it was announced last week. Think about how many women athletes in team […]
Mizuki “Mimi” Hiruta Receives Ring Magazine Title Belt and More News By David A. Avila The rise of women’s boxing continues and was evident last weekend with Most Valuable Promotions presenting a bevy of high-quality matches including the WBC light fly world title defense of Lourdes “Little Lulu” Juarez against former champion Yesica Nery […]
Mexicans Lulu Juarez and Yesica Nery Plata Battle for WBC Light Fly Title in Texas and More News By David A. Avila Two of Mexico’s best female fighters tangle in Texas of all places to decide the WBC light flyweight world champion this weekend. Both are veterans. Loudes “Little Lulu” Juarez (38-4, 5 Kos) […]