Lou DiBella Bringing Heather Hardy and Others to UFC Fight Pass on Friday May 14 By Felipe Leon There is no other promotor in the last 20 years who has supported female boxing more than Lou DiBella of DiBella Entertainment and here comes another big show. Heather Hardy (22-1) fights Jessica Camara […]
What’s Next for Katie Taylor and More Fight News May 3, 2021 By David A. Avila Ireland’s Katie Taylor maintained a firm grasp on the undisputed lightweight world championship with a riveting performance and unanimous decision win over England’s Natasha Jonas It was close, but not close enough. “It was probably a bit too […]
Erika Cruz, Katie Taylor and More Fight News By David A. Avila A tearful Erika Cruz accepted congratulations and the WBA featherweight world title belt amid some shocked observers at West Point U.S. Military Academy and those watching via television and streaming from around the world. The southpaw Mexico City prizefighter out-punched and out-pointed […]
Mexico’s Erika Cruz Hernandez Defeats Canada’s Jelena Mrdjenovich at West Point By Felipe Leon Longtime world champion Jelena Mrdjenovich was dethroned on Thursday. Erika Cruz is the new world champion. “That’s not fair, I can see,” that might be the defining phrase of Jelena Mrdjenovich’s career. On Thursday night, from the historic […]
Clash of Mrdjenovich vs Cruz at West Point and More Fight News By David A. Avila That swelling wave of women prizefighters continues to grow larger and more visible. WBA featherweight titlist Jelena Mrdjenovich defends against Mexico’s Erika Cruz in the main event on Thursday April 22, at West Point, New York. The Ring City […]
Amanda Serrano and Others Led Most Successful Month for American Boxing By David A. Avila When Amanda Serrano ended her battle of pound for pound fighters with a flourishing knockout of talented Daniela Bermudez, it capped perhaps the greatest month of women’s boxing ever seen by American audiences. March 2021 was declared International Women’s […]
Amanda Serrano Dominates and KOs Daniela Bermudez in Puerto Rico By David A. Avila Amid a beautiful beachfront setting Amanda Serrano made sure it was no paradise for Daniela Bermudez and stopped her by knockout in a battle between top pound for pound fighters on Thursday. “We knew she was tough. She’s Latina. She’s from […]
Amanda Serrano vs Daniela Bermudez in PR and More Fight News By David A. Avila Always looking for challenges Amanda “Real Deal” Serrano got her wish and faces fellow pound for pound fighter Daniela “La Bonita” Bermudez for the WBO and WBC featherweight world titles. More than that. They’re fighting for bragging rights to […]
Claressa Shields Returns and More Female Boxing News By David A. Avila Around the bend a tsunami of compelling world title fights and contender battles is about to hit the airwaves and streaming devices. Of course, England leads the way when it pits two super bantamweights Carly Skelly (3-0-1) and Amy Timlin (4-0-1) in […]
Top Ten Fights for 2021 By Felipe Leon 2020 has been a difficult year for the whole world let alone the sport of boxing. Despite the pandemic female boxing has thrived with major events and fighters getting much needed exposure on huge platforms like ESPN and DAZN. Like the rest of the […]