Possible Female Fights for Second Half of 2019 By Felipe Leon One can say the new wave of female boxing in the United States began in the late summer of 2016 when Heather Hardy’s win over Shelly Vincent was broadcast on NBC Sports. Since then we have seen a resurgence of female boxing […]
Katie Taylor’s Battle vs. Delfine Persoon Begs for Rematch By David A. Avila Katie Taylor emerged the winner after 10 brutal rounds against punching machine Delfine Persoon to win by majority decision. It gives the Irish fighter all four major world titles but does it give her the title of undisputed world champion? Though […]
Katie Taylor Edges Delfine Persoon In A Disputed Decision By David A. Avila Undisputed may be a misnomer as Katie Taylor won by majority decision over Delfine Persoon in a bruising and brawling 10 round slugfest to win all of the major lightweight world titles on Saturday. The decision was debatable. Ireland’s Taylor (14-0, […]
Top 12 Pound for Pound Rankings and More Female Fight News By David A. Avila Female prizefighting has taken giant steps in 2019. We have several unification bouts taking place with more to come. The top world champions are willing to face each other and more explosive pairings are yet to come. In this […]
Claressa Shields is America’s Biggest Star and Female Fight News By David A. Avila The regal coronation ceremony has begun for Claressa Shields the newest addition to the prestigious members of the undisputed club. Now there are two. In female prizefighting’s first true mega fight Shields showed the world with an overpowering performance that […]
Katie Taylor Stepped Up; Who’s Next? Will it be Persoon, McCarter, Serrano, McCaskill or Braekhus? By David A. Avila Ireland’s Katie Taylor put an Irish whuppin on Brazil’s Rose Volante and added another title to her lightweight collection of the WBA, IBF and WBO belts. Next up could be Belgium’s Delfine Persoon who holds […]
Ireland’s Katie Taylor and Brazil’s Rose Volante In Clash of Champions By David A. Avila Finally we get a true marquee fight for Ireland’s Katie Taylor. As female prizefighting struggles to gain a footing on television and streaming devices, this fight marks an important moment. It’s a real fight not a showcase. The undefeated […]
Katie Taylor, Lourdes Juarez, Tiara Brown and More Female Fight News By David A. Avila Ireland’s extremely talented Katie Taylor looks to unify the lightweight world championship with a head-to-head clash against Brazil’s little known Rose Volante. Fans of the female fight world are hoping it’s an entertaining match. WBA, IBF titlist Taylor (12-0, […]
What Female Boxing Needs to Succeed and Grow By David A. Avila Germany’s Christina Hammer returns to the boxing ring on Saturday when she faces Elene Sikmashvili in a middleweight contest in Berlin. If she wins, as most undoubtedly she will, Hammer is poised to face America’s Claressa Shields sometime in April. Their clash […]
Hanna Gabriels signs with DiBella Entertainment: “I’ll Fight Anybody.” By David A. Avila Costa Rican super star Hanna Gabriels signed with American promoter Lou DiBella and joins his powerful stable of female prizefighters. It could be the straw that stirs the drink. With the signing of Gabriels, the current WBA super welterweight world titlist, […]