Mizuki Hiruta WBO Title Defense in L.A. and More News and Notes (Photo by Al Applerose) By David A. Avila Japan’s fiery pink-haired Mizuki “Mimi” Hiruta defends the WBO super flyweight world title for the second time in the Los Angeles area this weekend. The powerful southpaw recently signed a four-year promotion contract with […]
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 […]
Yokasta Valle and Marlen Esparza Fight in Mexico and More News By David A. Avila They had to meet. Yokasta Valle and Marlen Esparza finally meet in the boxing ring. On Saturday March 29, two of the best lower-weight champions Valle (32-3, 10 Kos) and Esparza (15-2, 1 KO) clash in a flyweight division match […]
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 […]
Tsunami Tenkai in Argentina and Other Big Showdowns By David A. Avila Tsunami Tenkai leads a trio of critical showdowns with world title implications. All three are very juicy match ups. First, Natasha Jonas and Lauryn Price tangle in London, England for several welterweight titles, while lightweight WBC titlist Caroline DuBois fights Bo Mi Re […]
Women’s Boxing: Ranking the Top Countries and More News By David A. Avila Ranking the countries. When it comes to women’s boxing, American female prizefighters have always led the way for the rest of the world. For the past 100 years Americans tried forcing their way into the public eye in traveling circuses, boxing […]
Skye Nicolson and Gabriela Fundora Need Competition: Some Suggestions By David A. Avila Some have it easy and others not so much. All fights are difficult regardless of a fighter’s record. Professionals are professionals and any time someone steps in the prize ring they risk permanent damage and even death. A few extremely lucky […]
Best of the Best in Women’s Prizefighting and More Boxing News By David A. Avila It’s the end of the year. Here are our awards for the best in women’s boxing. But first, a rundown on the state of the sport. Maybe its my imagination but it seems that fewer female fights of magnitude took […]
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. […]