Double Barrel Blast From Layla McCarter and Amanda Serrano and More By David A. Avila Female prizefighting got a double barrel blast of American firepower this past weekend as Layla McCarter and Amanda Serrano displayed their respective talent. Serrano proved why American female fighters are feared and respected the world over as she blasted […]
Layla McCarter Pounds Her Way to Win at MGM Grand in Las Vegas By David A. Avila LAS VEGAS-Layla McCarter battled her way through Argentina’s rugged Yamila Reynoso to win by unanimous decision in a welterweight fight on Thursday. “She was a tough girl,” said McCarter. A large crowd of supporters saw McCarter (43-13-5, […]
Female Prizefighting is Jamming in January and Female Fight News By David A. Avila One of the best female fighters in the world Layla McCarter headlines a Mayweather Promotions fight card on Thursday Jan. 17, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. McCarter (42-13-5, 11KOs) meets Argentina’s Yamila Reynoso (11-5-3, 8 KOs) at an […]
The 10 Most Game-Changing Fights of 2018 The last 12 months were exciting ones for female boxing with new barriers being broken by women in the ring. The sport is evolving as well in the way consumers enjoy it with all the emerging streaming apps including DAZN, ESPN+ as well as more traditional terrestrial […]
“The Crazy Eights” Female Boxing’s KO Artists and More Female Fight News By David A. Avila Whether it is women or men’s prizefighting fans want to see knockouts. In the female fight world there are more than a few who truly standout for their punching power. We’ve compiled a list of the most dangerous […]
Female Prizefighting: A Look Back at 2018 By David A. Avila It was the best year yet for female prizefighting in 2018 and expect even more in 2019. Blame it on Rio for what’s slowly and powerfully developing into a slow growing tidal wave of appeal. Boxing fans are catching on to female boxing […]
Taylor Dominates Wahlstrom in Showcase Performance By Phil Woolever Katie Taylor said she’d have to be at her very best to defeat Eva Wahlstrom. It turns out that Taylor (12-0, 5 KOs) was all that, and even more, in an impressive performance against Wahlstrom (22-1-1) that may move her even higher in […]
Mikaela Mayer Goes Six for Six in 2018 By David A. Avila Mikaela Mayer shut out Calista Silgado in every round to retain the NABF super featherweight title by unanimous decision on Friday. Mayer (9-0, 4 KOs) won her six consecutive fight this year alone to close out 2018 with a win over Colombia’s […]
Pound for Pound List for December 2018 By ThePrizefighters.com staff Here’s our last list of the year 2018. Some fighters have moved up and a few moved down. Once again Layla McCarter heads our list and we have two new additions to our Pound for Pound list. Layla McCarter – This year […]
Lou DiBella Doubles Down Many say a second wave of female boxing has exploded in the United States since the late summer of 2016 when NBC Sports televised the first go-around between Heather Hardy and Shelly Vincent, the 10 round battle was considered the fight of the year and since then we’ve had a […]