Female Fight News for week of July 3, 2017 Mariana, Jelena and more By David A. Avila Thirty is the new 20 in female prizefighting with a number of the very best 30-something year-old boxers still competing at the highest levels around the world. Canada’s Jelena Mrdjenovich escaped with her two world titles last […]
Griffa wins and waits for Serrano; Matthysse loses comeback fight Two outstanding Argentine female fighters took their careers in completely different directions this week, in a rare all-female double-header broadcast live by DirectTV Sports from Laguna Larga, Cordoba on Saturday, June 24. The biggest shock came in the co-main six rounder in the featherweight division […]
Female Fight News for week of June 26 MMA and More By David A. Avila Plenty of fight action is taking place around the world including the regular hotspots such as Mexico, Germany and Argentina. But one event that set the female fight world afire was a sparring session not an actual fight. Just […]
Japan’s Great Naoko Fujioka Dreams of Fighting in U.S. By Yuriko Miyata A week of vacation in Los Angeles inspired a Japanese female fighter who is one of the world greatest but also very humble. Four-time world champion Naoko Fujioka flew to the United States for the first time since attending ringside […]
Female Fight News for week of June 19 Claressa Shields and More By David A. Avila A slight lull in fight cards took place last week but those that occurred were monster bouts including Argentina, Mexico and the United States of America. Claressa “T-Rex” Shields battled through an eight round slugfest with Sydney LeBlanc […]
Female Fight News for week of May 30 Hannah and more By David A. Avila A super welterweight championship fight and a battle for a vacant light flyweight title took center stage last weekend in Central America and North America. Next weekend Argentina gets the spotlight with a super lightweight showdown. Hannah Gabriel who […]
Female Fight News for week of May 22, 2017 Renaissance By David A. Avila Dreams are being made and dreams are being chased by female prizefighters around the globe. In Japan a 41-year-old finally saw her world title goals achieved. Meanwhile, a 23-year-old from Tijuana, Mexico finds inspiration from a gutsy Puerto Rican woman […]
Female Fight News for week of May 8 Cindy Serrano and More By David A. Avila Puerto Rico and Mexico continue to bring forth female boxing at its highest level. Cindy Serrano defends the WBO featherweight title against Mexico’s Paola Torres on Saturday in Puerto Rico. It’s yet another Puerto Rico versus Mexico war. […]
Melissa St. Vil Sets The Record Straight By Felipe Leon The story is as old as boxing. Promoter needs to sell tickets so they announce their star in a fight facing another big name but the other big name never gets contacted and is never told. Come fight night, an injury is invented or […]
Female Fight News for week of May 1, 2017 Back to Back TV By David A. Avila Female boxing hit another historic note with back-to-back weeks of television coverage. Two more brilliant boxers were seen across America for the first time ever. That had never happened before and both are considered among the best […]