Evelyn Bermudez vs Silvia Torres Preview By Felipe Leon The Bermudez sisters’ invasion has begun. This Saturday night from Mexico City, Mexico, undefeated Evelyn “La Princesita” Bermudez (12-0, 3KO) makes the hours long trek north from her hometown of Rosario, Argentina, to defend her IBF light flyweight title against hometown favorite Silva […]
Gen X Champs Mariana Juarez and Yesica Bopp versus Millennials By David A. Avila Unknown by many fans of female boxing, during the 1990s Mexico declared female prizefighting illegal for a number of years into the 21st century. Today, Mexico now has become a super power in female prizefighting. Mariana Juarez was one of […]
Prizefighters.com Shares A Few of the Greatest Female Fights in Last 25 Years By David A. Avila With Claressa Shields and Christina Hammer poised to clash on Saturday in an epic middleweight showdown, here are a few dazzling female fights to compare. Over the decades many battles between female prizefighters took place. Many of […]
Torres vs Noriega For WBC Silver This Saturday Night In every sport there are traditional powerhouses whether they are teams, regions or even countries. For female boxing there might not be a bigger one than in Mexico at least when it comes to their respect for the sport. Last month’s Cecilia Braekhus unanimous […]
Beaten By A Cold Flores is Out By Felipe Leon TIJUANA, MEXICO-In late breaking news Tijuana-based promoter Guillermo “Memo” Mayen informed the local daily newspaper Frontera his fighter current interim WBC atomweight champion Brenda “Bonita” Flores (15-4-1, 3KO) has withdrawn from her first defense against Louisa “Bang Bang” Hawton (8-2, 4KO) slated for Saturday, […]
Jackie Nava vs Carolina Alvarez By Felipe Leon This past summer the female boxing world was dangled a carrot but as quickly as it was offered, it was pulled away. Back in August Mariana “Barbie” Juarez (51-9-4, 18KO) and Jackie “Aztec Princess” Nava (34-4-3, 15KO) shared a bill in Mexico City as […]
Alarcon vs Perez: History In the Making By Felipe Leon Although female boxing in the last couple of years has gotten more TV attention in the United States, the sport has been a staple south of the border on Mexican airwaves. Female boxing regularly gets featured on prime time on both terrestrial […]
Juarez and Nava: Two Worlds On a Collision Course By Felipe Leon The Mt. Rushmore of Mexican female fighters can’t be chiseled without the faces of Mariana Juarez (49-9-4, 18KO) and Jackie Nava (33-4-3, 14KO). Both women have accomplished everything possible inside a boxing ring and then some. With multiple world titles […]
Mid-Year Progress Report Part II By Felipe Leon In the first part of the mid-year progress report we went from the heavyweight division to super featherweight giving our assessment of what has transpired within the weight class. Now we will tackle the lighter weight classes and check how close we are in getting […]
“Barbie” Juarez Keeps Reaching For The Stars By Felipe Leon In boxing when a fighter regardless of gender reaches a certain plateau as far as popularity and earnings, it is normal to look for the path of least resistance. Falling back on their fame it is almost a guarantee they will draw no […]