Etsuko Tada Regains WBO Title via KO of the Year in Japan By Yuriko Miyata One punch concluded unfinished business to open a new hope as former WBA, IBF and WBO world champion Etsuko Tada stopped Ayaka Miyao to regain the WBO minimum weight crown. It was a rematch between Tada (20-3-3, 7 […]
Female Boxing Wish List for 2020 Part II By Felipe Leon There is no denying female boxing is on an upswing. Some might say a new golden era. There is no indication of the bubble bursting any time soon with new ways to watch and follow the sport with applications like DAZN and […]
Battle of the Japanese Titans Naoko Fujioka vs Tsunami Tenkai on July 12 By Yuriko Miyata One of the greatest national derby matches in the history of Japanese female boxing has been set for July 12th at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Naoko Fujioka (18-2, with 7KOs) owner of five weight division world championship […]
Analyzing Seniesa Estrada and Other Light Flyweights plus Female Fight News By David A. Avila A few of the best light flyweights appeared in Tijuana, Mexico last weekend and it suddenly hit me: that very few people outside of the hardcore female boxing fans know about the 108-pound light flyweights, or anybody below 126 […]
Seniesa Estrada Back in Mexico and Looking For KOs By Felipe Leon A few years ago Golden Boy Promotions made headlines when they jumped in the female boxing world signing former Olympian Marlen Esparza, Southern California amateur standout Seniesa “Superbad” Estrada and ultra-popular Maricela “La Diva” Cornejo. Fast forward to now and Esparza […]
Yesenia Gomez vs. Erika Hanawa for WBC Light Flyweight Title in Cancun The 2019 female boxing season continues south of the border in Mexico with competing world titles on the two biggest terrestrial networks in Mexico. On the bigger one, Televisa, Promociones del Pueblo presents the first defense of the newly crowned WBC junior […]
A Wish List 2019 Part II With the advent of new applications to view professional boxing, ESPN+ and DAZN, as well as staples such as Showtime, at least in the United States there have been more platforms for female boxing. For the sport to expand the fights the fans want to see need to […]
Bopp vs Robles By Felipe Leon There is a case for Argentina’s Yesica Yolanda Bopp to change her name from “Tuti” to the “Mexican Executioner”. There might not be another active or inactive female fighter that has beaten more opponents from Mexico than the current WBA junior flyweight champion. On Saturday night […]
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 […]
Female Fight News Aug. 20, 2018 Divas Collide By David A. Avila Every year Mexican Independence Day weekend represents one of boxing’s two biggest weekends; Cinco de Mayo is the other major fight weekend in the city of Las Vegas. This year it all begins on Thursday September 13, and Mexican-American super middleweight contender […]