Fernandez Beats Balderas in Juarez, Mexico By Felipe Leon With a close unanimous decision full of action, local Diana “La Bonita” Fernandez (21-3, 4KO) kept her WBC Latino super flyweight title beating Debani “La Esquisita” Balderas (10-3-2, 2KO) of Monterrey, Mexico, over ten rounds Saturday night. The fight took place in Fernandez’s […]
Hanna Gabriels Fends Off Sturdy Attack from Argentina’s Abril Vidal By David A. Avila Nothing extraordinary was expected, yet Costa Rica’s Hanna Gabriels was forced to pull out her veteran’s bag of tricks to out-fight Argentina’s young gun Abril Vidal and retain the WBA super welterweight world title by unanimous decision on Wednesday. Gabriels […]
Hanna Gabriels vs Abril Vidal in World Title Clash – UFC Fight Pass will stream By David A. Avila Costa Rica’s queen of boxing Hanna Gabriels returns to the boxing ring but this time she has all of Norther America watching. WBA super welterweight world titlist Gabriels (19-2-1, 11 KOs) defends against undefeated Argentine […]
Bermudez Floors Torres Twice But Fight Ends In a Draw By Felipe Leon In an all-out battle from the Domo del Sindicato del IMSS in Coyoacan, a suburb of Mexico City, Evelyn “Princesita” Bermudez (12-0-1, 3KO) of Argentina retained her IBF light flyweight title with a draw over ten rounds against local favorite […]
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 […]
Mikaela Mayer Wins in Las Vegas, World Title Next By David A. Avila LAS VEGAS-Mikaela Mayer showed the right stuff in overcoming a slow start against Lizbeth Crespo and successfully defended the NABF super featherweight title by unanimous decision on Saturday. The Mayer right cross was on point. A Las Vegas crowd of more […]
Mikaela Mayer Targets World Titles, Lizbeth Crespo in the Way By David A. Avila Mikaela Mayer always stands out. Years ago, an amateur tournament comprised of teams from different nations engaged in a high school gymnasium in Oxnard, Calif. Dozens of female boxers exchanged blows and showed off their technique. But it was difficult […]
Jessica McCaskill Out-Brawls Argentina’s Anahi Sanchez By David A. Avila Imagine a brutal brawl in a dark alley between two unforgiving warriors and that’s what fans saw as Jessica “Caskilla” McCaskill emerged the winner by unanimous decision over Anahi Sanchez for the WBA and WBC super lightweight world titles on Saturday. After 10 violent […]
Unification Battles and Other Female Fight News By David A. Avila Unification, the word, lingers in the air like a cloud of cigar smoke. Next up in the unification battle of female world titlists will be Chicago’s Jessica McCaskill and Argentina’s Anahi Sanchez vying for each other’s super lightweight belts in the USA. And […]
Arely Muciño vs Yairineth Altuve for WBO Flyweight Title By Felipe Leon Sometimes a tragedy can be a blessing in disguise. Two months ago current WBO flyweight champion Arely Muciño of Monterrey, Mexico, was gearing up to travel to England to defend her title against Olympian Nicola Adams. Despite being a pro for […]