Mikaela Mayer Beats Mary Spencer and Picks up WBA, WBC, WBO Titles in Canada (Photo by JP Yim) By David A. Avila Mikaela Mayer motored past Mary Spencer with a blizzard of punches to dethrone the WBA super welterweight titlist and capture the WBC and WBO titles in front of a Canadian audience on […]
Champions Mikaela Mayer and Mary Spencer Collide in Montreal By David A. Avila While many champions seek home field advantage others like Mikaela Mayer just want to fight. Wherever and whenever. Put her in England. No Problem. Put her in Canada. No problem. Mayer (21-2, 5 Kos) travels to Montreal to face Mary Spencer […]
Undisputed Fly Champ Gabriela Fundora Challenged by Kenia Enriquez By David A. Avila The tall menacing figure of Gabriela Fundora extended her arms up proudly after battering Canada’s Alexas Kubicki and forcing the referee to stop the fight. Once again she retained the undisputed flyweight championship. Undisputed. That’s a lofty term. Following the lopsided […]
If Seniesa Estrada Fights Yokasta Valle Again, Make it 12 Three-Minute Rounds By David A. Avila Fans gathered from throughout the southwest and beyond to witness Seniesa “Super Bad” Estrada and Yokasta Valle battle for the undisputed minimumweight world championship in Glendale, Arizona. It was like watching two furious tornados erupt with speed and […]
Nery Plata and Clavel Light Up Canada, Other Light Flyweight Contenders and More News By David A. Avila (Photo by Kalkine Media) When Mexico’s Jessica Nery Plata and Canada’s Kim Clavel erupted for 10 rounds in a ferocious struggle this past weekend, it put the exclamation point on a division that often gets overlooked. […]
Mexico’s Jessica Nery Plata Wins Fierce Battle Over Kim Clavel for WBA, WBC Light Fly Titles By David A. Avila (Photo by Lupi Gutierrez) Mexico’s Jessica Nery Playa used her height and reach to defeat Canada’s Kim Clavel in a blistering back and forth unification match between light flyweight world titlists on Friday. It […]
Kim Clavel Wins WBC World Title in Montreal By David A. Avila Canada’s Kim Clavel snapped Yesenia Gomez’s nearly four year hold on the WBC light flyweight world title in a spirited battle in Montreal on Friday. “July 29th 2022 will remain an important moment in my career,” Clavel said after winning. “After several […]
Can Kim Clavel End Mexican Domination and More Fight News By David A. Avila When Canada’s Kim Clavel meets WBC light flyweight world titlist Yesenia Gomez for the championship it will be the first time in nine years the belt will be competed for outside of Mexico. On Friday, Mexico’s Gomez (19-5-3, 6 KOs) […]
Jeanette Zacarias Zapata By Felipe Leon The boxing world is in mourning after 18-year-old Jeanette Zacarias Zapata (2-4) was pronounced dead at 3:45pm local time this past Thursday because of injuries suffered in her last fight against local Marie Pier Houle (4-0-1, 2KO) last weekend. The event in which the fight was held was […]
Erika Cruz, Katie Taylor and More Fight News By David A. Avila A tearful Erika Cruz accepted congratulations and the WBA featherweight world title belt amid some shocked observers at West Point U.S. Military Academy and those watching via television and streaming from around the world. The southpaw Mexico City prizefighter out-punched and out-pointed […]