Tag Archives: Cecilia Braekhus

So Cal Fight Card on Thursday and More Female Fight News

Super Middleweight Showdown Scratched, So Cal Revs Up and More Female Fight News   By David A. Avila A quickly pieced-together super middleweight battle for undisputed status fell apart due to visa entanglements. Perhaps it’s for the better. WBC and WBO super middleweight titlist Franchon Crews-Dezurn was ready to clash with IBF and WBA titlist […]

Kali Reis and Two World Title Fights Headed to California

Kali Reis Confirmed for World Title Defense in SoCal and More News   By David A. Avila Two world title fights are headed to Southern California. A pair of super lightweight world titlists WBA champ Kali Reis and IBF champ Mary McGee headline a fight card on Friday August 20, at Sycuan Casino Resort in […]

The Prizefighter’s Top Female Fighters “Pound for Pound”

Best Female Fighters Pound for Pound and More News   By the Prizefighters.com staff Here at the Prizefighters.com our process for selecting those on the Pound for Pound list consists of basing each fighter by their skills, experience and fighting other high level foes. Popularity doesn’t matter. Regardless of television or streamed fights it all […]

Layla McCarter Unbeaten in Last 14 Years

Las Vegas Fighter McCarter Explains Win Over A Light Heavyweight in Dubai   By Felipe Leon   In early April, veteran fighter Layla McCarter (44-13-5, 11KO) made the long trip to Dubai to be part of “Dubai War on the Shore 4”, an invitation-only boxing event held at the Arabian Ranchers Golf Club.  McCarter was […]

Amanda Serrano Victory Caps International Women’s Month

Amanda Serrano and Others Led Most Successful Month for American Boxing   By David A. Avila When Amanda Serrano ended her battle of pound for pound fighters with a flourishing knockout of talented Daniela Bermudez, it capped perhaps the greatest month of women’s boxing ever seen by American audiences. March 2021 was declared International Women’s […]

Jessica “Caskilla” McCaskill Beats Cecilia Braekhus in Rematch

Jessica McCaskill Remains Undisputed Welterweight Champion in Texas   By David A. Avila Jessica “Caskilla” McCaskill bludgeoned her way past Cecilia Braekhus once again to retain claim as undisputed welterweight world champion for a second time on Saturday. All doubt was removed. “I was very happy with it,” said McCaskill. “I did exactly what my […]

Jessica McCaskill vs Cecilia Braekhus; the Rematch

Jessica McCaskill vs Cecilia Braekhus II   By David A. Avila Chicago’s Jessica McCaskill attempts to prove to skeptics that toppling Norway’s Cecilia Braekhus for the undisputed welterweight crown was not merely a bad dream but a nightmare to be repeated. “I’m so ready to punch Cecilia in the face,” said McCaskill. “There’s no bad […]

Undisputed Claressa Shields, Big Rematch and More News

Celebrating International Women’s Day, Superwomen Card and More News   By David A. Avila Today is International Women’s Day and what better example to show determination and self-reliance than Claressa Shields piecing together her own boxing card when others abandoned her cause. It was both poignant and inspiring. After more than a year of trying […]

Claressa Shields Leads Tidal Wave Coming in March

Claressa Shields Returns and More Female Boxing News   By David A. Avila Around the bend a tsunami of compelling world title fights and contender battles is about to hit the airwaves and streaming devices. Of course, England leads the way when it pits two super bantamweights Carly Skelly (3-0-1) and Amy Timlin (4-0-1) in […]

A Boxing Christmas Wish List For 2021

Top Ten Fights for 2021   By Felipe Leon   2020 has been a difficult year for the whole world let alone the sport of boxing.  Despite the pandemic female boxing has thrived with major events and fighters getting much needed exposure on huge platforms like ESPN and DAZN.   Like the rest of the […]