Tag Archives: Claressa Shields

Claressa Shields “the One”

Claressa Shields is America’s Biggest Star and Female Fight News   By David A. Avila The regal coronation ceremony has begun for Claressa Shields the newest addition to the prestigious members of the undisputed club. Now there are two. In female prizefighting’s first true mega fight Shields showed the world with an overpowering performance that […]

Claressa Shields Blazes Past Christina Hammer In Middleweight Showdown

Claressa Shields Blazes Past Christina Hammer and now is Undisputed Middleweight Champion   By David A. Avila Behind a sterling defense Claressa Shields showed the boxing world that she is indeed the undisputed middleweight world champion of the world by handing Germany’s Christina Hammer her first pro defeat on Saturday. It was an undisputed win. […]

World is Watching Claressa Shields vs Christina Hammer

A World Awaits Claressa Shields vs Christina Hammer for Undisputed Championship   By David A. Avila America’s Claressa Shields appeared on the prizefighting scene like a cyclone tearing down everything in her path including the old guard in a mere three years. Germany’s Christina Hammer entered the professional ranks almost in secret and has been […]

Odds From the Eurozone – Shields vs Hammer

Claressa Shields – Christina Hammer : Unofficial Final Odds from the Eurozone   By Phil Woolever     There’s an old school Vegas line of thought that professes someone should never bet on a boxing match until they’ve seen the weigh-in.   Now that the ladies have officially hit the scales, with Shields weighing in […]

Greatest Female Fights in Last 25 Years

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 […]

Countdown for Claressa Shields vs Christina Hammer

Countdown for Claressa Shields and Christina Hammer and more female fight news   By David A. Avila Countdown has begun for the middleweight coronation. It’s the first of its kind in the world of female prizefighting and will be shown nearly worldwide. In a mere five days WBA, IBF and WBC titlist Claressa Shields (8-0, […]

Will Shields vs. Hammer Justify the Hype and Advance the Cause of Women’s Boxing?

At long last, the (mostly) undisputed Biggest Women’s Boxing Match Ever is here. Now all that remains is for the two undefeated principals — who see themselves as fighting not only to advance their own level of stardom but for the higher purpose of benefitting their gender in a sport long dominated by men — […]

Claressa Shields Says Christina Hammer Won’t Go the Distance

Claressa Shields vs Christina Hammer   By Felipe Leon   Although many believe the best recent year in professional female boxing was in 2017 when the sport exploded on U.S. airwaves or at least much more than in the ten years before, 2019 brings us the first truly mega fight of the sport.   On […]

Is Daniela Bermudez Argentina’s Best?

Is Daniela Bermudez Argentina’s Best and more female fight news   By David A. Avila In places like Buenos Aires, Cordoba and Santa Fe a female prizefighting movement has taken hold in Argentina rivaling any other country in the world. One young veteran named Daniela “La Bonita” Bermudez has recently stepped to the forefront of […]

Mega Fight Countdown for Shields-Hammer and More Fight News

Mega Fight Countdown and More Female Fight News   By David A. Avila The countdown begins. Less than three weeks remain until the big splash between Claressa Shields and Christina Hammer by the Atlantic Ocean. Hammer (24-0, 11 KOs) meets Shields (8-0, 2 KOs) at the Boardwalk Hotel in Atlantic City on April 13. Showtime […]