Marlen Esparza Wins NABO Flyweight Title in Southern Calif. By David A. Avila INDIO, Calif.-Dressed in bright red robes and trunks, Marlen Esparza marched in with her team closely behind into the boxing ring. A year had passed since her last bout, but the former Olympic bronze medalist emerged the winner by decision and […]
Tiara “T Baby” Brown is Both Featherweight Contender and Police Officer of the Year By Felipe Leon Who would have thought a baby named after a Duncan Hines cookie from the 80s would grow to be an extraordinary accomplished boxer as well as Washington D.C.’s Police Officer of the Year? That is […]
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 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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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, […]
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 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 […]