Layla McCarter Leads Women’s Best Pound for Pound Fighters By David A. Avila Making a pound for pound list, of course, is very subjective. But for the last nine years Layla McCarter has been at the top of this list. Since 2009 McCarter has pinned herself at the top of the pedestal and dared […]
Female Fight News July 23, 2018 Braekhus and Taylor By David A. Avila Considered one of the three best female fighters in the world Cecilia “The First Lady” Braekhus walked into a Russian arena and proved superior against Inna Sagaydakovskaya (7-1, 3 KOs) in winning by unanimous decision. Braekhus (34-0, 9 KOs) walked away […]
Mikaela Mayer Looking for KOs in OK City on Saturday By David A. Avila Since signing a professional contract Mikaela Mayer has blitzed the prizefighting world like one of her speedy three-punch combinations and already has five wins in five bouts in less than 12 months. Mayer (5-0, 3 KOs) seeks her sixth win […]
Mid-Year Progress Report Part I By Felipe Leon The year so far in female boxing has been an excellent one. We have seen Cecilia Braekus break the glass ceiling over at HBO while Claressa Shields gave us one of the most watched fights on Showtime in a number of years. With June […]
Female Fight News June 25, 2018 Shields and Gabriels Aftermath By David A. Avila All eyes interested in the female fight world were riveted toward Detroit where budding American superstar Claressa Shields and Costa Rica’s national heroine Hanna Gabriels met in a battle for two vacant middleweight world titles. What fans around the world […]
Claressa Shields Wins Clash of Warriors and Hammer Dominates By David A. Avila America’s Claressa Shields survived a shocking early knockdown to win the WBA and IBF middleweight world titles and WBC and WBO middleweight titlist Christina Hammer retained her place in line on Friday to set up a potential showdown. Shields will meet […]
Another Win For Layla McCarter, And Now Another Wait By Phil Woolever Layla McCarter notched another win last weekend, this one coming in Karlsruhe, Germany against solid Eva Bajic. McCarter improved to 42-13-5 (11) and showed some of the form and technique that provides her fans with evidence she could emerge victorious […]
Balance of Power: Claressa Shields vs Hanna Gabriels By David A. Avila Claressa “T-Rex” Shields has her sights on greatness and nothing less. Super middleweight champion Shields (5-0, 2 KOs) is willingly dropping down a weight division to meet Hanna Gabriels (18-1-1, 11 KOs) the super welterweight champion who is moving up a weight […]
Female Fight News June 18, 2018 Showtime for Women By David A. Avila Believe it or not female boxing will reach the same heights as the men. It’s just a matter of time. Television gives a gigantic boost to women’s prizefighting this Friday as Showtime Boxing showcases not just one, but two female world […]
Female Fight News June 4, 2018 D-Day for American Fighters By David A. Avila D-Day is approaching for women’s prizefighting in the month of June led by an invasion force that includes Claressa “T-Rex” Shields dropping to the middleweight division. Seventy-four years ago, on June 6, the Allied Forces invaded Normandy Beach in France […]