The Queen Layla McCarter Seeks Her Throne By Felipe Leon If you’ve followed female boxing for the last 20 years then you know who Layla “Amazing” McCarter is. No introduction needed. She is considered by many the current best pound for pound female fighter despite of the existence of Cecilia Braekhus, […]
Golden Boy Promotions Jumps In With Two Feet By Felipe Leon Fighters are the most important piece in the boxing business. Without them, there is no boxing, plain and simple but right along with them are the promoters who with their financial investment and business acumen provide the platform for the fighters to […]
Yesica “Tuti” Bopp faces Luna Torroba, but aims for bigger stars By Diego Morilla There are plenty of achievements accumulated, and they keep on coming. But the pioneer of Argentina’s amateur boxing and multiple world champion Yesica Bopp does not rest on her laurels, and she is coming for more. This Saturday, April 22nd, […]
Catching up with a Warrior: Sindy Amador Southern California has always been home to tough fighters. From the San Fernando Valley down to the border with Mexico and from the Pacific Ocean in the west to the border against Arizona, with its mix of ethnicities prone to get inside a ring and […]
Female Fight News for week of March 28, 2017 and Mariana Juarez In the heart of Mexico City two world title fights take place at the Zocalo. First, the very popular Mariana “La Barbie” Juarez challenges WBC bantamweight titlist Catherine Phiri of Zambia. Plus, WBC heavyweight titlist Alejandra Jimenez defends against American Carlette Ewell. […]
Argentina’s Victoria Bustos: “There is always something to be learned” By Diego Morilla Every boxing career spans a wide range between a fighter’s best and worst performance, and Argentina’s Victoria Bustos has already tested the limits of that gap throughout her short but eventful career as a fighter. Unfortunately for IBF […]
Female Fight News for week of March 21, 2017 Olympians We’re in the age of the Olympians. Two Olympians from the 2012 London Olympics perform this weekend in different parts of the world. Ireland’s Katie Taylor (3-0, 2 Kos) just recently fought on March 4th and won by stoppage against Monica Gentili. Now, she returns […]
Female Fight News for the week of March 14, Japan’s All Female Card It’s almost like a dream for those following female boxing. Claressa “T-Rex” Shields won the NABF middleweight title with a one-sided beating of Hungary’s battle tough, but over-matched Szilvia Szabados. More importantly, it was the first time a female fight was the […]
Claressa Shields Hammers Szilvia Szabados to win NABF Title A hometown crowd and television viewers around the country saw Claressa “T-Rex” Shields capture the vacant NABF middleweight title with a stoppage win over Hungary’s shock absorbing Szilvia Szabados on Friday. It was a one-sided fight. Shields (2-0, 1 KO) gained the first knockout win of […]
Claressa Shields Warns Don’t Blink on Showtime Debut Move over boys. It’s Claressa time. America’s Claressa Shields was anointed the first female to headline a major television network main event on television. Now, after beating up the amateurs, she’s working on the pros. Shields (1-0) faces Hungary’s veteran Szilvia Szabados (15-8, 6 KOs) in a […]