Mega Fight Card With Claressa Shields in London Canceled and Another Look at Costa Rican Fights (Photo by JP Yim) By David A. Avila Due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday, the entire all-women fight card that includes Claressa Shields, Savannah Marshall, Alycia Baumgardner and Mikaela Mayer will be postponed, said […]
Women Warriors Dominate Boxing Scene This Week By David A. Avila Top American fighters led by Claressa Shields take their titles, reputations and test their star power overseas in the United Kingdom while another fight card tests American promoters in Central America all this week. Women’s boxing is breaking barriers. Strap season arrives with […]
World Title Fights from Japan to England and More News By David A. Avila In less than two weeks the super stars of women’s boxing clash with Claressa Shields, Savannah Marshall, Mikaela Mayer and Alycia Baumgardner involved in unification bouts that will change the boxing landscape. But before those fights, a few others taking […]
Super Middleweight Raquel Miller and More Fight News By David A. Avila (Photo by Al Applerose) Its rare to see fighters above 147 pounds in the west coast of the USA perform but action begins on Thursday with the arrival of a young amateur star and the return to California of a long-established veteran. […]
Amanda Serrano, Ramla Ali, and More Female Fight News By David A. Avila (Photo by JP Yim) Million-dollar fighter Amanda Serrano returns to the prize ring to fight Sarah Mahfoud for the undisputed featherweight world championship, announced Serrano on social media on Tuesday. It’s not official, but WBO, WBC and IBO titlist Serrano (42-2-1, […]
All Female Card in London Led by Shields, Marshall, Mayer and Baumgardner By David A. Avila An all-female fight card led by Claressa Shields, Savannah Marshall, Mikaela Mayer and Alycia Baumgardner will take place in September in the United Kingdom, it was formally announced by the promoters. No punches were pulled as three of […]
Boxing Champion Kali Reis and Much More Female Fight News June 27, 2022 By David A. Avila It was announced today via social media that junior welterweight world titlist Kali Reis was selected to portray a major role on HBO’s ongoing True Detective: Night Country series. “Everybody is kind of in shock,” said Reis. […]
Best Fighters in the World Pound for Pound Are? By David A. Avila (Image by Felipe Leon) We rarely do rankings more than twice a year for Pound for Pound ratings. Our rankings are based on one major comparison: who would beat who if they were all the same weight? The rankings are not […]
Skye Nicolson and Lulu Juarez Win and More Fight News By David A. Avila Australia’s Skye Nicolson returned to the prize ring with her blend of uber athleticism and soundly defeated former world champion Gabriela Bouvier of Uruguay. It was Nicolson’s (4-0) fourth victory in three months as she easily out-scored Bouvier (15-11-1) in […]
Taylor and Serrano Magic at MSG, Future Plans, Three-Minute Rounds and More By David A. Avila (Photo by JP Yim) Waiting at the JFK Airport for my return flight to Southern California on Sunday afternoon, a little Latino boy possibly nine or ten years old stood shadow boxing near a pillar watching his own […]