Costa Rica’s Yokasta Valle Seeking More Titles By Felipe Leon For many if not all boxers born outside of the United States, the dream to fight in that country is a vivid one. The promise of a purse containing dollars, more likely the biggest of their career, and the exposure from fighting in […]
Hanna Gabriels Talks About Costa Rica, Claressa Shields, Three Minute Rounds and More By Felipe Leon For some fighters, their biggest battles are not fought in a boxing ring. That is the case for current WBA super welterweight champion Hanna Gabriels (20-2-1, 11KO) of Costa Rica. The 37-year-old mother of one survived sexual […]
Yokasta Valle Wins IBF Minimum weight Title in Spain and Female Fight News By David A. Avila Third time was the charm for Costa Rica’s Yokasta Valle in winning a world title overseas. Valle (18-2) traveled to Adalucia, Spain and won by split decision over IBF minimum weight world titlist Joana Pastrana (15-2) on […]
Hanna Gabriels Fends Off Sturdy Attack from Argentina’s Abril Vidal By David A. Avila Nothing extraordinary was expected, yet Costa Rica’s Hanna Gabriels was forced to pull out her veteran’s bag of tricks to out-fight Argentina’s young gun Abril Vidal and retain the WBA super welterweight world title by unanimous decision on Wednesday. Gabriels […]
Hanna Gabriels vs Abril Vidal in World Title Clash – UFC Fight Pass will stream By David A. Avila Costa Rica’s queen of boxing Hanna Gabriels returns to the boxing ring but this time she has all of Norther America watching. WBA super welterweight world titlist Gabriels (19-2-1, 11 KOs) defends against undefeated Argentine […]
Hanna Gabriels signs with DiBella Entertainment: “I’ll Fight Anybody.” By David A. Avila Costa Rican super star Hanna Gabriels signed with American promoter Lou DiBella and joins his powerful stable of female prizefighters. It could be the straw that stirs the drink. With the signing of Gabriels, the current WBA super welterweight world titlist, […]
Japan’s Naoko Fujioka Beats Mexico’s Irma Sanchez By Yuriko Miyata TOKYO-It was not only a complete victory, it was also a big triumph for the 43-year-old legendary fighter Naoko Fujioka to prove that she’s still developing. Five weight-division world champion Fujioka (18-2, 7 KOs) defended her current WBA flyweight title by […]
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 […]
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 […]
Kenia Enriquez vs Yokasta Valle Title Fight in Mexico is Canceled By David A. Avila A quickly scheduled clash between Mexico’s vibrant young star Kenia Enriquez and Costa Rica’s equally talented Yokasta Valle this weekend has been postponed said Zanfer Promotions on Thursday. The Mexico-based promotion company did not give a reason but added […]