Claressa Shields and Lani Daniels Battle for Heavyweight Supremacy and More News By David A. Avila The journey of conquest continues for Claressa Shields. After conquering North America, Europe, and South America the undisputed champion of several weight classes targets the so-called best of the New Zealand and Australian region. Shields (16-0, 3 Kos) […]
World Title Fights Nicolson vs Brown , Johnson vs Hughes and More News By David A. Avila After several years of verbal war Australia’s undefeated Skye Nicolson meets America’s undefeated Tiara Brown for the WBC featherweight title. Talk is over. “I’m excited for the fight,” said Nicolson. The whip-quick Nicolson (12-0, 1 KO) defends […]
Claressa Shields at Risk as a Heavyweight and More News By David A. Avila Possessing two of the quickest hands Claressa Shields sits perched on top of this publication’s pound for pound list like a Kobe Bryant statue. It’s been so for the past eight years. She is also one of the most skilled […]
Mikaela Mayer, Sandy Ryan, Alycia Baumgardner, Delfine Persoon and Other Women’s Boxing News By David A. Avila A slight lull in women’s boxing evaporates next week. Three outstanding bouts featuring welterweights, lightweights and super featherweights take place in the USA and the United Kingdom. Mark these fights down on your calendar. Down south Alycia […]
Amanda Serrano vs Nina Meinke in Puerto Rico and More News By David A. Avila Suddenly, Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano has become the face of women’s boxing. While others have departed for other combat sports, or quietly engaged in pivotal battles but remain as silent as a monk, Serrano has risen to the […]
Miyo Yoshida Wins IBF Bantamweight World Title in San Francisco By David A. Avila Sometimes gambling pays off. Miyo Yoshida accepted a fight with less than two weeks-notice against IBF bantamweight world champion Ebanie Bridges and fought the perfect storm in dethroning the Aussie favorite by unanimous decision on Saturday. “I always respected Ebanie,” […]
Ebanie Bridges vs Miyo Yoshida; Amanda Serrano Dumps WBC Belt and More News By David A. Avila Extraordinary. One is a former Australian ring girl, trainer, teacher turned boxing world champion. The other is a single mother from Asia who moved to another continent in pursuit of her American dreams in New York. On […]
Mikaela Mayer Officially A Lightweight and More News (Photo by JP Yim) By David A. Avila When Mikaela Mayer’s scheduled foe Christina Linardatou was forced off the match by the British Boxing Commission a strong replacement was quickly slotted in. Lucy Wildheart, the one-day substitute, gave an entertaining performance. Top Rank showed its decades […]
Katie Taylor and Chantelle Cameron Fight Tickets and More News By David A. Avila (Photo by Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing) Today ticket offices flipped the switch for the Katie Taylor and Chantelle Cameron mega fight headed for Dublin, Ireland on May 20 at 3Arena. Taylor and Cameron will not be alone. Several key matchups accompany […]
Ebanie Bridges Blasts Out Shannon O’Connell in Battle of Aussies By David A. Avila In the battle between Aussies, Ebanie Bridges survived a big hit from Shannon “Shotgun” O’Connell in the opening round and stopped the challenger by technical knockout late in the match to retain the IBF bantamweight title on Saturday. It wasn’t […]