Seliina Barrios vs. Melissa Hernandez and More Female Fight News By David A. Avila Texas born Selina “Aztec Queen” Barrios travels a rocky path that most professionals with less than two years-experience seldom partake. She fights anybody who wants to fight regardless of record or experience. She doesn’t worry about it. But out of […]
Katie Taylor Stepped Up; Who’s Next? Will it be Persoon, McCarter, Serrano, McCaskill or Braekhus? By David A. Avila Ireland’s Katie Taylor put an Irish whuppin on Brazil’s Rose Volante and added another title to her lightweight collection of the WBA, IBF and WBO belts. Next up could be Belgium’s Delfine Persoon who holds […]
Ireland’s Katie Taylor and Brazil’s Rose Volante In Clash of Champions By David A. Avila Finally we get a true marquee fight for Ireland’s Katie Taylor. As female prizefighting struggles to gain a footing on television and streaming devices, this fight marks an important moment. It’s a real fight not a showcase. The undefeated […]
Analyzing Seniesa Estrada and Other Light Flyweights plus Female Fight News By David A. Avila A few of the best light flyweights appeared in Tijuana, Mexico last weekend and it suddenly hit me: that very few people outside of the hardcore female boxing fans know about the 108-pound light flyweights, or anybody below 126 […]
Seniesa Estrada Grabs Fourth Straight KO and Sulem Urbina Wins Too in Tijuana By David A. Avila A night that could have been majestic ended up falling a little flat. Expectations of watching Seniesa Estrada defend the WBC Silver light flyweight title were dismissed by Zanfer Promotions and DAZN who opted to show local […]
Seniesa Estrada Back in Mexico and Looking For KOs By Felipe Leon A few years ago Golden Boy Promotions made headlines when they jumped in the female boxing world signing former Olympian Marlen Esparza, Southern California amateur standout Seniesa “Superbad” Estrada and ultra-popular Maricela “La Diva” Cornejo. Fast forward to now and Esparza […]
Female Prizefighting is Jamming in January and Female Fight News By David A. Avila One of the best female fighters in the world Layla McCarter headlines a Mayweather Promotions fight card on Thursday Jan. 17, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. McCarter (42-13-5, 11KOs) meets Argentina’s Yamila Reynoso (11-5-3, 8 KOs) at an […]
Breakthrough Fighter of the Year: Jessica “CasKilla” McCaskill and more news By David A. Avila About a year ago relatively unknown Jessica McCaskill challenged Ireland’s great Katie Taylor and rocked her with a Chicago style left hook. Though she lost the fight, she gained recognition. McCaskill then challenged Argentina’s Erica Farias for the WBC […]
Taylor Dominates Wahlstrom in Showcase Performance By Phil Woolever Katie Taylor said she’d have to be at her very best to defeat Eva Wahlstrom. It turns out that Taylor (12-0, 5 KOs) was all that, and even more, in an impressive performance against Wahlstrom (22-1-1) that may move her even higher in […]
Female Dominated Fight Card in L.A. Attended by Fellow Pound for Pounders By David A. Avila America appears to be ground zero for female prizefighting with another round of elite match ups taking place this weekend. Back to back weekends will keep the momentum generated first in Los Angeles and now switching to New […]