Detroit Showdown: Claressa Shields Battles Nemesis Franchon Crews-Dezurn for Heavyweight Supremacy On Sunday Feb. 22, the top female fighter in the world Claressa Shields (17-0, 3 Kos) battles against old nemesis Franchon Crews-Dezurn (10-2, 2 Kos) at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan for the undisputed heavyweight championship. DAZN will show the Salita Promotions fight […]
Caroline Veyre Wins by Holding Amid Boos from Crowd By David A. Avila Amid a chorus of boos Caroline Veyre was named the unanimous decision winner over Belgium’s Delfine Persoon and was given the WBC super featherweight despite continuous grappling on Tuesday. It was all around a horrible fight and decision. “I’m very happy […]
Caroline Veyre vs Delfine Persoon and More News By David A. Avila Punches are going to fly. Belgium’s Delfine Persoon and Canada’s Caroline Veyre meet today to determine the new WBC super featherweight titleholder at Grand Rapids, Michigan. Persoon (50-3, 20 Kos) is a former lightweight world champion who recently dropped down a weight […]
Women’s Boxing Pound for Pound List and More News By David A. Avila Where does the sport of women’s boxing go next? After a record number of people viewed the Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor rematch to a shattering 70 million plus views, a knee-jerk reaction from media companies could follow with some deals. […]
Sandy Ryan and Mikaela Mayer Lead Female Boxing Explosion and More (Photo by JP Yim) By David A. Avila Three world title fights lead a heavy dose of women’s boxing this weekend. It starts in Manhattan with England’s Sandy Ryan defending the WBO welterweight title against American challenger Mikaela Mayer. Ryan (7-1-1, 3 Kos) […]
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 […]
Mikaela Mayer Back in London and More News (Photo by Al Applerose) By David A. Avila Mikaela Mayer returns to action after enduring a narrow split-decision defeat and welcoming her back will be another former world champion Christina Linardatou this weekend. But this time as lightweights. For the second time in less than a […]
Amanda Serrano and Stacked Show One Week Away in NYC New York Kind of Show at Madison Square Garden and More Boxing News By David A. Avila Just over a week remains until a firestorm erupts in Manhattan as multiple world champions such as Amanda Serrano and Alycia Baumgardner arrive to showcase their fighting skills […]
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 […]
Persoon vs Mekhaled, Montebello Fights and More Female Fight News By David A. Avila A super featherweight match featuring two French-speaking champions takes place far from their native soil. It could be called the battle of the French Foreign Legion when Belgium’s Delfine Persoon (46-3) and France’s Elhem Mekhaled (15-0) meet 10 rounds on […]