Manhattan Project II: Heather “The Heat” Hardy vs Amanda “Real Deal” Serrano By David A. Avila When the Manhattan Project was secretly organized it led to the eventual construction of the first nuclear bomb. Prepare for Manhattan Project 2 and this version could lead to an explosion of epic female proportions when WBO featherweight […]
Tuesday Bombshells: Claressa Shields, Heather Hardy and Amanda Serrano incoming fights By David A. Avila It was a remarkable Tuesday. The female prizefighting world dropped two bombs today: Claressa Shields will indeed fight Croatia’s Ivana Habazin in a super welterweight world title clash. And second, New York’s undefeated Heather Hardy will fight seven-division world […]
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 […]
Katie Taylor, Lourdes Juarez, Tiara Brown and More Female Fight News By David A. Avila Ireland’s extremely talented Katie Taylor looks to unify the lightweight world championship with a head-to-head clash against Brazil’s little known Rose Volante. Fans of the female fight world are hoping it’s an entertaining match. WBA, IBF titlist Taylor (12-0, […]
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, […]
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 […]
Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano dropped down to yet another weight division and not surprisingly won another world title; this time in the super bantamweight division. Serrano (30-1-1, 23 Kos) stopped Hungary’s Alexandra Lazar (8-2) in the first round to win the vacant WBO super bantamweight title on Tuesday in Puerto Rico. She already has […]
Brooklyn’s Heather Hardy Returns and other fight chatter – Undefeated Heather “the Heat” Hardy returns to the ring with her small army of followers. The Brooklyn-based prizefighter is one of a growing number of female boxers in the country who can attract a large fan base to one of her bouts. Normally a super bantamweight, […]