Claressa Shields Is the Pound for Pound Best and More News By David A. Avila For the next three months most of the top female fighters in the world will be heading to the prize ring to demonstrate their prowess. Claressa Shields returns as a heavyweight and has a date with New Zealand’s Lani Daniels […]
Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor Prep NYC for Trilogy Several Other Women Fights at Madison Square Garden By David A. Avila Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor thrice. There is blood in the water this time. “Seventy million plus thought that I won the fight,” said Serrano about their last fight at the press conference in […]
Best of the Best in Women’s Prizefighting and More Boxing News By David A. Avila It’s the end of the year. Here are our awards for the best in women’s boxing. But first, a rundown on the state of the sport. Maybe its my imagination but it seems that fewer female fights of magnitude took […]
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. […]
Gabriela Fundora and Gabriela Alaniz Battle for Undisputed Flyweight Championship in Las Vegas and More News (Photo by Al Applerose) By David A. Avila A battle of the Gabriela’s takes place in the casino capitol of the world. WBA, WBC and WBO flyweight titlist Gabriela “ La Chucky” Alaniz (15-1, 6 KOs meets IBF […]
Shurretta Metcalf, Miyo Yoshida and Dina Thorslund in Bantamweight Title Fights and More By David A. Avila A couple of world champions defend their titles and a highly-rated prospect gets her first tough test this week. IBF bantamweight titlist Miyo Yoshida meets Shurretta Metcalf in New York City for a rematch, and WBO, WBC […]
Women’s Boxing Hungers for Exposure; Bantamweights, Flyweights and More News By David A. Avila (Photo by JP Yim) Women’s prizefighting. One day a television or streaming media outlet will realize its potential. Success does not come instantly and exposure is key to women’s boxing. We’ve seen the sudden impact social media stars like Jake […]
Mexico’s Yamileth Mercado Holds Off UK’s Ramla Ali and More Female Fight News By David A. Avila Mexico’s Yamileth Mercado out-hustled challenger Ramla Ali to retain the WBC super bantamweight title by decision. It was a spirited fight that could have gone the other way but didn’t. The super bantamweight division has depth to […]
Female Fighters Pound for Pound Rankings June 2024 and More News and Notes By David A. Avila We seldom publish new Pound for Pound rankings. Our last rankings were a year ago and a few changes have taken place. But the top ranking fighter still remains Claressa Shields. We base our rankings on one […]
Malissa Smith’s New Boxing Book and More Fight News By David A. Avila In the world of female prizefighting, a small but growing cadre of journalists continue to crusade on behalf of the sport like a modern-day Knights Templar. These journalists come from all over the world in places like Japan, Argentina, Poland, Mexico, […]