Kenia Enriquez Ready for Mexican Battle Against “La Roca” and More News By David A. Avila Tijuana’s best fighter Kenia Enriquez will clash with two-division world champion Ibeth “La Roca” Zamora this weekend in a resort town in Baja California. It could reveal Mexico’s best fighter. The two powerful Mexican flyweights Enriquez (26-1, 11 […]
Best Female Pound for Pound Fighters and More News By David A. Avila This has been one of the best years in professional boxing for not just women, but men as well. Women’s prizefighting pulled the rest of the boxing world into its current flow like Aaron Judge pulls the Yankees into contention. Without […]
Top 12 Pound for Pound List for ThePrizefighters.com in June 2023 and More News By David A. Avila It was Claressa Shields turn in the spotlight and the undisputed middleweight champion banged her way to victory over the very strong Maricela Cornejo by decision in Detroit last weekend. Shields again substantiated her position as […]
Heather Hardy, Bantamweight Title Fight and More Female Fight News By David A. Avila (Photo by MMA Sucka) Heather Hardy returns to a Manhattan prize ring and this time without longtime trainer Hector Roca who passed away in early January. Together they had climbed the boxing ladder to a world title. Hardy cannot forget […]
Best of the Best Female Fighters Pound for Pound By David A. Avila (Photo by Skysports) Claressa Shields (13-0, 2 Kos) – It’s already been seven years since Shields entered the professional ranks as a two-time Olympic gold medalist. Time flies. Now 27, she has fought 111 rounds and lost no more than 10 […]
Franchon Crews-Dezurn and Other Champion Fighters Looking Forward to 2023 By David A. Avila (Photo by J.P. Yim) After a sizzling 2022 that saw women’s boxing reach epic proportions with sold out arenas and televised events surpassing 1 million viewers, expect an even greater 2023. Here is a baker’s dozen of the best and […]
Alycia Baumgardner is Fighter of the Year 2022, Plus Other Awards and News. By David A. Avila Every year it gets more difficult to choose the fighter whose performance outdoes all others over a 12-month period. And this year was even more difficult with many world titlists eager to battle each other to claim […]
Looking Back at Ebanie “Blonde Bomber” Bridges and More Fight News By David A. Avila (Photo by Al Applerose) IBF bantamweight champion Ebanie “Blonde Bomber” Bridges’ win could lead to more exciting match ups in 2023 for 118-pounders. It’s one of the more loaded weight divisions in the sport. Just across the channel in […]
POSTPONED! Kim Clavel vs Jessica Nery Plata in Canada and More News By David A. Avila Group Yvon Michele announced that the world title defense by Kim Clavel against Jessica Nery Plata has been postponed due to health reasons. No further details have been announced. It was to be Clavel’s first title defense since […]
Amanda Serrano, Social Influencers and More News (Photo by JP Yim) By David A. Avila Mixing social influencers with prizefighters seems to work. If you have the right mixture. Amanda “Real Deal” Serrano and Jake Paul are combining forces again to stage another pro fight card mixed with social influencers on Saturday Aug. 6, at […]