Mikaela Mayer Pounds Out Victory Over Helen Joseph By David A. Avila With all eyes riveted on Mikaela Mayer the super featherweight considered the top in her division proved it as she pounded a near shutout over Helen Joseph to win by unanimous decision on Tuesday. It was never even close. “She was too […]
Its Katie Taylor vs Delfine Persoon 2 By David A. Avila Summer is getting blue hot. Undisputed lightweight champion Katie Taylor and former champion Delfine Persoon will clash again in a rematch of one of the fiercest fights seen in years. It also includes VADA testing. “I’ve been looking forward to a rematch ever […]
Team Amanda Serrano Answers Back on Matchroom Boxing’s Demand of $10 Gs By David A. Avila Cursed from the beginning the Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor fight has been riddled with cancellations, postponements and accusations due to unforeseen changes including the worldwide pandemic because of Covid-19. Now, Eddie Hearn of Matchboxing which is contracted […]
Brian Cohen: In Process of Building An Empire By Felipe Leon It is easy to believe for someone who grew up around boxing to find a place in it for the majority of their lives. For Brian Cohen of Philadelphia, PA, CEO of Team Empire Boxing, his place was in female boxing. […]
Harper Captures WBC Title From Wahlstrom in England By Phil Woolever At the end of five close, action-packed rounds at Sheffield Arena, the Terri Harper – Eva Wahlstrom bout was hard to score and looked like anybody’s fight. The second half of the battle, for Wahlstrom’s WBC super featherweight belt, was a […]
Wahlstrom Faces Big Challenge From Harper By Phil Woolever When Finland’s Eva Wahlstrom defends her WBC super featherweight championship against rising British star Terri “Belter” Harper it shapes up as a classic case of both experience versus youth and acquired wisdom versus raw power. It will be little surprise if the ladies […]
Lulu “Bang, Bang” Hawton and Lorraine Villalobos Meet Again By David A. Avila Two title fights in the super lightweight and mini-flyweight divisions take place in New York two days apart this week. Both are expected to be streamed. Argentina’s Ana Laura Esteche (14-5-3) arrives to face Indiana’s Mary McGee (25-3) in a 10-round […]
Welterweight Champion Cecilia Braekhus Batters Argentina’s Bustos in Monte Carlo By David A. Avila Cecilia Braekhus returned to world competition with a new trainer, new promoter and new attitude and dominated Argentina’s Victoria Bustos to retain the welterweight world championship on Saturday. “Now I’m back in business,” said Braekhus. Norway’s Braekhus (36-0, 9 KOs) […]
Elvina White, a Muslim, Seeks Fight on Matchroom Boxing Card in Saudi Arabia By David A. Avila “Ich mochte in Saudia Arabia kampfen!” says Austria’s Elvina White. Translated from German it means “I want to fight in Saudi Arabia.” In less than a month a monstrous fight card takes place in Saudi Arabia featuring […]
No Surrender in Female Boxing World – Serrano, Hardy plus Claressa and Seniesa News By David A. Avila If you watched the two world title fights this past weekend you saw a pair of electric performances. First, we saw Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano reclaim the WBO featherweight world title with a unanimous decision […]