Undisputed Fly Champ Gabriela Fundora Challenged by Kenia Enriquez By David A. Avila The tall menacing figure of Gabriela Fundora extended her arms up proudly after battering Canada’s Alexas Kubicki and forcing the referee to stop the fight. Once again she retained the undisputed flyweight championship. Undisputed. That’s a lofty term. Following the lopsided […]
Gabriela Fundora vs Alexas Kubicki at Fantasy Springs and More By David A. Avila Undisputed flyweight champion Gabriela “Sweet Poison” Fundora (16-0, 8 Kos) will be fighting a last-minute replacement in Canada’s Alexas Kubicki (13-1, 2 Kos) on Saturday Sept. 20, at Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, Calif. DAZN will stream the Golden Boy […]
Welterweight Changes With Price vs Jonas in England and More News and Notes By David A. Avila A cosmic shift took place for welterweights in London, England. Welsh fighter Lauren Price (9-0, 2 Kos) established dominance as a welterweight champion with a convincing win over Liverpool’s Natasha Jonas (16-3-1) to grasp most of the sanctioning […]
Tsunami Tenkai in Argentina and Other Big Showdowns By David A. Avila Tsunami Tenkai leads a trio of critical showdowns with world title implications. All three are very juicy match ups. First, Natasha Jonas and Lauryn Price tangle in London, England for several welterweight titles, while lightweight WBC titlist Caroline DuBois fights Bo Mi Re […]
Yokasta Valle Eager to Fight Seniesa Estrada and More News (Photo by Al Applerose) By David A. Avila Whether running up the volcanic mountains of Costa Rica or scaling the Hollywood Hills, three-division world champion Yokasta Valle wants to conquer. It’s what she does. And now that Yokasta’s sister Naomy Valle has become a […]
A Worldwide Proclamation by Amanda Serrano and More October News By David A. Avila With the ease of a queen Amanda Serrano proclaimed publicly via social media that rules separating men and women prizefighting will no longer bind her. The proclamation also includes the support of 26 other former and current female champions. It’s […]
Argentina Roars Into Action with Marcela Acuna, Evelin Bermudez and More News By David A. Avila It’s not official, but Marcela “La Tigresa” Acuna could be retiring or has retired after defeating Natalia Alderete by decision last week. Argentina’s Acuna has been the face of her country’s female boxing movement since making her debut […]
Mexico’s Tania Enriquez Challenges Argentina’s Evelin Bermudez in Buenos Aires and More News (Photo by Felipe Leon) By David A. Avila In the Americas, two nations Argentina and Mexico lead all countries in producing female prizefighters and this weekend two of their young warriors clash. Former world titlist Evelin Bermudez (17-1-1, 6 Kos) seeks […]
Postponement for Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano 2 and More Boxing News and Notes By David A. Avila (Photo by JP Yim) A monster rematch between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano on May 20, will be postponed after it was revealed today the undisputed featherweight champion suffered an injury. Ireland and the rest of […]
Nery Plata and Clavel Light Up Canada, Other Light Flyweight Contenders and More News By David A. Avila (Photo by Kalkine Media) When Mexico’s Jessica Nery Plata and Canada’s Kim Clavel erupted for 10 rounds in a ferocious struggle this past weekend, it put the exclamation point on a division that often gets overlooked. […]