Yoka Valle and Seniesa Estrada Both Win; What’s Next? By David A. Avila Costa Rica’s Yokasta Valle cruised to victory to retain the IBF and WBO minimumweight world titles and East L.A.’s Seniesa Estrada defeated the other minimumweight titlist last Saturday to erase any obstacles toward undisputed status. It sounds clearcut and simple that […]
Layla McCarter, Ebanie Bridges and Costa Rica Fights This Week By David A. Avila There are fighters far more recognized and celebrated than Layla McCarter, but none are more skilled than the prizefighter from Las Vegas. McCarter (45-13-5, 12 Kos) matches skill against Brazil’s Halanna Dos Santos (14-8, 9 Kos) on Friday March 25, […]
Pound for Pound Top 12 in Women’s Boxing and More News By David A. Avila Women’s prizefighting took off in 2021. Many big fights took place and many former top-rated Pound for Pound tumbled out of the list and were replaced. Welcome to the new list of 2022. This is my personal list. […]
Amanda Serrano vs Daniela Bermudez in PR and More Fight News By David A. Avila Always looking for challenges Amanda “Real Deal” Serrano got her wish and faces fellow pound for pound fighter Daniela “La Bonita” Bermudez for the WBO and WBC featherweight world titles. More than that. They’re fighting for bragging rights to […]
Top Ten Fights for 2021 By Felipe Leon 2020 has been a difficult year for the whole world let alone the sport of boxing. Despite the pandemic female boxing has thrived with major events and fighters getting much needed exposure on huge platforms like ESPN and DAZN. Like the rest of the […]
Super Flyweights Title Fights in Japan and Mexico and more fight news By David A. Avila Two of the greatest fighting countries in the world headline this week’s best action. Japan stages WBO super flyweight titlist Miyo “Mushashi” Yoshida defending against Tomoko Okuda, while Mexico pits WBC super flyweight titlist Guadalupe Martinez against Lourdes […]
Top 30 under 30 Female Prizefighters Part I By Felipe Leon Female boxing in its present move is on the upswing. In this troubling year there is no denying some of the best fights we’ve seen behind closed doors have been with two women facing each other inside a ring. There was a time one […]
Naoko Fujioka vs Tsunami Tenkai in Japan and Female Fight News By David A. Avila A battle of titans takes place in Japan as Naoko Fujioka defends the WBA flyweight world title against Tsunami Tenkai on Friday July 12, in the famous Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. These are Japan’s two best female fighters. Fujioka […]
Bermudez Floors Torres Twice But Fight Ends In a Draw By Felipe Leon In an all-out battle from the Domo del Sindicato del IMSS in Coyoacan, a suburb of Mexico City, Evelyn “Princesita” Bermudez (12-0-1, 3KO) of Argentina retained her IBF light flyweight title with a draw over ten rounds against local favorite […]
Evelyn Bermudez vs Silvia Torres Preview By Felipe Leon The Bermudez sisters’ invasion has begun. This Saturday night from Mexico City, Mexico, undefeated Evelyn “La Princesita” Bermudez (12-0, 3KO) makes the hours long trek north from her hometown of Rosario, Argentina, to defend her IBF light flyweight title against hometown favorite Silva […]