Ewa Brodnicka Wins Questionable Decision Over Edith Soledad Matthysse in Poland By Phil Woolever WBO super featherweight champion Ewa Brodnicka, 129, wore quite a revealing outfit to the weigh in for her well-publicized defense against Argentina’s Edith Soledad Matthysse, 127 3/4. Brodnicka showed plenty of skin for the publicity cameras, but it […]
Claressa Shields Chasing Legendary Status and More Female Fight News By David A. Avila Take advantage and watch one of the most dynamic and influential prizefighters in the history of the sport when Claressa “T-Rex” Shields encounters Ivana Habazin for the vacant WBO super welterweight world title on Saturday. Fighters like Shields don’t come […]
Ewa Brodnicka: Poland’s Wonder Woman Keeps WBO Title by Majority Decision vs. Janeth Perez By Phil Woolever Anyone who may have doubted undefeated Ewa Brodnicka’s self-confidence or sense of humor didn’t have to look farther than the weigh-in prior to her victory over Janeth Perez to understand where the WBO Super-Featherweight titlist is […]
Unification Battles and Other Female Fight News By David A. Avila Unification, the word, lingers in the air like a cloud of cigar smoke. Next up in the unification battle of female world titlists will be Chicago’s Jessica McCaskill and Argentina’s Anahi Sanchez vying for each other’s super lightweight belts in the USA. And […]
Female Fight News Claressa Shields and World Title Fights By David A. Avila Claressa Shields will be fighting Scotland’s Hannah Rankin in defense of the IBF and WBA middleweight titles on Nov. 17, said Salita Promotions. It keeps the ball rolling for the undefeated super star. Despite a cancellation of the mega fight with […]
Female Fight News Oct. 22, 2018 HBO and more By David A. Avila It’s beginning to be a habit. Female prizefighting was showcased on a major fight card once again this past weekend and it continues its upward trajectory this week too. The beat goes on. The Katie Taylor parade rolled into Boston where the […]
Female Fight News Aug. 27, 2018 Super featherweights By David A. Avila Super featherweight prospect Mikaela Mayer brought light to the division with her dominating win this past weekend. After beating Hungary’s Edina Kiss by technical knockout on Saturday, it shed light on a division that overflows with talent all over the world. Mayer […]
Female Fight News April 16 Down Argentine Way and More By David A. Avila Down under in Argentina a battle between two of their top world champions saw youth take the forefront as Daniel Bermudez won her duel with the first of that country’s top fighter’s Marcela Acuna. Bermudez, a speedy southpaw, was able […]
Female Fight News for week of June 19 Claressa Shields and More By David A. Avila A slight lull in fight cards took place last week but those that occurred were monster bouts including Argentina, Mexico and the United States of America. Claressa “T-Rex” Shields battled through an eight round slugfest with Sydney LeBlanc […]
Christina Hammer Wins WBC Title and Female Fight News Christina Hammer added a second world title to her collection after defeating Kali Reis the WBC titlist in their middleweight unification clash last weekend. And with Claressa Shields entering the pro ranks suddenly the division looks appealing. Hammer (20-0, 9 Kos) now has the WBC […]