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. […]
A Guide to Women’s Boxing in 2022 and More News and Notes By David A. Avila With the advent of women’s boxing in the Olympic Games, a new world of prizefighting has opened up quickly for the female gender who love to fight. That world has grown quickly at a ridiculous speed. It seems […]
Bantamweight Champ Dina Thorslund Signs With Probellum By David A. Avila Two-division world champion Dina Thorslund of Denmark signed a contract with American-based promotion company Probellum it was announced on Tuesday. Thorslund, 28, currently holds the WBO bantamweight world title. “I’m hugely excited to take this next step in my career,” said Thorslund. “Probellum has […]
Our Fighter of the Year is Seniesa Estrada, Plus Other Award Winners By the Prizefighters staff It was a year that saw the best of the best tangle with each other until the final months, final weeks and final days of 2021. We saw Katie Taylor, Chantelle Cameron and Kali Reis all perform their […]
Amanda Serrano Defeats Miriam Gutierrez, Is Katie Taylor Next? By David A. Avila Seven-division champion Amanda “Real Deal” Serrano (42-1-1, 30 KOs) moved back up to 135-pounds and proved that fighting the bigger Miriam Gutierrez (14-2) was not a problem in winning decisively by unanimous decision after 10 rounds. “She’s a tough girl,” Serrano […]
Seniesa “Super Bad” Estrada Stops Maria Santizo in Four By Felipe Leon Current WBA 105-pound Seniesa “Super Bad” Estrada (22-0, 9KO) scored an impressive knockout over previously undefeated Maria Micheo Santizo (9-1, 5KO) of Guatemala in the fourth round of a scheduled ten. The championship bout was the semi-main event from San Antonio, Texas, […]
Maria Santizo Looking to Beat Seniesa Estrada By Felipe Leon The dream of every fighter around the world is to fight in the United States. That dream will be a reality for Guatemala’s Maria Micheo Santizo this Saturday night when she puts up her undefeated record for a chance at a world title. […]
Marlen Esparza vs Anabel Ortiz in San Antonio, Texas By David A. Avila Marlen Esparza, world champion. It has a magical ring to it and though she’s accomplished incredible amateur success representing the USA, it’s even better boxing as a professional. “It’s been a lot more exciting, 1000 percent. Slower, but everything means a […]
Amanda Serrano’s Turn in Tampa and More Fight News By David A. Avila Brooklyn’s Amanda Serrano takes on yet another challenge in moving up to lightweight to face Spain’s Miriam Gutierrez. A Serrano win assures a showdown with Katie Taylor early next year. After winning seven weight division world titles and dominating every foe […]
Katie Taylor, Amanda Serrano, Seniesa Estrada and more fight news By David A. Avila One of boxing’s best years in a decade culminates with Katie Taylor delivering another salvo of her brand of fighting. We saw battles between top super featherweights like Mikaela Mayer, Maiva Hamadouche, Alycia Baumgardner, and Terri Harper tangle in superior […]