Savannah Marshall Wins, Kenia Enriquez Waits and More News and Notes By David A. Avila Stage one of the epic showdown between the two top fighters above super welterweight took place this past weekend with Savannah Marshall blowing out unknown and untried Lolita Muzeya in two rounds in England. The second stage toward the […]
Jamie Mitchell Enters Bantamweight Elite and More News By David A. Avila American bantamweight Jamie Mitchell became the newest addition to the world class prizefighters with a convincing majority decision win over England’s Shannon Courtenay. One judge’s mistaken scorecard cannot detract from a performance witnessed by millions. Courtenay, though overweight, was never out of the […]
Jaime Mitchell Wins WBA Bantamweight Title in Liverpool, England By David A. Avila America’s Jamie Mitchell wasted no time in setting a fast pace and outworking Shannon Courtenay to take the WBA bantamweight world title by majority decision in Liverpool, England on Saturday. One day after losing the title on the scale, Courtenay (7-2, […]
Costa Rica’s Yokasta Valle Visits Southern California By Felipe Leon Female fighters like Yokasta Valle and others don’t make as much money as their male counterparts so they improvise: Jackie Nava is an architect and former Mexican senator. Tiara Brown is a former police officer in Washington DC. Yesica Bopp is a […]
Bantamweight Battle: Shannon Courtenay Defends WBA Title vs Jamie Mitchell and More By David A. Avila Ever since Shannon Courtenay cracked into the land of the world champions with a lethal right cross a year ago, the bantamweight from England has opened eyes with a swagger and a curtsey. No backward steps for this […]
WBA Champ Hyun Mi Choi Wins Again and More News and Results By David A. Avila WBA super featherweight titlist Hyun Mi Choi added another notch to her belt with a technical knockout win over challenger Simone Aparecido da Silva over the weekend in South Korea. Choi, 30, remains in place as one of the challengers […]
Super Middleweight Showdown Scratched, So Cal Revs Up and More Female Fight News By David A. Avila A quickly pieced-together super middleweight battle for undisputed status fell apart due to visa entanglements. Perhaps it’s for the better. WBC and WBO super middleweight titlist Franchon Crews-Dezurn was ready to clash with IBF and WBA titlist […]
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly and More Fight News Sept. 6, 2021 By David A. Avila In a mere nine days women’s elite prizefighting swung 360 degrees from good to bad and back to good again. A week ago, we saw southpaw slugger Amanda “the Real Deal” Serrano handily defeat Mexico’s Yamileth Mercado. […]
Jeanette Zacarias Zapata By Felipe Leon The boxing world is in mourning after 18-year-old Jeanette Zacarias Zapata (2-4) was pronounced dead at 3:45pm local time this past Thursday because of injuries suffered in her last fight against local Marie Pier Houle (4-0-1, 2KO) last weekend. The event in which the fight was held was […]
Amanda Serrano Fights in Cleveland and More Fight News By David A. Avila Amanda “the Real Deal” Serrano returns to the boxing ring on Sunday in a battle between division world titlists and another Puerto Rico-Mexico war. Serrano (40-1-1, 30 KOs) defends the WBO,WBC and IBO featherweight world titles against Yamileth Mercado (18-2) on […]