Franchon Crews-Dezurn, Citlalli Ortiz, Beatriz Ferreira and More News From Female Fight World By David A. Avila Franchon Crews-Dezurn leads the charge of those performing at the International Boxing Hall of Fame induction fight card this weekend. For several days the professional boxing community gathers to honor the new inductees and those of the past […]
Lupe “Baby Face Assassin” Medina Passes Test and More News (Photo by Al Applerose) By David A. Avila Word on the street is a girl named Lupita Medina is lighting up the boxing rings with her fighting skills in Southern California. Last weekend, Medina (10-0) was matched against Maria Micheo Santizo (12-6, 6 Kos) who […]
Claressa Shields Is the Pound for Pound Best and More News By David A. Avila For the next three months most of the top female fighters in the world will be heading to the prize ring to demonstrate their prowess. Claressa Shields returns as a heavyweight and has a date with New Zealand’s Lani Daniels […]
Gabriela Fundora Could Be Unbeatable at Flyweight and More News and Notes By David A. Avila With little doubt, whenever Gabriela Fundora walks into a boxing ring as a flyweight she is a massive favorite. The reasons are obvious. Aside from being taller, longer and skilled, Fundora just might be the hardest punching flyweight in […]
Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor Prep NYC for Trilogy Several Other Women Fights at Madison Square Garden By David A. Avila Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor thrice. There is blood in the water this time. “Seventy million plus thought that I won the fight,” said Serrano about their last fight at the press conference in […]
Yokasta Valle and Marlen Esparza Fight in Mexico and More News By David A. Avila They had to meet. Yokasta Valle and Marlen Esparza finally meet in the boxing ring. On Saturday March 29, two of the best lower-weight champions Valle (32-3, 10 Kos) and Esparza (15-2, 1 KO) clash in a flyweight division match […]
Tiara Brown Upends Skye Nicolson for WBC Title in Australia By David A. Avila America’s Tiara Brown exposed Skye Nicolson’s inability to fight inside and walked away with a split-decision victory and the WBC featherweight title in Australia on Saturday. Brown (19-0, 11 Kos) had warned Nicolson (12-1) and anyone listening to her words that […]
World Title Fights Nicolson vs Brown , Johnson vs Hughes and More News By David A. Avila After several years of verbal war Australia’s undefeated Skye Nicolson meets America’s undefeated Tiara Brown for the WBC featherweight title. Talk is over. “I’m excited for the fight,” said Nicolson. The whip-quick Nicolson (12-0, 1 KO) defends […]
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 […]
Rating Top Female Welterweights and Other News By David A. Avila We are entering the month of March madness. Welterweights like Natasha Jonas and several others are scheduled to fill this coming month with marquee match ups in England and the USA. No other weight division seems to be as loaded as the 147-pound […]