Mikaela Mayer wins WBO and Wants The Other Titles Too By Felipe Leon Halloween night in the United States is known for its parade of disguises, candy and parties but for undefeated super featherweight Mikaela Mayer it will forever be etched in her memories as the night she became a world champion. That […]
Three Day Revelation: Serrano, Mrdjenovich, Hamadouche and Choi By David A. Avila Led by powerful Amanda Serrano a crew of featherweights and super featherweights showed off their stuff to end the year. It was a reminder of the talent spread all over the world. Serrano (39-1-1, 29 KOs) holds the WBO featherweight world title and […]
Jelena Mrdjenovich Leads Busy World Title Fight Weekend By David A. Avila Featherweights and super featherweight collide for world titles this week. Canada’s Jelena Mrdjenovich (40-10-2, 19 KOs) meets Paola Torres (12-4-1, 4 KOs) for the WBA featherweight world title at the Wild Card Boxing Gym parking lot in Los Angeles on Thursday Dec. 17. […]
Lourdes “Pequeña Lulu” Juarez Captures First World Title with Decision Over Martinez By Felipe Leon As promised earlier this week, Mexican Lourdes “Pequeña Lulu” Juarez (31-2, 4KO) brought happiness back to her family with an impressive unanimous decision for the WBC super flyweight world title over veteran Guadalupe “Lupita” Martinez (20-10, 6KO) on […]
Martinez vs Juarez in Super Flyweight Title Fight in Mexico By Felipe Leon In boxing many times you don’t get to choose your opportunity, you take what you can get. That is exactly what happened to Lourdes “Pequeña Lulu” Juarez (30-2, 4KO) of Mexico City, Mexico. Despite campaigning at the flyweight limit […]
Etsuko Tada Regains WBO Title via KO of the Year in Japan By Yuriko Miyata One punch concluded unfinished business to open a new hope as former WBA, IBF and WBO world champion Etsuko Tada stopped Ayaka Miyao to regain the WBO minimum weight crown. It was a rematch between Tada (20-3-3, 7 […]
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 […]
Shannon “The Cannon” Courtenay KOs Dorata Norek in London By David A. Avila A single blow ended the fight and rebooted Shannon Courtenay back into contender status with a knockout win over Poland’s Dorata Norek on Friday. “I think the fight was scrappy,” said Courtenay. “I’m glad I got the win.” England’s Courtenay (6-1, […]
Women’s Boxing Gaining Traction and More Female Fight News By David A. Avila While most of the sports world slowed down, boxing kept trudging along especially women’s prizefighting. Bulging with cash in his pockets, Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing was able push the female prizefighting agenda forward with a number of big matchups for […]
Fresh Faces: Feifilimai Faiva By Felipe Leon Professional boxing is synonymous with sacrifice. From the physical aspect, the early morning runs, the hours at the gym, the diet, all of it is a commitment many are not willing to make. When pursuing your dreams there is also other sacrifices, like moving away from […]