Katie Taylor and the Art of Prizefighting and Other News By David A. Avila Timing beats speed. Except when you combine both speed and timing in a single package. That’s when you get a fighter like Ireland’s Katie Taylor. With a single laser-like shot Taylor dropped Miriam Gutierrez in the fourth round with a […]
Katie Taylor Dominates in London and Other Results By David A. Avila Ireland’s Katie Taylor erupted from the opening bell with a blistering barrage of blows and never slowed down in overwhelming the strong and determined Miriam Gutierrez to retain the undisputed lightweight world championship on Saturday. It was a perfect performance. Taylor (17-0, […]
Katie Taylor and Company Lead Three World Title Fights in London By David A. Avila An impressive boxing card led by undisputed lightweight champion Katie Taylor will be shown worldwide this weekend. Two other female world title fights headline the show. Ireland’s Taylor (16-0) faces off against Spain’s undefeated Miriam Gutierrez (13-0) at Wembley […]
Katharina Thanderz Is Anxious for Mandatory Terri Harper Challenge By Phil Woolever Those who have watched WBC Interim super-featherweight titlist Katharina Thanderz in action understand that one of her strongest assets is consistency, in either keeping her guard up or maintaining an attack plan. That consistency has kept her undefeated while leading […]
New WBA Champ Kali Reis Wants Layla McCarter and other female fight news By David A. Avila Two veterans Layla McCarter and Kali Reis fought and won this past weekend. They originally were set to fight each other but business got in the way. Still, McCarter flew down to Mexico and fought 10 hard […]
Yulihan Luna Shocks Juarez, New WBC Bantamweight Champion By Felipe Leon It’s inevitable for a boxing legend to overstay their welcome and get old overnight. It happened this Saturday night from the Oasis Arena in Cancun, Mexico, when former IBF super bantamweight world champion Yulihan “Cobrita” Luna (20-3-1, 3KO) ruined any plan 40-year-old […]
Mayer Captures WBO Super Featherweight Title in Las Vegas By Felipe Leon American Mikaela Mayer (14-0, 5KO) moved towards world domination in capturing the vacant WBO super featherweight title with a lopsided unanimous decision over former world champion Ewa Brodnicka (19-1, 2KO) of Poland. The scheduled ten round championship fight was the semi-main […]
Savannah Marshall Stops Hannah Rankin for WBO Title and More Results By David A. Avila England’s Savannah Marshall slowly and deliberately dissected Scotland’s Hannah Rankin to win the vacant WBO middleweight world title by stoppage on Saturday. There was no disputing the end. Marshall (9-0, 7 KOs) built an entire reputation on a single […]
Marlen Esparza Beats Sulem Urbina at Indio, California By David A. Avila It was virtually a blur in the desert as Marlen Esparza used her angles and combinations to out-hustle Sulem Urbina in a flyweight clash on Friday. Esparza (8-1) used her amateur skills with non-lethal slap punches to outscore Urbina (12-1) at the […]
Mariana “Barbie” Juarez vs Yulihan Luna Preview and Yesenia Gomez Too By Felipe Leon Despite the global pandemic, boxing is slowly but surely coming back to pre-Covid 19 action all over the world. In Mexico, one of the superpowers of the sport, the return has been a bit slower than north of the […]