Layla McCarter: Seeks Katie Taylor or Jessica McCaskill Fight By Felipe Leon Besides 2020 being the year of Covid-19, many can say the year has also been of the female boxer. One might argue the best fights for the majority of the year have been between women. In mid-August we had a changing […]
France’s Hamadouche is Ready for Super Featherweight Wars By David A. Avila Put another bullet into the chamber that’s become the locked and loaded female super featherweight division. Matchroom Boxing and OPI Since 82 announced Tuesday they have co-signed IBF super featherweight titlist Maiva Hamadouche to its growing roster of top notch female prizefighters. […]
Cecilia Braekhus Will Fight Jessica McCaskill Early in 2021 By David A. Avila Let’s run it back. After pausing a month former welterweight champion Cecilia Braekhus announced the rematch with new champion Jessica McCaskill will take place, it was announced on Monday. It’s no surprise to those following both champions careers. “We knew she […]
American Heavyweight Danielle Perkins Expects World Title Conquests By David A. Avila Heavyweights take special notice. A new player Danielle Perkins has entered the professional fight world and is now backed by Mark Taffet Media it was announced on Tuesday. Perkins comes with a gold medal attached and golden dreams of winning the heavyweight […]
Top 30 Female Fighters Under 30 Part II By Felipe Leon In part one we gave you the top 15 female fighters under 30 led by unified super welterweight champion Claressa Shields. Here in part two, we give you the rest of the list you should keep an eye on because they are […]
Top 30 under 30 Female Prizefighters Part I By Felipe Leon Female boxing in its present move is on the upswing. In this troubling year there is no denying some of the best fights we’ve seen behind closed doors have been with two women facing each other inside a ring. There was a time one […]
Layla McCarter Analyzes Taylor and McCaskill Wins and More News By David A. Avila Women’s prizefighting has entered a completely new realm – promoters with television or Internet streaming contracts are now signing female boxers. With it come new rules and requirements: some good and some not so good. One such requirement emerging is […]
Costa Rica’s Yokasta Valle Seeking More Titles By Felipe Leon For many if not all boxers born outside of the United States, the dream to fight in that country is a vivid one. The promise of a purse containing dollars, more likely the biggest of their career, and the exposure from fighting in […]
Katie Taylor Retains World Titles After Beating Persoon By David A. Avila Ireland’s Katie Taylor can finally say that she indeed is the undisputed lightweight world champion after defeating Belgium’s Delfine Persoon by unanimous decision in their rematch on Saturday. It was gritty once again. “I knew it was going to be a tough battle […]
Katie Taylor vs Delfine Persoon II Analysis By Felipe Leon Despite being in the middle of a life-threatening pandemic, the boxing Gods have aligned and given us history making female boxing contests two weekends in a row. This Saturday night (afternoon in the United States), August 22nd, from the Matchroom Fight Camp in […]