Tag Archives: female boxing

Terri Harper Facing Her Toughest Test in Natasha Jonas?

Will Harper – Jonas be a Classic Battle or a Classic Blowout?   By Phil Woolever   Friday night’s intriguing clash between Terri Harper and Natasha Jonas at Matchroom’s Fight Camp in England could have all the ingredients of an instant classic.   Maybe.   Depending on how the overhead stars align at Brentwood, Essex, […]

Terri Harper vs Natasha Jonas

WBC and IBO Titlist Terri Harper Eager to Face Olympian Natasha Jonas on Friday   By David A. Avila Terri Harper defends the IBO and WBC super featherweight titles on Friday against Natasha Jonas in a clash between British stalwarts. The boxing world is watching. Harper, 23, (10-0, 5 KOs) is the youngest of the […]

Abel Sanchez Teaching Cecilia Braekhus “Mexican Style”

Abel Sanchez Talks About Preparing Cecilia Braekhus for Aug. 15   By Felipe Leon   Despite the leaps and bounds female boxing has made in recent years, there are still many veteran trainers all over the world who refuse to train a female fighter.  One that has come around is Abel Sanchez.  The recognized elite […]

Seniesa Estrada and the Big Bang Heard Around the World

Seniesa Estrada: Her Vicious Knockout Sent Shockwaves    By David A. Avila People went out of their minds when Seniesa “Super Bad” Estrada blitzed Miranda Adkins with a lightning three and four-punch combination that rendered her unconscious in seven seconds. Cries of mismatch, fix and horror erupted from all points of the world in all […]

East L.A.’s Seniesa Estrada KOs Adkins in 7 Seconds

East L.A.’s Seniesa “Super Bad” Estrada Easily Disposes of Adkins   By David A. Avila Anxious to return to the prize ring Seniesa “Super Bad” Estrada needed only seconds to prove the vast difference between undefeated records as she battered Miranda Adkins unconscious mercilessly on Friday night. This is prizefighting. Estrada (19-0, 8 KOs) in […]

Kim Clavel Defeats Natalie Gonzalez in Las Vegas

Kim Clavel vs Natalie Gonzalez Results   By Felipe Leon   Montreal, Canada’s Kim Clavel (12-0, 2KO) made her United States debut a good one with an impressive and dominating eight round unanimous decision over the previously undefeated Natalie Gonzalez (6-1, 1KO) of New Rochelle, New York.   The fight was held at The Bubble […]

Hanna Gabriels and Rise to Championship Boxing and More

Hanna Gabriels Talks About Costa Rica, Claressa Shields, Three Minute Rounds and More   By Felipe Leon   For some fighters, their biggest battles are not fought in a boxing ring.  That is the case for current WBA super welterweight champion Hanna Gabriels (20-2-1, 11KO) of Costa Rica.  The 37-year-old mother of one survived sexual […]

Mikaela Mayer vs. Helen Joseph in Las Vegas

TV Main Event: Mikaela Mayer versus Helen Joseph   By David A. Avila Three times is the charm for Mikaela Mayer. Southern California native Mayer (12-0, 5 KOs) enters the prize ring as the main event on Tuesday July 14, when she meets Nigeria’s Helen Joseph (17-4-2, 10 KOs) at the MGM Grand bubble in […]

Katie Taylor and Delfine Persoon: Reload

Its Katie Taylor vs Delfine Persoon 2   By David A. Avila Summer is getting blue hot. Undisputed lightweight champion Katie Taylor and former champion Delfine Persoon will clash again in a rematch of one of the fiercest fights seen in years. It also includes VADA testing. “I’ve been looking forward to a rematch ever […]

Top Female Fighters Want Three-Minute Rounds

Three-Minute Rounds or Bust Say Top Female Fighters   By David A. Avila As female prizefighting re-emerges from coronavirus limbo a clarion call to make a change to three-minute rounds has been established by two of the sport’s top performers Claressa Shields and Seniesa Estrada. Otherwise known as the G.W.O.A.T. and Lil’ G.W.O.A.T. Shields and […]