Fresh Faces: Mia “Killer Bee” Ellis By Felipe Leon If there is one thing 19-year-old Mia “Killer Bee” Ellis doesn’t lack is confidence. About a month away from her pro debut, the amateur standout fighting out of the tough town of Baltimore, Maryland, believes she has what it takes to be the future […]
Cecilia Braekhus Back in the Fight in Monaco and More Female Fight News By David A. Avila Almost a year has passed since welterweight world champion Cecilia Braekhus performed on a cold December night that ended television network HBO’s last involvement with the world of prizefighting. It took the Norwegian months to find a […]
Claressa Shields vs Ivana Habazin Reboots, Dicaire, Miller and More Female Fight News By David A. Avila It’s official. Claressa Shields (9-0, 2 KOs) will be facing Ivana Habazin (20-3, 7 KOs) for the vacant WBC and WBO super welterweight world titles on Friday Jan. 10, 2020 at Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City. […]
Fatuma Zarika vs Yamileth Mercado II in Mexico By Felipe Leon Fatuma Zarika, 34, the current WBC super-bantamweight titlist, must be wondering if she will ever get away from Catherine Phiri or Yamileth Mercado. After defeating Phiri of Zambia in her first defense of the green and gold strap back in late […]
Delfine Persoon Defeats Helen Joseph and More Female Fight News By David A. Avila Former lightweight champion Delfine Persoon dropped down a weight division and defeated Nigeria’s Helen Joseph who moved up several weight divisions to fight the Belgian fighter for the interim WBA super featherweight title. Anyone familiar with both fighters knows they […]
Seniesa Estrada Beats Marlen Esparza in Entertaining Las Vegas Fight By David A. Avila LAS VEGAS, Nevada-Seniesa “Super Bad” Estrada walked away with the interim WBA flyweight title by technical decision over Marlen Esparza after a bloody forehead gash forced a stoppage after a clash of heads on Saturday. “I couldn’t see anything,” said […]
Seniesa “Super Bad” Estrada Eager for Showdown with Marlen Esparza By David A. Avila LAS VEGAS, Nev.-Despite the shoves, accusations and words tossed like lightning bolts, Seniesa Estrada and Marlen Esparza have yet to fight. A brief press conference on Thursday morning by Golden Boy Promotions was unable to contain the fire and vitriol […]
Marlen Esparza Ready to Tackle Seniesa Estrada in Las Vegas By Felipe Leon There is a saying that boxing is 90% mental and 10% physical. Nobody believes in that more than Houston, Texas’ Marlen Esparza (7-0, 1KO). So much so that even after all the success she has achieved in her career, from […]
Katie Taylor, Seniesa Estrada, Marlen Esparza Fights to be Streamed on Saturday By David A. Avila Smaller weights finally get their day this weekend with not just one, but two world title fights taking place in the United Kingdom and the United States of America on Saturday. Katie Taylor (14-0, 6 KOs) dares to […]
Rosalinda Rodriguez vs Myrka Aguayo in Reno, Nevada By David A. Avila Some women dream of movie stardom, others search for wealth, Rosalinda Rodriguez since a teen-ager sought to put on the boxing gloves and enter the prize ring. It was a goal 15 years in the making. Rodriguez (10-0, 2 KOs), a bantamweight, […]