Franchon Crews-Dezurn Eager to Tame Alejandra “Tigre” Jimenez By David A. Avila Few endure for long the hidden potholes and unforeseen roadblocks the life of a female prizefighter can produce. Franchon Crews-Dezurn learned early in boxing to forsake wheels and put on tracks like a Sherman Tank. Now she’s rolling. Crews-Dezurn (6-1, 2 KOs) […]
Claressa Shields Wins WBC and WBO Super Welterweight Titles in Atlantic City, Napoleon Loses By David A. Avila Claressa “G.W.O.A.T.” Shields grabbed a record third division world title behind a relentless attack against Ivana Habazin to win the vacant WBO and WBC super welterweight world titles by unanimous decision on Friday. Oh, and she […]
Claressa Shields Ready to Lead Female Fight Game By David A. Avila Meet the messiah of women’s boxing. Three years ago Claressa Shields arrived with a bag full of gold medals, 168 pounds worth of confidence and bewildering fighting skills never seen before in female prizefighting. The scary part for future foes is at […]
Female Boxing Wish List for 2020 Part II By Felipe Leon There is no denying female boxing is on an upswing. Some might say a new golden era. There is no indication of the bubble bursting any time soon with new ways to watch and follow the sport with applications like DAZN and […]
Female Boxing Wish List for 2020 – Part I By Felipe Leon Boxing is full of tradition. From the national anthems sung before a main event to who gets announced first between a challenger and a champion. Here at the ThePrizeFighters.com we are no different. With the end of the year approaching we […]
Pound for Pound in 2019 and More News By David A. Avila The end of a tumultuous and successful year 2019 in female prizefighting has arrived. Some fought less than expected and some fought more. Several weight divisions saw unification bouts take place with Claressa Shields becoming undisputed middleweight world champion and Katie Taylor […]
2019 US Olympic Trials – Lu Gutierrez and Other Winners By Lupi Gutierrrez Huge congratulations to Lupe Gutierrez. Our girl Lu is the 2020 Olympic Trials National 125lb. Champion. She did it. We did it! I’ve known Lu since she was 10 years old. I met Team Sac’s Finest at my sister Blanca’s private gym […]
Claressa Shields, Franchon Crews-Dezurn and Female Fight News By David A. Avila Three years ago Claressa Shields and Franchon Crews-Dezurn met in the boxing ring unceremoniously at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Few paid attention to their clash that has become arguably the genesis for big time women’s prizefighting in the U.S.A. Decades […]
Mary “Merciless” McGee Captures History and IBF Super Lightweight Title By Felipe Leon It was a long time coming for the first and only female world champion out of Gary, Indiana, Mary “Merciless” McGee (26-3, 14KO). A pro for over 14 years it wasn’t until a couple of weeks ago she hoisted […]
Daniela Bermudez, Yesica Bopp and Alycia Baumgardner plus Female Fight News By David A. Avila The world of female prizefighting has slowed a bit, but not by much. Several of the top fighters engaged in contests this past weekend. Argentina’s super talented Daniela Bermudez shook out whatever dust or rust against Marianela Ramirez, a […]