Adelaida Ruiz Comes Back with Win; Villalobos Wins Too By Felipe Leon PICO RIVERA, Ca.-Adelaida “La Cobra” Ruiz (8-0, 4KO) captured a regional title with a lopsided super flyweight six round decision over Tijuana, Mexico’s Myrka Aguayo (2-1) in the night’s co-featured bout. Scores were 60-54 three times in an all-action fight. […]
Mikaela Mayer Targets World Titles, Lizbeth Crespo in the Way By David A. Avila Mikaela Mayer always stands out. Years ago, an amateur tournament comprised of teams from different nations engaged in a high school gymnasium in Oxnard, Calif. Dozens of female boxers exchanged blows and showed off their technique. But it was difficult […]
Greece’s Christina Linardatou Retains World Title in Athens By David A. Avila Hard charging Christina Linardatou retained the WBO super lightweight world title by decision in her adopted country Greece over Deanha Hobbs on Friday. But it wasn’t easy. Linardatou (12-1, 6 KOs) showed the crowd at the Olympic Hall Galatsi in Athens that […]
Unification Battles and Other Female Fight News By David A. Avila Unification, the word, lingers in the air like a cloud of cigar smoke. Next up in the unification battle of female world titlists will be Chicago’s Jessica McCaskill and Argentina’s Anahi Sanchez vying for each other’s super lightweight belts in the USA. And […]
Tiara “T Baby” Brown Fights Angel Gladney on Saturday By David A. Avila Tiara Brown puts aside her street protecting duds and returns to the boxing ring against veteran Angel Gladney. Washington D.C. police officer Brown (7-0, 5 KOs) meets Gladney (10-14-1) at the Mystics Sports Arena in D.C. on Saturday May 18. At […]
Marlen Esparza Wins NABO Flyweight Title in Southern Calif. By David A. Avila INDIO, Calif.-Dressed in bright red robes and trunks, Marlen Esparza marched in with her team closely behind into the boxing ring. A year had passed since her last bout, but the former Olympic bronze medalist emerged the winner by decision and […]
Seliina Barrios vs. Melissa Hernandez and More Female Fight News By David A. Avila Texas born Selina “Aztec Queen” Barrios travels a rocky path that most professionals with less than two years-experience seldom partake. She fights anybody who wants to fight regardless of record or experience. She doesn’t worry about it. But out of […]
Maiva Hamadouche Could Be The Most Dangerous Fighter in Women’s Boxing By Phil Woolever Present days are probably the most opportune times yet for female boxers. In this scenario specifically, women who currently campaign around the lightweight to welterweight divisions have a promising amount of talented, marketable potential opponents and a steadily […]
Claressa Shields is America’s Biggest Star and Female Fight News By David A. Avila The regal coronation ceremony has begun for Claressa Shields the newest addition to the prestigious members of the undisputed club. Now there are two. In female prizefighting’s first true mega fight Shields showed the world with an overpowering performance that […]
Claressa Shields Blazes Past Christina Hammer and now is Undisputed Middleweight Champion By David A. Avila Behind a sterling defense Claressa Shields showed the boxing world that she is indeed the undisputed middleweight world champion of the world by handing Germany’s Christina Hammer her first pro defeat on Saturday. It was an undisputed win. […]