Tiara “T Baby” Brown is Both Featherweight Contender and Police Officer of the Year By Felipe Leon Who would have thought a baby named after a Duncan Hines cookie from the 80s would grow to be an extraordinary accomplished boxer as well as Washington D.C.’s Police Officer of the Year? That is […]
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 […]
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. […]
Claressa Shields and Christina Hammer, Mega Train Makes First Stop in NYC By David A. Avila Female prizefighting hits a new plateau as America’s best fights Germany’s best in a battle for the undisputed middleweight world championship. It doesn’t get bigger than this. The top two middleweights in the world met the New York […]
Seniesa Estrada Grabs Fourth Straight KO and Sulem Urbina Wins Too in Tijuana By David A. Avila A night that could have been majestic ended up falling a little flat. Expectations of watching Seniesa Estrada defend the WBC Silver light flyweight title were dismissed by Zanfer Promotions and DAZN who opted to show local […]
Mikaela Mayer Too Much for Mexico’s Yareli Larios and Keeps NABF Title By David A. Avila It was the first time Mikaela Mayer had ever lost a round but after a second frame spent probing she slipped into overdrive and never looked back in her second successful defense on Friday. “It’s not the amateurs […]
The Return of “Hammer Time” Christina Hammer Wins by KO Sometimes a boxing match seems so easy people compare it to a sparring session. Christina Hammer’s wipeout of overmatched Elene Sikmashvili at Berlin’s Verti Hall was probably even easier than that. Hammer, now 24-0 (11), scored a second round TKO without really taking […]
Carolina Duer demolishes Aline Scaranello in seven to grab IBF interim title By Diego Morilla QUILMES, Argentina – Making a statement in her quest to become a three-time titlist, former WBO super flyweight and bantamweight champ Carolina Duer improved her mark to 19-3-1 (6KO) with a progressive demolition in seven rounds over Brazil’s […]
Five Landmark Dates in Women’s Prizefighting – A version of boxing has been around since time immemorial. There is evidence of it in the Middle East Before Christ. Records of actual prizefighting go back as far as the 16th century. But the boxing we recognize and know today, with its rules and weight divisions, began with […]
Cecilia Braekhus Looking for Suitable Opponent, No McCarter this time Norway’s Cecilia Braekhus has been added to the fight card that features the male heavyweight championship fight card between Tyson Fury and Wladimir Klitschko for the WBA, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles perhaps on July 9, in Manchester, England. “We’re still waiting on confirmation of […]