Cecilia Braekhus Wins in Vegas, Fundora Wins Too (Photo by Al Applerose) By David A. Avila LAS VEGAS-Norway’s boxing great Cecilia Braekhus needed a few rounds to shake off the rust against a determined Maricela Cornejo and walk away with the interim WBC super welterweight world title on Saturday. “It feels amazing to get […]
Cecilia Braekhus Fights Maricela Cornejo; Gabriela Fundora vs Daniela Asenjo and More News By David A. Avila LAS VEGAS-Always be ready. Cecilia Braekhus the former undisputed welterweight world champion saw her scheduled foe drop out due to visa problems. In stepped Maricela Cornejo who just fought three weeks ago in Costa Rica. It’s the […]
“La Chucky” Alaniz Beats Marlen Esparza and Other News By David A. Avila Three flyweight titles switched hands as Gabriela “La Chucky” Alaniz pulled out a victory against Marlen Esparza in their rematch. It was another razor close split decision victory, this time by the Argentine fighter and this time in California, not Texas. […]
Why Are Champions Afraid of Kenia Enriquez and More Female Fight News (Photo by Al Applerose) Story by David A. Avila Mexico’s Kenia Enriquez defended the interim flyweight title successfully last weekend. No surprise. But why won’t any world champions fight her? Tijuana’s Enriquez (28-1, 11 Kos) with her pressure style won every round […]
Flyweights on Display With Yokasta Valle, Seniesa Estrada and More News By David A. Avila It’s official. Seniesa Estrada and Yokasta Valle will fight to claim the undisputed minimumweight world championship on Friday March 29, at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. ESPN will televise the Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions card. […]
Reflections on Mayer-Jonas, Upcoming Battles and Kali Reis By David A. Avila It was an incredible bout with two high-powered champions Natasha Jonas and Mikaela Mayer firing on all cylinders. It seems ludicrous to say, but the IBF welterweight world title clash could have been even better. Just on skill alone, the match between […]
Mikaela Mayer, Natasha Jonas, Cyborg and More News By David A. Avila (Photo by JP Yim) Allies do fight each other. England’s Natasha Jonas defends the IBF welterweight title against America’s Mikaela Mayer this weekend. Both wanted and lobbied for it. Jonas (14-2-1, 9 Kos) is a stylish southpaw who moved up in weight […]
Fighter of the Year and Other Achievements; Welcome to 2024 By David A. Avila It was a year that saw countries like Thailand, Japan and France go full throttle into the women’s boxing world and we also saw a small group of champions strive even harder to push the sport even further. None were […]
Amanda Serrano vs Ramos and For 12 Three-Minute Rounds and More By David A. Avila Boxing’s most dynamic fighter Amanda Serramo returns to defend her world championship reign and establish new dimensions for all female fighters this week. Serrano (45-2-1, 30 Kos) defends the WBA, IBF, WBO, IBO featherweight titles against Danila Ramos (12-2, […]
Arely Mucino vs Gabriela Fundora in Flyweight Battle and More News (Photo by Al Applerose) By David A. Avila Future hall of fame candidate Arely Mucino defends the flyweight world title against the much younger and taller Gabriela Fundora this weekend. Can she parry time and injury again? After nearly a year of inactivity […]