Jelena Mrdjenovich Leads Busy World Title Fight Weekend By David A. Avila Featherweights and super featherweight collide for world titles this week. Canada’s Jelena Mrdjenovich (40-10-2, 19 KOs) meets Paola Torres (12-4-1, 4 KOs) for the WBA featherweight world title at the Wild Card Boxing Gym parking lot in Los Angeles on Thursday Dec. 17. […]
Katie Taylor and the Art of Prizefighting and Other News By David A. Avila Timing beats speed. Except when you combine both speed and timing in a single package. That’s when you get a fighter like Ireland’s Katie Taylor. With a single laser-like shot Taylor dropped Miriam Gutierrez in the fourth round with a […]
Top 30 Female Fighters Under 30 Part II By Felipe Leon In part one we gave you the top 15 female fighters under 30 led by unified super welterweight champion Claressa Shields. Here in part two, we give you the rest of the list you should keep an eye on because they are […]
WBC and IBO Titlist Terri Harper Eager to Face Olympian Natasha Jonas on Friday By David A. Avila Terri Harper defends the IBO and WBC super featherweight titles on Friday against Natasha Jonas in a clash between British stalwarts. The boxing world is watching. Harper, 23, (10-0, 5 KOs) is the youngest of the […]
Terri Harper Adds to the Hornet’s Nest of Super Featherweights By David A. Avila When women’s prizefighting returns those at the top of the hill are already scheduled, but the rest of the fighters are still in a cloud of mystery. Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano are set, Claressa Shields and Marie Eve Dicaire […]
Daniela Bermudez Continues to Dazzle and Female Fight News By David A. Avila Down Argentine way there’s a bantamweight named Daniela Bermudez and more than a few argue she could be the best female fighter in the world at any weight. Arguments are mounting as she decisively defeats one after another. Bermudez (28-3-3) knocked […]
Battle of the Japanese Titans Naoko Fujioka vs Tsunami Tenkai on July 12 By Yuriko Miyata One of the greatest national derby matches in the history of Japanese female boxing has been set for July 12th at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Naoko Fujioka (18-2, with 7KOs) owner of five weight division world championship […]
Mikaela Mayer Wins in Las Vegas, World Title Next By David A. Avila LAS VEGAS-Mikaela Mayer showed the right stuff in overcoming a slow start against Lizbeth Crespo and successfully defended the NABF super featherweight title by unanimous decision on Saturday. The Mayer right cross was on point. A Las Vegas crowd of more […]
Female Fight News Aug. 27, 2018 Super featherweights By David A. Avila Super featherweight prospect Mikaela Mayer brought light to the division with her dominating win this past weekend. After beating Hungary’s Edina Kiss by technical knockout on Saturday, it shed light on a division that overflows with talent all over the world. Mayer […]
Wakako Fujiwara, Mother of Three, Wins OPBF in Tokyo By Yuriko Miyata TOKYO, Japan-A 37-year-old mother of three kids surprised everyone including the defending champion at the famous Korakuen Hall in Tokyo this Monday night. An eight rounds contest for the OPBF Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation featherweight title saw number […]