Mexico’s Brenda Flores Beats Bang Bang by Split Decision By David A. Avila INGLEWOOD, Calif.-Tijuana’s Brenda “La Bonita” Flores used the same recipe another Mexican fighter used to bloody and upset Louisa “Bang, Bang” Hawton by split decision and take the WBC atom weight world title on Saturday. Déjà vu? Mexico’s Flores (13-4-1) masterfully […]
Dina Thorslund Tops Yessica Munoz in Denmark By Phil Woolever Hometown heroine Dina Thorslund made her local fans happy with a methodical, unanimous decision victory over visiting Yessica Munoz on Saturday. Thorslund, 121 ½, improved to 12-0 (6KO) and earned the vacant WBO super bantamweight title after a relatively easy effort in the […]
Editorial: PED Testing for Female World Title Fights Now By David A. Avila Considering the tainted meat situation in Mexico and the various female world title fights taking place around the world, it’s time to address the lack of drug testing for women’s boxing. Over the years women have only been tested for steroid […]
Female Fight News Aug. 13, 2018 Mariana and Jackie By David A. Avila Mexico’s reigning queen of boxing Mariana “Barby” Juarez defeated Japan’s Terumi Nuki once again in defense of the WBC bantamweight world title. It was the second time in a year that Juarez vanquished Nuki and like before, it was not easy. […]
Juarez and Nava: Two Worlds On a Collision Course By Felipe Leon The Mt. Rushmore of Mexican female fighters can’t be chiseled without the faces of Mariana Juarez (49-9-4, 18KO) and Jackie Nava (33-4-3, 14KO). Both women have accomplished everything possible inside a boxing ring and then some. With multiple world titles […]
Jasmine Clarkson Prizefighter and Female Fight News Aug. 6, 2018 By David A. Avila When highly decorated Katie Taylor of Ireland made her American debut her promotional company scoured the U.S. for someone smaller but tough enough to face the former Olympic gold medalist. They found Jasmine Clarkson. Clarkson, 23, who lives and trains […]
Mid-Year Progress Report Part II By Felipe Leon In the first part of the mid-year progress report we went from the heavyweight division to super featherweight giving our assessment of what has transpired within the weight class. Now we will tackle the lighter weight classes and check how close we are in getting […]
Female Fight News June 25, 2018 Shields and Gabriels Aftermath By David A. Avila All eyes interested in the female fight world were riveted toward Detroit where budding American superstar Claressa Shields and Costa Rica’s national heroine Hanna Gabriels met in a battle for two vacant middleweight world titles. What fans around the world […]
Juarez Defends Against Bouvier in First Fight of 2018
By Felipe Leon
One thing needed to survive as a professional boxer, especially a female fighter, is confidence. The 38-year-old Mariana “Barbie” Juarez
Female Fight News for week of Jan. 29, 2018 Mariana Juarez
By mere coincidence Mariana “Barby” Juarez was told by Ring Magazine today she was voted Female Fighter