A Changing of the Guard: Cecilia Braekhus and More By David A. Avila As Norwegian prizefighter Cecilia Braekhus walked into the boxing ring at night, soft notes drifted from the Sam Cooke melody “A Change is Gonna Come.” Never was a song more prophetic. A new welterweight champion Jessica McCaskill was crowned last Saturday […]
Cecilia Braekhus vs Jessica McCaskill the Breakdown for Saturday Aug. 15 Clash By Felipe Leon This Saturday night the undefeated, unified and undisputed welterweight world champion Cecilia “First Lady” Braekhus (36-0, 9KO) will look to defend all her titles against the unified super lightweight champion Jessica “CasKilla” McCaskill (8-2, 3KO) in the featured […]
A Summer Mega Fight Braekhus and McCaskill in US on Saturday By David A. Avila Pandemic or not the women’s fight world puts its best foot forward and once again a mega fight takes place this week. Welterweight queen Cecilia Braekhus (36-0, 9 KOs) meets the fast-charging super lightweight queen Jessica McCaskill (8-2, 3 […]
Will Harper – Jonas be a Classic Battle or a Classic Blowout? By Phil Woolever Friday night’s intriguing clash between Terri Harper and Natasha Jonas at Matchroom’s Fight Camp in England could have all the ingredients of an instant classic. Maybe. Depending on how the overhead stars align at Brentwood, Essex, […]
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 […]
Abel Sanchez Talks About Preparing Cecilia Braekhus for Aug. 15 By Felipe Leon Despite the leaps and bounds female boxing has made in recent years, there are still many veteran trainers all over the world who refuse to train a female fighter. One that has come around is Abel Sanchez. The recognized elite […]
Seniesa Estrada: Her Vicious Knockout Sent Shockwaves By David A. Avila People went out of their minds when Seniesa “Super Bad” Estrada blitzed Miranda Adkins with a lightning three and four-punch combination that rendered her unconscious in seven seconds. Cries of mismatch, fix and horror erupted from all points of the world in all […]
TV Main Event: Mikaela Mayer versus Helen Joseph By David A. Avila Three times is the charm for Mikaela Mayer. Southern California native Mayer (12-0, 5 KOs) enters the prize ring as the main event on Tuesday July 14, when she meets Nigeria’s Helen Joseph (17-4-2, 10 KOs) at the MGM Grand bubble in […]
Its Katie Taylor vs Delfine Persoon 2 By David A. Avila Summer is getting blue hot. Undisputed lightweight champion Katie Taylor and former champion Delfine Persoon will clash again in a rematch of one of the fiercest fights seen in years. It also includes VADA testing. “I’ve been looking forward to a rematch ever […]
Ewa Piatkowska: Poland’s Best Fighter is Ready for America By Felipe Leon Despite tasting some success in their home country many fighters, male or female, always look towards the United States as the “Promised Land.” That is no different for former WBC super welterweight champion Ewa Piatkowska (14-1, 4KO) of Poland. “I […]