Las Vegas Hosts WBC World Title Fight Wahlstrom vs Jeffrey and more Female Fight News By David A. Avila In the heart of Las Vegas two top notch female prize fights including a world title match take place on Friday Aug. 2, and will be free to the public compliments of Roy Jones Jr. […]
Possible Female Fights for Second Half of 2019 By Felipe Leon One can say the new wave of female boxing in the United States began in the late summer of 2016 when Heather Hardy’s win over Shelly Vincent was broadcast on NBC Sports. Since then we have seen a resurgence of female boxing […]
Female Boxing 6-Month Progress Report By Felipe Leon After a historic 2018 where we saw a number of firsts in female boxing including the first female bout on HBO, this year has not let up. In the last six months we have seen a considerable up-swing in action as well as interest in female boxing […]
Mikaela Mayer Targets World Titles, Lizbeth Crespo in the Way By David A. Avila Mikaela Mayer always stands out. Years ago, an amateur tournament comprised of teams from different nations engaged in a high school gymnasium in Oxnard, Calif. Dozens of female boxers exchanged blows and showed off their technique. But it was difficult […]
Katie Taylor’s Battle vs. Delfine Persoon Begs for Rematch By David A. Avila Katie Taylor emerged the winner after 10 brutal rounds against punching machine Delfine Persoon to win by majority decision. It gives the Irish fighter all four major world titles but does it give her the title of undisputed world champion? Though […]
Katie Taylor Edges Delfine Persoon In A Disputed Decision By David A. Avila Undisputed may be a misnomer as Katie Taylor won by majority decision over Delfine Persoon in a bruising and brawling 10 round slugfest to win all of the major lightweight world titles on Saturday. The decision was debatable. Ireland’s Taylor (14-0, […]
PED Juicing Remains Rampant in Female Boxing World By David A. Avila Many female prizefighters are juicing. Women boxers are loading up on a variety of performance enhancement drugs with little scrutiny or fear of repercussion. Nobody knows the exact numbers but a few do not even pass the eye test for normal physiques. […]
Katie Taylor and Delfine Persoon Next Up for Undisputed Status and More News By David A. Avila If you look carefully at Katie Taylor’s fighting style she’s adapted into a more professional mode of fighting that focuses on hitting hard. More succinctly, the Irish fighter is full-fledged a boxer-puncher. Styles make fights and when […]
Unification Battles and Other Female Fight News By David A. Avila Unification, the word, lingers in the air like a cloud of cigar smoke. Next up in the unification battle of female world titlists will be Chicago’s Jessica McCaskill and Argentina’s Anahi Sanchez vying for each other’s super lightweight belts in the USA. And […]
Tiara “T Baby” Brown Fights Angel Gladney on Saturday By David A. Avila Tiara Brown puts aside her street protecting duds and returns to the boxing ring against veteran Angel Gladney. Washington D.C. police officer Brown (7-0, 5 KOs) meets Gladney (10-14-1) at the Mystics Sports Arena in D.C. on Saturday May 18. At […]