Katie Taylor Stepped Up; Who’s Next? Will it be Persoon, McCarter, Serrano, McCaskill or Braekhus? By David A. Avila Ireland’s Katie Taylor put an Irish whuppin on Brazil’s Rose Volante and added another title to her lightweight collection of the WBA, IBF and WBO belts. Next up could be Belgium’s Delfine Persoon who holds […]
Katie Taylor Stops Brazil’s Rose Volante to Gather Third Lightweight Title By David A. Avila Saving her best for that extra gear, Katie Taylor dominated Brazil’s Rose Volante and won by stoppage in the ninth round to snatch her third world title in the battle of undefeated lightweights on Friday. One more title to […]
Ireland’s Katie Taylor and Brazil’s Rose Volante In Clash of Champions By David A. Avila Finally we get a true marquee fight for Ireland’s Katie Taylor. As female prizefighting struggles to gain a footing on television and streaming devices, this fight marks an important moment. It’s a real fight not a showcase. The undefeated […]
Katie Taylor, Lourdes Juarez, Tiara Brown and More Female Fight News By David A. Avila Ireland’s extremely talented Katie Taylor looks to unify the lightweight world championship with a head-to-head clash against Brazil’s little known Rose Volante. Fans of the female fight world are hoping it’s an entertaining match. WBA, IBF titlist Taylor (12-0, […]
Delfine Persoon Calmly Dismantles Melissa St. Vil to Retain WBC Title By Phil Woolever Delphine Persoon only displays her game face when it’s time to get down to business. It was business time again on Saturday night in the XPO center at Kortrijk, Belgium where Persoon defended her WBC Lightweight belt with […]
Delfine Persoon Faces Melissa St Vil in Belgium By Phil Woolever Highly regarded Delfine Persoon, 42-1 (17 KO) makes the 9th defense of her WBC lightweight belt this Saturday night in her native Belgium, against the solid US challenger Melissa St. Vil, 11-3-4 (1 KO). Both fighters looked relaxed and cordial during […]
Melissa St.Vil Lands in Belgium for WBC Title Challenge By David A. Avila Brooklyn’s Melissa St. Vil has already arrived in Europe and if you know anything about the Haitian-American fighter, the country of Belgium is in for a surprise. St. Vil (11-3-4) challenges WBC lightweight titlist Delfine Persoon (42-1) on Saturday March 9, […]
Gates Open For Claressa Shields vs. Christina Hammer By David A. Avila So what does Christina Hammer’s victory mean for female prizefighting? It sets up the potential showdown against America’s best Claressa Shields in one of the biggest fights in the history of female professional boxing. Germany’s best versus America’s best presents a contrast […]
What Female Boxing Needs to Succeed and Grow By David A. Avila Germany’s Christina Hammer returns to the boxing ring on Saturday when she faces Elene Sikmashvili in a middleweight contest in Berlin. If she wins, as most undoubtedly she will, Hammer is poised to face America’s Claressa Shields sometime in April. Their clash […]
Promoter Ronald Cruz-Hunt Exporting Female Boxing to Tijuana Just as you have your big name female fighters with elite promoters like Mikaela Mayer with Top Rank and Katie Taylor with Matchroom Boxing USA, there are countless fighters who battle it out in the trenches on club level shows throughout the United States. The […]