Mid-Year Progress Report Part I By Felipe Leon The year so far in female boxing has been an excellent one. We have seen Cecilia Braekus break the glass ceiling over at HBO while Claressa Shields gave us one of the most watched fights on Showtime in a number of years. With June […]
Another Win For Layla McCarter, And Now Another Wait By Phil Woolever Layla McCarter notched another win last weekend, this one coming in Karlsruhe, Germany against solid Eva Bajic. McCarter improved to 42-13-5 (11) and showed some of the form and technique that provides her fans with evidence she could emerge victorious […]
Layla McCarter : “I Know Who I Am And What I’ve Done In This Sport” By Phil Woolever There could be an appropriately wild scene at a place called the Wildpark Stadium in Karlsruhe, Germany this Saturday night. A huge outdoor card is scheduled, with 21 (!) pro bouts currently on the […]
Female Fight News June 11, 2018 Germany Rocking Again By David A. Avila Germany is rocking this week. Just like old times. A decade ago if you wanted to find a top tier female prize fight, you looked to Germany. Now the rest of the world has caught up but the country still has […]
Delfine Persoon Gets Another Unsatisfying Victory Over Natalia del Valle Aguirre By Phil Woolever WBC Lightweight Champion Delfine Persoon scored a widespread unanimous decision over Natalia del Valle Aguirre in Belgium Saturday night, but it was not the type of scene one might imagine for a fighter who is considered one of the best […]
Cecilia Braekhus Defends Welterweight Titles Against Kali Reis in Los Angeles By David A. Avila Cecilia Braekhus enters the gauntlet and it truly begins for her this weekend. Known as the “First Lady,” the serenely confident Norwegian now tries her skills against America’s best and now it begins. Braekhus (32-0, 9 KOs) risks her […]
Female Fight News April 30, 2018 HBO Enters the Female Fight Game By David A. Avila HBO will televise the welterweight world championship fight on Saturday between Cecilia Braekhus and Kali Reis. Those words have caused tremors across the female boxing universe. Television networks across the board had shown female boxing, some longer than […]
Mexicans Reload and Female Fight News April 23 By David A. Avila Maybe it’s the proximity to Cinco de Mayo as Mexican prizefighters seem to be revving up the engines this weekend in major match ups throughout Mexico and North America. Mariana “La Barby” Juarez returns to the forefront as Mexico’s major attraction both […]
Fresh Faces: Alycia Baumgardner By Felipe Leon The story of how 23-year-old Alycia Baumgardner (5-0, 4KO) got into boxing is not all that different except for one exception: half African-American and a quarter Korean and a quarter Japanese, the aggressive-in-the-ring Baumgardner of Freemont, Ohio, was raised by a Mexican stepfather who introduced […]
Postponement is No Problem for Eva Wahlstrom or Melissa St Vil By Phil Woolever It’s been said that good things come to those who wait. There’s a strong chance that old saying will prove true for boxing fans when Eva Wahlstrom defends her WBC Super-featherweight title against Melissa St. Vil on […]