Mexico’s Jessica Nery Plata Wins Fierce Battle Over Kim Clavel for WBA, WBC Light Fly Titles By David A. Avila (Photo by Lupi Gutierrez) Mexico’s Jessica Nery Playa used her height and reach to defeat Canada’s Kim Clavel in a blistering back and forth unification match between light flyweight world titlists on Friday. It […]
Kim Clavel vs Jessica Nery Plata, Under the Radar Fighters and More News By David A. Avila Exposure remains key for any prizefighter whether it’s woman or man in the world of professional boxing. Even world champions lack visibility. Canada’s Kim Clavel may be known in her home country but worldwide, she still lacks […]
POSTPONED! Kim Clavel vs Jessica Nery Plata in Canada and More News By David A. Avila Group Yvon Michele announced that the world title defense by Kim Clavel against Jessica Nery Plata has been postponed due to health reasons. No further details have been announced. It was to be Clavel’s first title defense since […]
Packed Week of Women’s Boxing and More News By David A. Avila (Photo by 360 Promotions) Back in 2015, when we first published this boxing web site dedicated to women’s prizefighting, news was scarce. No longer. Women’s boxing has made tremendous leaps into newsworthiness. Even a canceled fight between million-dollar fighter Amanda Serrano’s and […]
Kim Clavel Wins WBC World Title in Montreal By David A. Avila Canada’s Kim Clavel snapped Yesenia Gomez’s nearly four year hold on the WBC light flyweight world title in a spirited battle in Montreal on Friday. “July 29th 2022 will remain an important moment in my career,” Clavel said after winning. “After several […]
Can Kim Clavel End Mexican Domination and More Fight News By David A. Avila When Canada’s Kim Clavel meets WBC light flyweight world titlist Yesenia Gomez for the championship it will be the first time in nine years the belt will be competed for outside of Mexico. On Friday, Mexico’s Gomez (19-5-3, 6 KOs) […]
Boxing Champion Kali Reis and Much More Female Fight News June 27, 2022 By David A. Avila It was announced today via social media that junior welterweight world titlist Kali Reis was selected to portray a major role on HBO’s ongoing True Detective: Night Country series. “Everybody is kind of in shock,” said Reis. […]
Kim Clavel, Alycia Baumgardner, World Title Fights and More By David A. Avila A much-anticipated world title clash in Canada has been canceled due to the coronavirus but two others remain. Sadly, Kim Clavel tested positive for Covid-19 and will not be able to challenge Mexico’s Yesenia Gomez for the WBC light flyweight world […]
Pound for Pound Top 12 in Women’s Boxing and More News By David A. Avila Women’s prizefighting took off in 2021. Many big fights took place and many former top-rated Pound for Pound tumbled out of the list and were replaced. Welcome to the new list of 2022. This is my personal list. […]
Women’s Prizefighting Big Bang Review of 2021 Pt. 2 By David A. Avila A fabulous year in women’s prizefighting needed two parts to summarize the amazing events including the beginning of a super lightweight tourney, the amazing continuation of Amanda Serrano’s march toward becoming world recognized and Katie Taylor proving she’s at another level […]