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 […]
Female Fight News June 18, 2018 Showtime for Women By David A. Avila Believe it or not female boxing will reach the same heights as the men. It’s just a matter of time. Television gives a gigantic boost to women’s prizefighting this Friday as Showtime Boxing showcases not just one, but two female world […]
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 […]
Female Fight News for May 28, 2018 Triple Threats By David A. Avila A third Mexican female fighter Ibeth Zamora joined the ranks of her fellow countrywomen in winning three world titles in three weight divisions. Zamora joins Mariana Juarez and Yazmin Rivas as those Mexican fighters with three division world titles strapped around […]
Female Fight News May 7, 2018 Another Look at Braekhus By David A. Avila When Cecilia Braekhus selected Kali Reis as an opponent for HBO’s female boxing debut it was because she wanted someone to test her. Borrowing a term from Gennady “GGG” Golovkin, it was a “big drama show” as the welterweight world […]
Braekhus Survives Reis In Historic HBO Televised Fight By Felipe Leon LOS ANGELES-Despite employing a war dance in her ring walk and dropping the undefeated and undisputed welterweight champion Cecilia Braekhus in the seventh round, it just wasn’t enough for the game Kali Reis (13-7-1, 4KO) to score the upset with Braekhus (33-0, […]
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 […]
Cecilia Braekhus Breaks Last Television Barrier, HBO Will Show Female Boxing By David A. Avila Norway’s Cecilia Braekhus has broken the last barrier and the undisputed welterweight champion’s defense will be televised by HBO it was announced today. HBO has never shown female boxing in its long history. Braekhus (32-0, 9 KOs) defends the […]