Claressa Shields Looking to Prove She’s the Best By David A. Avila Claressa “T-Rex” Shields claims to be the best female fighter pound for pound. Nothing wrong with confidence. Shields (3-0) looks to prove her claim when she faces Germany’s undefeated Nikki Adler (16-0) for the WBC and IBF super middleweight world titles on […]
Female Fight News for week of July 31, Katie Taylor and More By David A. Avila One of the lightest weeks of the boxing calendar saw female prizefighting take center stage last weekend and again this coming weekend. Katie Taylor, the pride of Ireland, made her American debut with a one-sided thrashing of Texan […]
Female Fight News for week of July 24 American Assault By David A. Avila American prizefighting arrived with a boom last week and continues on with assistance from Ireland. Boricua star Amanda “Real Deal” Serrano brushed aside Hungary’s Edina Kiss with a third round knockout on the island paradise of Puerto Rico. It was […]
Mariana Juarez, Ramona Kuehne and Female Fight News for week of July 10, 2017 By David A. Avila It’s almost like Christmas in July. Katie Taylor’s coming to town to add yet another star attraction to the world of women’s boxing in the USA. And there is one more female Olympian to come who […]
Female Fight News for week of June 12, Claressa Shields and more By David A. Avila With all eyes on Norway last weekend the rest of the female boxing world was lightly scheduled with scattered bouts. This week Claressa Shields brings attention to the USA with her coming bout in Detroit. Shields, 22, recently […]
Cecilia Braekhus Prepared for Tough Challenge from Erica Farias By Phil Woolever What could be one of the best women’s championship matches in years is scheduled for Saturday night in Bergen, Norway before a big crowd, as unified welterweight titlist Cecilia Braekhus faces highly respected challenger Erica Farias, the current WBC super-lightweight belt […]
Female Fight News for week of May 22, 2017 Renaissance By David A. Avila Dreams are being made and dreams are being chased by female prizefighters around the globe. In Japan a 41-year-old finally saw her world title goals achieved. Meanwhile, a 23-year-old from Tijuana, Mexico finds inspiration from a gutsy Puerto Rican woman […]
Female Fight News for week of May 1, 2017 Back to Back TV By David A. Avila Female boxing hit another historic note with back-to-back weeks of television coverage. Two more brilliant boxers were seen across America for the first time ever. That had never happened before and both are considered among the best […]
Layla McCarter Stops Szilvia Szabados in Las Vegas By David A. Avila LAS VEGAS, Nev.-Eight was enough for Layla McCarter in winning by technical knockout of rugged and determined Szilvia Szabados on Saturday. McCarter (39-13-5, 10 Kos) showed that 10 rounds was not necessary but eight rounds was just enough in defeating Hungary’s Szabados […]
The Queen Layla McCarter Seeks Her Throne By Felipe Leon If you’ve followed female boxing for the last 20 years then you know who Layla “Amazing” McCarter is. No introduction needed. She is considered by many the current best pound for pound female fighter despite of the existence of Cecilia Braekhus, […]