Poland’s WBC Super Welterweight Champ Ewa Piatkowska: “I Want All the Belts” By David A. Avila Poland’s only world champion Ewa Piatkowska likes contact sports and especially likes to fight. Need proof? When an offer to meet Aleksandra Lopes for the WBC super welterweight world title arrived in September 2016, it was like a […]
Hanna Gabriels signs with DiBella Entertainment: “I’ll Fight Anybody.” By David A. Avila Costa Rican super star Hanna Gabriels signed with American promoter Lou DiBella and joins his powerful stable of female prizefighters. It could be the straw that stirs the drink. With the signing of Gabriels, the current WBA super welterweight world titlist, […]
Lou DiBella Doubles Down Many say a second wave of female boxing has exploded in the United States since the late summer of 2016 when NBC Sports televised the first go-around between Heather Hardy and Shelly Vincent, the 10 round battle was considered the fight of the year and since then we’ve had a […]
Female Fight News Claressa Shields and World Title Fights By David A. Avila Claressa Shields will be fighting Scotland’s Hannah Rankin in defense of the IBF and WBA middleweight titles on Nov. 17, said Salita Promotions. It keeps the ball rolling for the undefeated super star. Despite a cancellation of the mega fight with […]
Heather Hardy and Shelly Vincent At MSG on HBO By David A. Avila Two years ago Heather “The Heat” Hardy and Shelly “Shelito’s Way” Vincent clashed in a 10 round firefight that had jaws dropped and eyes glued as the two ripped into each other like wild cats. On the same day the Rio Olympic […]
Jessica McCaskill talks about Katie Taylor, Amanda Serrano and more By Felipe Leon Despite having less than 10 professional fights under her newly minted WBC green and gold belt, 34 year-old Jessica McCaskill (6-2, 3KO) feels her winning the 140-pound world title in her last fight was a long time coming. “Rick (Ramos) and […]
Female Fight News Aug. 13, 2018 Mariana and Jackie By David A. Avila Mexico’s reigning queen of boxing Mariana “Barby” Juarez defeated Japan’s Terumi Nuki once again in defense of the WBC bantamweight world title. It was the second time in a year that Juarez vanquished Nuki and like before, it was not easy. […]
Female Fight News for May 21, 2018 Tiara Brown’s in Town By David A. Avila Tiara Brown won world and national titles in the amateur boxing world, defeated some of the toughest female boxers in the world, patrols as a police officer in one of the more rugged metropolitan cities in America. So why […]
Raquel Miller Poised To Make a Statement By Felipe Leon For Raquel Miller, the undefeated middleweight from San Francisco, California, nothing happens without hard work and determination. The 33-year-old didn’t step into a local boxing gym until the age of 24 after some earlier false starts. Within a year she was competing […]
Maricela Cornejo’s Work Begins On Friday By Felipe Leon Despite a solid professional record, a world title challenge and a WBC international title under her belt, for 30 year old Maricela “La Diva” Cornejo her work starts now. On Friday, March 9th, from the Hangar in Costa Mesa, CA, the outspoken and […]