Diana “La Bonita” Fernandez Defeats Esmeralda “La Joya” Moreno in Juarez, Mexico By Felipe Leon The ultra-popular Diana “Bonita” Fernandez (22-3, 4KO) of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, was able to use her advantage in height and reach to score one of the most important wins of her career this past Saturday night, defeating former […]
Delfine Persoon Defeats Helen Joseph and More Female Fight News By David A. Avila Former lightweight champion Delfine Persoon dropped down a weight division and defeated Nigeria’s Helen Joseph who moved up several weight divisions to fight the Belgian fighter for the interim WBA super featherweight title. Anyone familiar with both fighters knows they […]
Three-Minute Rounds, Katie Taylor and More By David A. Avila In a three-minute round battle between Seniesa “Super Bad” Estrada and Marlen Esparza, the Olympic bronze medalist, the sports world got a glimpse of just how good female prizefighters can be with the extra minute. Yes, it was bloody due to an accidental clash […]
Fernandez Beats Balderas in Juarez, Mexico By Felipe Leon With a close unanimous decision full of action, local Diana “La Bonita” Fernandez (21-3, 4KO) kept her WBC Latino super flyweight title beating Debani “La Esquisita” Balderas (10-3-2, 2KO) of Monterrey, Mexico, over ten rounds Saturday night. The fight took place in Fernandez’s […]
Diana “La Bonita” Fernandez vs Debani Balderas in Juarez, Mexico By Felipe Leon A loss doesn’t mean an end to a career. A close disputed loss to a legend can even be better. That might be the case for 24-year-old Diana “La Bonita” Fernandez (20-3, 4KO) who in her last fight last […]
Alicia Napoleon TKOs Baldwin, Reis and Joseph Win Too By David A. Avila Alicia Napoleon proved too experienced for Schemelle Baldwin despite her amateur background and stopped the taller fight by technical knockout to retain the WBA super middleweight title on Thursday. Headlining a fight card featuring three female fights Napoleon (12-1, 7 KOs) […]
Gen X Champs Mariana Juarez and Yesica Bopp versus Millennials By David A. Avila Unknown by many fans of female boxing, during the 1990s Mexico declared female prizefighting illegal for a number of years into the 21st century. Today, Mexico now has become a super power in female prizefighting. Mariana Juarez was one of […]
Diana Fernandez vs Kandy Sandoval in Juarez, Mexico for WBC International Title By Felipe Leon As veteran Mexican women fighters such as Mariana Juarez, Jackie Nava, Jessica Chavez and Ibeth Zamora among others get a bit older, a new generation of Aztec female warriors are beginning to make a name for themselves. One […]
Katie Taylor, Lourdes Juarez, Tiara Brown and More Female Fight News By David A. Avila Ireland’s extremely talented Katie Taylor looks to unify the lightweight world championship with a head-to-head clash against Brazil’s little known Rose Volante. Fans of the female fight world are hoping it’s an entertaining match. WBA, IBF titlist Taylor (12-0, […]
Lourdes “Pequeña Lulu” Juarez vs Leiryn “La China” Flores in Mexico City By Felipe Leon It must be difficult for the 32-year-old Lourdes “Pequeña Lulu” Juarez (26-2, 3KO) to visit the home of her older sister, the legendary Mariana “Barbie” Juarez. It would be assumed Mariana has predominately displayed in her home the […]