Jamie Mitchell Enters Bantamweight Elite and More News By David A. Avila American bantamweight Jamie Mitchell became the newest addition to the world class prizefighters with a convincing majority decision win over England’s Shannon Courtenay. One judge’s mistaken scorecard cannot detract from a performance witnessed by millions. Courtenay, though overweight, was never out of the […]
Mexico’s Lourdes Juarez Seeks More Titles in More Weight Classes By Felipe Leon It has been a long and winding road for Lourdes “Pequeña Lulu” Juarez (32-2, 4KO) of Mexico City in the world of women’s boxing. Despite being the younger sister of the legendary Mariana “Barbie” Juarez, the 34-year-old Juarez did not […]
Lourdes Juarez Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title Against Diana Fernandez By Felipe Leon WBC super flyweight champion Lourdes “Pequeña Lulu” Juarez (32-2, 4KO) of Mexico City successfully defended her newly minted green and gold belt against hometown favorite Diana “Bonita” Fernandez (23-4, 4KO) via a hard-fought split decision over ten rounds. The […]
Lourdes “Pequeña Lulu” Juarez vs Diana “Bonita” Fernandez II Preview By Felipe Leon Back in late 2017 WBC super flyweight champion Lourdes “Pequeña Lulu” Juarez defeated Diana “Bonita” Fernandez via a hard fought split decision. The ten rounder, then for Juarez’s minor flyweight title, was held in Fernandez’s hometown of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. […]
Fight of the Year Candidates in LA with Seniesa Estrada, Tsunami Tenkai, Naoko Fujioka and Sulem Urbina By David A. Avila Maybe it was the intense heat, but Los Angeles and the world witnessed two electrifying world title bouts between Japan and the US last Friday. Both are candidates for Fight of the Year. […]
Japan’s Best Naoko Fujioka and Tsunami Tenkai Coming to America By David A. Avila In less than two weeks Japan versus USA will take place in Los Angeles. Two of the very best fighters from the island nation will arrive when WBA flyweight world titlist Naoko Fujioka and WBO light flyweight world titlist Tsunami […]
Best Female Fighters Pound for Pound and More News By the Prizefighters.com staff Here at the Prizefighters.com our process for selecting those on the Pound for Pound list consists of basing each fighter by their skills, experience and fighting other high level foes. Popularity doesn’t matter. Regardless of television or streamed fights it all […]
Jessica Camara, Heather Hardy, Melissa St. Vil and More Female Fight News By David A. Avila With pandemic conditions still existing in most of the world, large crowds are not allowed except in the southern regions of the USA. Recently a boxing card sponsored by British-based Matchroom Boxing saw more than 73,000 fans attend […]
Tsunami Tenkai Remains WBO Light Flyweight Champ in Osaka, Japan By Yuriko Miyata Despite three shutout scorecards WBO light flyweight champion Tsunami Tenkai was not a happy fighter following a third defense of the world title. One week ago in Osaka, Japan, Tenkai（27-12-1, 16KOs）handily defeated Shione Ogata (11-7-1, 3 KOs) by unanimous decision after […]
Anabel “La Avispa” Ortiz vs Seniesa “Super Bad” Estrada for WBA Title By David A. Avila It’s contender versus champion. It’s East L.A. versus Mexico City. It’s Seniesa “Super Bad” Estrada (19-0, 8 KOs) versus Anabel “La Avispa” Ortiz (31-3, 4 KOs) and they meet on Saturday March 20, for the WBA minimum weight […]