Seniesa Estrada Beats Marlen Esparza in Entertaining Las Vegas Fight By David A. Avila LAS VEGAS, Nevada-Seniesa “Super Bad” Estrada walked away with the interim WBA flyweight title by technical decision over Marlen Esparza after a bloody forehead gash forced a stoppage after a clash of heads on Saturday. “I couldn’t see anything,” said […]
Seniesa “Super Bad” Estrada Eager for Showdown with Marlen Esparza By David A. Avila LAS VEGAS, Nev.-Despite the shoves, accusations and words tossed like lightning bolts, Seniesa Estrada and Marlen Esparza have yet to fight. A brief press conference on Thursday morning by Golden Boy Promotions was unable to contain the fire and vitriol […]
Marlen Esparza Ready to Tackle Seniesa Estrada in Las Vegas By Felipe Leon There is a saying that boxing is 90% mental and 10% physical. Nobody believes in that more than Houston, Texas’ Marlen Esparza (7-0, 1KO). So much so that even after all the success she has achieved in her career, from […]
Katie Taylor, Seniesa Estrada, Marlen Esparza Fights to be Streamed on Saturday By David A. Avila Smaller weights finally get their day this weekend with not just one, but two world title fights taking place in the United Kingdom and the United States of America on Saturday. Katie Taylor (14-0, 6 KOs) dares to […]
No Surrender in Female Boxing World – Serrano, Hardy plus Claressa and Seniesa News By David A. Avila If you watched the two world title fights this past weekend you saw a pair of electric performances. First, we saw Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano reclaim the WBO featherweight world title with a unanimous decision […]
Franchon Crews Dezurn to Face Maricela Cornejo Again in L.A. By David A. Avila One day you’re facing the heavyweight world champion, the next day it’s a former foe. It’s a topsy-turvy world for WBC super middleweight titlist Franchon Crews Dezurn and other female prizefighters. A last minute change of opponents due to visa […]
Second Coming of Women’s Boxing with Title Clashes in NYC and LA By David A. Avila When Pat Emerick, a stylishly dressed 88-year-old, walked into a ballroom in South San Francisco, all of those in attendance got to their feet and lustily applauded female boxing’s oldest living world champion boxer. It’s been a long […]
UFC Fight Pass Delves into Female Boxing and More Fight News By David A. Avila In less than two weeks WBC super featherweight world titlist Eva Wahlstrom defends against Ronica Jeffrey and in a co-feature Rosalinda Rodriguez clashes with local favorite Jamie Mitchell. Both female fights take place at the Thomas and Mack Center […]
Marlen Esparza Brushes Aside Osorio, Wants Seniesa Estrada By Tarrah Zael 2012 Olympic bronze medalist and WBO NABO Flyweight champion Marlen Esparza (7-0, 1 KO) of Houston, Texas retained her belt against Mexico’s former world title challenger Sonia Osorio (13-7, 3-1 KO) at Fantasy Spring’s Thursday Night Fights on July 18. This […]
Marlen Esparza Returns, Naoko and Tsunami and More Female Fight News By David A. Avila Change, can make you want to hustle. Marlen Esparza the NABO flyweight titlist returns to the boxing ring minus a few wrinkles and adding a few new bullets to the arsenal. Houston’s Esparza (6-0, 1 KO) puts it all […]