Mikaela Mayer to Fight Alycia Baumgardner and More News By David A. Avila (Photo by Al Applerose) After months of vigorous tossing of social media grenades between rival Americans Mikaela Mayer and Alycia Baumgardner, the acidic war of words is over and now the real action begins. Top Rank announced Monday it financially backs […]
Two Million Dollar Fight – Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano and More News By David A. Avila (Photo by JP Yim) Thousands of fans are descending on New York City to witness the most anticipated fight in recent times between Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano and undefeated Katie Taylor for the lightweight world championship. […]
Ebanie Bridges, Yokasta Valle, Savannah Marshall and More News and Notes By David A. Avila About Last Week. Several marquee women fought world title fights and battled for contender status in England, Costa Rica and Mexico. There was good and bad that happened. A hearty congratulations to Australia’s Ebanie Bridges who banged out a […]
Ebanie Bridges Takes IBF Bantamweight World Title from Maria Cecilia Roman By David A. Avila That popular blonde Ebanie Bridges led an Aussie assault in England and out-worked Maria Cecilia Roman to take away the IBF world bantamweight title by unanimous decision on Saturday. Yes, she can fight. Australia’s Bridges (8-1, 3 Kos) eager […]
Terri Harper Wins First Lightweight Fight, Erica Farias Wins Too in England By David A. Avila In two battles between Britain and Argentina it was former super featherweight titlist Terri Harper moving up to lightweight and winning her split with a convincing win against Argentina’s Yamila Abellaneda on Saturday. It was Harper’s first foray […]
Katie Taylor, Amanda Serrano, Claressa Shields and More Fight News By David A. Avila Members of the millionaire’s club gathered in the United Kingdom with Claressa Shields blazing past Ema Kozin in Wales to re-establish herself as the middleweight world champion while Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor arrived in London Shields, Serrano and Taylor […]
Heather Hardy and Terri Harper and More Fight News By David A. Avila In a surprise move, England’s Terri Harper and America’s Heather Hardy will meet in a lightweight clash in the United Kingdom in March said Matchroom Boxing. Harper, the former super featherweight world titlist and Hardy, the former featherweight world titlist, will […]
Katie Taylor, Amanda Serrano, Seniesa Estrada and more fight news By David A. Avila One of boxing’s best years in a decade culminates with Katie Taylor delivering another salvo of her brand of fighting. We saw battles between top super featherweights like Mikaela Mayer, Maiva Hamadouche, Alycia Baumgardner, and Terri Harper tangle in superior […]
Jessica McCaskill Stops Kandi Wyatt in Seven in Las Vegas By David A. Avila Welterweight world champion Jessica McCaskill overpowered Canada’s Kandi Wyatt to win by technical knockout and show fans and her new promoter on Saturday why she’s undisputed and among the best pound for pound fighters in the world. In her first […]
Erika “Dinamita’ Cruz Retains WBA Featherweight Title, Kenia Fight Canceled By David A. Avila WBA featherweight titlist Erika “La Dinamita” Cruz cranked up the machine and simply out-worked Melissa Esquivel to retain the world title by split decision on Friday in Mexico. The battle between two Mexican featherweights saw southpaw Cruz (14-1, 3 KOs) […]