Women’s Boxing Needs Transparency, No More Secrets By David A. Avila VADA announced last week that Katie Taylor and Delfine Persoon both passed their testing before and after their riveting lightweight battle on August 22, and no illegal drugs were detected in their bodies. It was a million-dollar fight and worth every penny. However, […]
Cecilia Braekhus Will Fight Jessica McCaskill Early in 2021 By David A. Avila Let’s run it back. After pausing a month former welterweight champion Cecilia Braekhus announced the rematch with new champion Jessica McCaskill will take place, it was announced on Monday. It’s no surprise to those following both champions careers. “We knew she […]
Katie Taylor, Jessica McCaskill and Seniesa Estrada Lead Tidal Wave in 2020 By David A. Avila A tidal wave of women’s boxing has arrived in the summer of 2020. Led by England-based Matchroom Boxing, a bevy of marquee fight cards featuring elite female prizefighters hit the boxing scene these past weeks. They drowned the […]
Katie Taylor vs Delfine Persoon II Analysis By Felipe Leon Despite being in the middle of a life-threatening pandemic, the boxing Gods have aligned and given us history making female boxing contests two weekends in a row. This Saturday night (afternoon in the United States), August 22nd, from the Matchroom Fight Camp in […]
Chicago’s McCaskill Defeats Norway’s Braekhus By Felipe Leon There aren’t many fighters who retire undefeated and as champions. Perhaps you can count them on one hand. 38-year-old Cecilia “First Lady” Braekhus (36-1, 9KO) will not be one of them. Jessica “CasKilla” McCaskill pulled the upset and defeated Braekhus to become the undisputed […]
Cecilia Braekhus vs Jessica McCaskill the Breakdown for Saturday Aug. 15 Clash By Felipe Leon This Saturday night the undefeated, unified and undisputed welterweight world champion Cecilia “First Lady” Braekhus (36-0, 9KO) will look to defend all her titles against the unified super lightweight champion Jessica “CasKilla” McCaskill (8-2, 3KO) in the featured […]
A Summer Mega Fight Braekhus and McCaskill in US on Saturday By David A. Avila Pandemic or not the women’s fight world puts its best foot forward and once again a mega fight takes place this week. Welterweight queen Cecilia Braekhus (36-0, 9 KOs) meets the fast-charging super lightweight queen Jessica McCaskill (8-2, 3 […]
Will Harper – Jonas be a Classic Battle or a Classic Blowout? By Phil Woolever Friday night’s intriguing clash between Terri Harper and Natasha Jonas at Matchroom’s Fight Camp in England could have all the ingredients of an instant classic. Maybe. Depending on how the overhead stars align at Brentwood, Essex, […]
WBC and IBO Titlist Terri Harper Eager to Face Olympian Natasha Jonas on Friday By David A. Avila Terri Harper defends the IBO and WBC super featherweight titles on Friday against Natasha Jonas in a clash between British stalwarts. The boxing world is watching. Harper, 23, (10-0, 5 KOs) is the youngest of the […]
Mikaela Mayer Pounds Out Victory Over Helen Joseph By David A. Avila With all eyes riveted on Mikaela Mayer the super featherweight considered the top in her division proved it as she pounded a near shutout over Helen Joseph to win by unanimous decision on Tuesday. It was never even close. “She was too […]