Ramla Ali Avenges Loss to Mexico’s Julissa Guzman By David A. Avila After a slow start Ramla Ali ramped up her jab and avenged a knockout loss with a convincing unanimous decision victory over Julissa Guzman on Saturday in Monaco. After a five month wait, Ali (9-1, 2 Kos) met Mexico’s hard-hitting Guzman (13-3-2, […]
Kenia Enriquez Ready for Mexican Battle Against “La Roca” and More News By David A. Avila Tijuana’s best fighter Kenia Enriquez will clash with two-division world champion Ibeth “La Roca” Zamora this weekend in a resort town in Baja California. It could reveal Mexico’s best fighter. The two powerful Mexican flyweights Enriquez (26-1, 11 […]
Mexico’s Tania Enriquez Challenges Argentina’s Evelin Bermudez in Buenos Aires and More News (Photo by Felipe Leon) By David A. Avila In the Americas, two nations Argentina and Mexico lead all countries in producing female prizefighters and this weekend two of their young warriors clash. Former world titlist Evelin Bermudez (17-1-1, 6 Kos) seeks […]
The Amanda Serrano Era Resumes on Saturday By David A. Avila (Photo by Lewis Ward/Matchroom Boxing) Amanda Serrano continues to build an unprecedented journey of formidable accomplishments that no one can duplicate again. Already the Empire State Building next door seems puny next to her resume. Serrano, 34, the Puerto Rican fighter from Brooklyn, […]
Nery Plata and Clavel Light Up Canada, Other Light Flyweight Contenders and More News By David A. Avila (Photo by Kalkine Media) When Mexico’s Jessica Nery Plata and Canada’s Kim Clavel erupted for 10 rounds in a ferocious struggle this past weekend, it put the exclamation point on a division that often gets overlooked. […]
Mexico’s Jessica Nery Plata Wins Fierce Battle Over Kim Clavel for WBA, WBC Light Fly Titles By David A. Avila (Photo by Lupi Gutierrez) Mexico’s Jessica Nery Playa used her height and reach to defeat Canada’s Kim Clavel in a blistering back and forth unification match between light flyweight world titlists on Friday. It […]
Japan’s Best Female Fighters Yoshida and Fujioka are Ready to Compete Against the World By David A. Avila (Photo by Al Applerose) Warrior cultures such as Japan’s and other countries with similar history seem to develop a taste for prizefighting even among the women. Despite a lack of interest by its own big sports […]
Top Flyweight Contender Kenia Enriquez Wins by KO By David A. Avila For the first time in four years Tijuana’s Kenia Enriquez anxiously fought in front of her hometown fans and knocked out Nora Cardoza on Friday night. Enriquez (25-1, 11 Kos) returned as a flyweight and battered Cardoza for two rounds at the […]
Yokasta Valle Unifies in Costa Rica and Adelaida Ruiz Wins Too By David A. Avila Costa Rica’s champion Yokasta Valle returned home after a lengthy training camp overseas and showed native fans new wrinkles in dominating Vietnam’s Thi Thu Nguyen to unify the minimumweight titles on Thursday. “Dreams come true with hard work,” said […]
Kim Clavel Wins WBC World Title in Montreal By David A. Avila Canada’s Kim Clavel snapped Yesenia Gomez’s nearly four year hold on the WBC light flyweight world title in a spirited battle in Montreal on Friday. “July 29th 2022 will remain an important moment in my career,” Clavel said after winning. “After several […]