Tag Archives: Mexico

Boxing World Loses Jeanette Zacarias Zapata of Mexico

Jeanette Zacarias Zapata    By Felipe Leon The boxing world is in mourning after 18-year-old Jeanette Zacarias Zapata (2-4) was pronounced dead at 3:45pm local time this past Thursday because of injuries suffered in her last fight against local Marie Pier Houle (4-0-1, 2KO) last weekend.  The event in which the fight was held was […]

Amanda Serrano: the Hunt for Undisputed Status

Amanda Serrano In Pursuit of Dominance and More Fight News    By David A. Avila Spent several hours last week in Los Angeles with Amanda Serrano and her trainer/manager Jordan Maldonado. For those not familiar with the Brooklyn, New York fighter, she has captured world titles in seven different weight divisions. Only one other fighter, […]

Mexico Reporting: Lourdes Juarez Beats Diana Fernandez Again

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 […]

Lulu Juarez vs Diana Fernandez II

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. […]

Amanda Serrano vs Yamileth Mercado in Aug.

Amanda Serrano Will Fight Mexico’s Yamileth Mercado on Showtime ppv   By David A. Avila LOS ANGELES-Dressed in a trim black skirt and halter top Amanda Serrano sat poised on the stage of the Novo Theater on Tuesday during introductions of an upcoming fight card. Politely she listened to other participants like Jake Paul and […]

Mexico’s Erika Cruz Declines Big Offer for Amanda Serrano Fight

Mexico’s Erika Cruz Declines Fight with Amanda Serrano on PPV Card   By The Prizefighters.com Dream fights are sometimes merely dreams. A featherweight unification clash between Amanda “the Real Deal” Serrano and Mexico’s Erika Cruz will not happen despite numerous offers. “Erika Cruz turned down $100,000 dollars to fight Amanda,” said Lou DiBella promoter of […]

Mexico’s Isabel “Estrella” Millan Retires

Isabel “Estrella” Millan Retires   By Felipe Leon   Many might believe the hardest decision for a professional boxer is to actually climb into a prize ring armed with only a pair of gloves and a dream.  Speak to enough of them and they will tell you that is the easiest of them all and […]

Layla McCarter Unbeaten in Last 14 Years

Las Vegas Fighter McCarter Explains Win Over A Light Heavyweight in Dubai   By Felipe Leon   In early April, veteran fighter Layla McCarter (44-13-5, 11KO) made the long trip to Dubai to be part of “Dubai War on the Shore 4”, an invitation-only boxing event held at the Arabian Ranchers Golf Club.  McCarter was […]

Erika Cruz Wins WBA Featherweight Title and More Fight News

Erika Cruz, Katie Taylor and More Fight News   By David A. Avila A tearful Erika Cruz accepted congratulations and the WBA featherweight world title belt amid some shocked observers at West Point U.S. Military Academy and those watching via television and streaming from around the world. The southpaw Mexico City prizefighter out-punched and out-pointed […]

Erika Cruz Dethrones WBA Featherweight Titlist Jelena Mrdjenovich

Mexico’s Erika Cruz Hernandez Defeats Canada’s Jelena Mrdjenovich at West Point   By Felipe Leon   Longtime world champion Jelena Mrdjenovich was dethroned on Thursday. Erika Cruz is the new world champion.   “That’s not fair, I can see,” that might be the defining phrase of Jelena Mrdjenovich’s career.  On Thursday night, from the historic […]