Mexico’s Alejandra Jimenez Dirty Sample Confirmed By David A. Avila No doubt, super middleweight contender Alejandra Jimenez of Mexico has tested dirty in a second sample for a banned substance. After more than a month of waiting, the B sample for Jimenez’s PED test taken by VADA (Voluntary Anti-Doping Association), was opened on Wednesday […]
Smaller Weight Female Fighters Ready and More Female Fight News By David A. Avila Over the weekend a quartet of Japanese female boxers headed by two world champions visited Southern California. WBA flyweight world titlist Naoko Fujioka a five-division world champion and Miyo Yoshida the WBO super flyweight world titlist both sparred numerous rounds […]
Japanese Fighters Fujioka and Yoshida Arrive in Southern California to Test Waters By Felipe Leon Earlier this week as the sun was setting to the west of Los Angeles, a plane was landing from the East. Traveling in it were the current WBA female flyweight champion Naoko Fujioka (18-2-1, 7KO), arguably the best […]
Sulem Urbina Dominated A Game Noemi Bosques By Felipe Leon Up-and-coming prospect Sulem Urbina (12-0, 2KO) of Phoenix, Arizona, by way of Hermosillo, Mexico, put together her best performance so far in her pro career in completely dominating veteran Noemi “La Rebelde” Bosques (12-15-3, 2KO) over six rounds at a catchweight of 114 […]
Sulem Urbina Fights Noemi Bosques at Fantasy Springs in Indio By Felipe Leon When one door closes, another one opens. Nothing could be truer for up-and-coming flyweight prospect Sulem Urbina (11-0, 2KO) of Phoenix, Arizona by way of Hermosillo, Mexico. Last year after defeating veteran Judith Rodriguez in Tijuana, Mexico, live on DAZN, […]
Cheating Found in All Sports Including Female Boxing By David A. Avila An era of cheating has enshrouded the entire sports world from the least profitable to the most lucrative. Even the sport of female prizefighting has been touched by those seeking to gain a winning edge. Combat sports has one female fighter who […]
New Decade and New Expectations with Shields, Napoleon and Crews-Dezurn, plus more Female Fight News By David A. Avila American stars kick off the new decade with Claressa Shields, Franchon Crews-Dezurn and Alicia Napoleon Espinosa headlining world title fights this weekend. Could this be the Roaring 20s for female prizefighting? Shields (9-0) seeks to […]
Female Boxing Wish List for 2020 Part II By Felipe Leon There is no denying female boxing is on an upswing. Some might say a new golden era. There is no indication of the bubble bursting any time soon with new ways to watch and follow the sport with applications like DAZN and […]
Martinez Defends WBC Super Fly Title for Fifth Time By Felipe Leon With a non-ceasing relentless attack Guadalupe “Lupita” Martinez (19-9, 6KO) defended her green and gold WBC super flyweight title with a dominating unanimous decision against the game but over-matched Debani Balderas (11-4-2, 3KO) of Monterrey, Mexico. The scheduled 10 round […]
WBC Super Flys Guadalupe Martínez vs Debani Balderas Preview By Felipe Leon Nobody could have imagined that on the night in May of 2017 Guadalupe “Lupita” Martinez (19-9, 6KO) would come out not only with her hand raised but the with WBC green and gold super flyweight belt firmly strapped around her waist. […]