New World for Female Prizefighting By David A. Avila Once upon a time very few boxing fans paid attention to the female prizefighter world and those that did, were labeled kooks. Those days are gone and female prize fights are being televised and streamed but there are changes that come with it. Important changes. […]
Victoriva 5 Showcase in Tokyo: Hanagata, Alarcon, Matsuda and More By Yuriko Miyata A vigorous promoting company DANGAN is doing a great job of running the all-women event “Victoriva”. The fifth version was held last Thursday at the boxing Mecca, Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. In the main event, current IBF atomweight champion […]
No Surrender in Female Boxing World – Serrano, Hardy plus Claressa and Seniesa News By David A. Avila If you watched the two world title fights this past weekend you saw a pair of electric performances. First, we saw Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano reclaim the WBO featherweight world title with a unanimous decision […]
Big Week in Women’s Boxing: Hardy, Serrano, Crews, Jimenez and Japan By David A. Avila Stars emerge this week with several of the world’s best engaged in classic duels from Japan to the USA in three successive nights. An all-female tournament called Victoriva erupts in Tokyo as eight women’s bouts are scheduled to take […]
Fernandez Beats Balderas in Juarez, Mexico By Felipe Leon With a close unanimous decision full of action, local Diana “La Bonita” Fernandez (21-3, 4KO) kept her WBC Latino super flyweight title beating Debani “La Esquisita” Balderas (10-3-2, 2KO) of Monterrey, Mexico, over ten rounds Saturday night. The fight took place in Fernandez’s […]
Diana “La Bonita” Fernandez vs Debani Balderas in Juarez, Mexico By Felipe Leon A loss doesn’t mean an end to a career. A close disputed loss to a legend can even be better. That might be the case for 24-year-old Diana “La Bonita” Fernandez (20-3, 4KO) who in her last fight last […]
Marlen Esparza Returns, Naoko and Tsunami and More Female Fight News By David A. Avila Change, can make you want to hustle. Marlen Esparza the NABO flyweight titlist returns to the boxing ring minus a few wrinkles and adding a few new bullets to the arsenal. Houston’s Esparza (6-0, 1 KO) puts it all […]
Naoko Fujioka vs Tsunami Tenkai in Japan and Female Fight News By David A. Avila A battle of titans takes place in Japan as Naoko Fujioka defends the WBA flyweight world title against Tsunami Tenkai on Friday July 12, in the famous Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. These are Japan’s two best female fighters. Fujioka […]
Bermudez Floors Torres Twice But Fight Ends In a Draw By Felipe Leon In an all-out battle from the Domo del Sindicato del IMSS in Coyoacan, a suburb of Mexico City, Evelyn “Princesita” Bermudez (12-0-1, 3KO) of Argentina retained her IBF light flyweight title with a draw over ten rounds against local favorite […]
Evelyn Bermudez vs Silvia Torres Preview By Felipe Leon The Bermudez sisters’ invasion has begun. This Saturday night from Mexico City, Mexico, undefeated Evelyn “La Princesita” Bermudez (12-0, 3KO) makes the hours long trek north from her hometown of Rosario, Argentina, to defend her IBF light flyweight title against hometown favorite Silva […]