Adventures in 2020: Mikaela, Melissa, Claressa and More Female Fight News By David A. Avila Welcome to 2020. It took a mere three months to discover this will indeed be a year to remember. A mesmerizing match between rising contender Mikaela Mayer and former multiple division world champion Melissa Hernandez was supposed to take […]
Melissa “Shark” Hernandez the Old School Warrior By Felipe Leon A subject that has been mentioned nearly ad nauseum is the fact female boxing is currently enjoying a renaissance of unprecedented heights. Average purses are at the highest they have ever been, although still not at par with men’s, and the exposure women’s […]
Brodnicka Outclasses Djemilla Gontaruk, but is the Champion Ready for Mikaela Mayer ? By Phil Woolever WBO Super-featherweight titlist Ewa Brodnicka controlled almost every minute of her bout against determined Djemilla Gontaruk at the OSiR Hall in Dzierzoniow, Poland. Still, if you saw the way she held back tears and sank to […]
Light Flyweight Injustice by WBC and Super Featherweight Depth By David A. Avila If a world champion does not defend against the best, it leads to fan disinterest. WBC light flyweight titlist Yesenia Gomez defends her title this weekend, but not against interim world titlist Kenia Enriquez who is the highest ranking fighter in […]
Daniela Bermudez Continues to Dazzle and Female Fight News By David A. Avila Down Argentine way there’s a bantamweight named Daniela Bermudez and more than a few argue she could be the best female fighter in the world at any weight. Arguments are mounting as she decisively defeats one after another. Bermudez (28-3-3) knocked […]
Big Female Fights on the Horizon – Katie, Mikaela, Amanda and More By David A. Avila Let’s not forget that prizefighting began on the British Isles several centuries ago. But female prizefighting only gained traction in the last 40 years. Ireland claims the mighty Katie Taylor but the United Kingdom also has a number […]
Female Boxing Wish List for 2020 – Part I By Felipe Leon Boxing is full of tradition. From the national anthems sung before a main event to who gets announced first between a challenger and a champion. Here at the ThePrizeFighters.com we are no different. With the end of the year approaching we […]
Pound for Pound in 2019 and More News By David A. Avila The end of a tumultuous and successful year 2019 in female prizefighting has arrived. Some fought less than expected and some fought more. Several weight divisions saw unification bouts take place with Claressa Shields becoming undisputed middleweight world champion and Katie Taylor […]
Claressa Shields, Franchon Crews-Dezurn and Female Fight News By David A. Avila Three years ago Claressa Shields and Franchon Crews-Dezurn met in the boxing ring unceremoniously at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Few paid attention to their clash that has become arguably the genesis for big time women’s prizefighting in the U.S.A. Decades […]
Delfine Persoon Defeats Helen Joseph and More Female Fight News By David A. Avila Former lightweight champion Delfine Persoon dropped down a weight division and defeated Nigeria’s Helen Joseph who moved up several weight divisions to fight the Belgian fighter for the interim WBA super featherweight title. Anyone familiar with both fighters knows they […]