Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor Prep NYC for Trilogy Several Other Women Fights at Madison Square Garden By David A. Avila Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor thrice. There is blood in the water this time. “Seventy million plus thought that I won the fight,” said Serrano about their last fight at the press conference in […]
Amanda and Katie 2 Draw More than 74 Million Viewers in Another Record Breaking Fight and More News By David A. Avila Every time Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano tangle, they’re smashing records and establishing new territory for women’s prizefighting. Women have been fighting professionally for centuries but few people knew it. It’s only […]
Amanda Serrano vs Katie Taylor II on Netflix and More News and Notes By David A. Avila It was too big not to happen. Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor meet again for the undisputed super lightweight world championship and this time in Texas. “This is the biggest moment in women’s boxing history and Katie […]
Katie Taylor, Amanda Serrano, Claressa Shields and More Fight News By David A. Avila Seven-division champion Amanda Serrano and Ireland’s mighty Katie Taylor meet again in one month in the state of Texas. Can their rematch equal their first epic encounter? Serrano and Taylor are set to meet again at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, […]
Amanda Serrano vs Katie Taylor in Texas, and More News (Photo by Janice Yim) By David A. Avila Amanda Serrano will fight Katie Taylor once again in the summer. Most Valuable Promotions announced Tuesday that Puerto Rico’s greatest fighter Serrano (46-2-1, 30 Kos) will meet Ireland’s greatest fighter Taylor (23-1, 6 Kos) in a […]
Another Look at Serrano, Alycia Baumgardner and More News By David A. Avila (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Matchroom) It’s not an avalanche but women’s prizefighting gains traction every month and every year. Madison Square Garden sold out two shows in the span of a year. Though this last Matchroom Boxing card took place in the […]
The Journey of Christy Martin and More Female Boxing News By David A. Avila Over the weekend Christy Martin and spouse Lisa Holewyne were seen at the Top Rank fight card at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, Calif. Fans and other celebrities gathered around for photos and casual conversation. Even years after her last […]
A Summer Mega Fight Braekhus and McCaskill in US on Saturday By David A. Avila Pandemic or not the women’s fight world puts its best foot forward and once again a mega fight takes place this week. Welterweight queen Cecilia Braekhus (36-0, 9 KOs) meets the fast-charging super lightweight queen Jessica McCaskill (8-2, 3 […]
Mark Taffet; From Corn and Peas to Mayweather and Pacquiao By Felipe Leon Life can take you down many roads. One day you are analyzing how well a particular brand of frozen peas are doing with housewives in a supermarket, another day you are in the thick of negotiations for the biggest […]
Claressa Shields Warns Don’t Blink on Showtime Debut Move over boys. It’s Claressa time. America’s Claressa Shields was anointed the first female to headline a major television network main event on television. Now, after beating up the amateurs, she’s working on the pros. Shields (1-0) faces Hungary’s veteran Szilvia Szabados (15-8, 6 KOs) in a […]