Japan’s Naoko Shibata Bids Farewell By Yuriko Miyata Female boxing in Japan has been led by positive, energetic, and superb women since its approval by the Japanese Boxing Commission(JBC) in 2008. Former IBF light flyweight champion Naoko Shibata was one of those great talents. Last month she decided to hang […]
Reporting from Japan: Etsuko Tada Powers by Naoko Shibata
Showdowns between fellow rivals have always pleased fans in Japan.
Female Fight News for week of Nov. 13, 2017 Maricela Cornejo
Two pound for pound best Belgium’s Delfine Persoon and Mexico’s Mariana
Fighting For a Chance: Zamora vs. Millan &
Yazmin Rivas vs. Larios
While the big news in female boxing in the United States is the upswing the sport
Ripples in the light flyweight-flyweight pond
With this past weekend’s win by Jessica “Kika” Chavez (30-4-3, 4KO) over Esmeralda “Joya” Moreno
Shibata Wins and Atomweight Tourney Nearing End By Yuriko Miyata Former IBF light flyweight champion Naoko Shibata (17-4-1, 6KOs) came back to the ring to stop Shisa Manopgym (0-3) of Thailand at 1:20 in the second round in a six-round contest on Friday Sept. 1, at the famous Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. […]
Female Fight News for week of Sept. 4, Southern California Heating Up By David A. Avila Southern California has become the heart and soul of prizefighting when it comes to the men. In the past female prizefighters were in abundance up and down the state, but over these past five years the talent pool […]
Female Fight News for week of Aug. 28, 2017 Promoting and Actual Worth By David A. Avila Another light week slides into female boxing this week with only scattered bouts around the world. Mexico has the top fight this week as Lourdes “Lulu” Juarez fights Cecilia Santoscoy for one of the WBC minor titles […]
Kenia Enriquez Wants It All By Felipe Leon TIJUANA, MEXICO-As expected once you win a world title, the goal of every fighter who straps on a pair of gloves whether they are male or female, changes will knock on your door. Tijuana, Mexico’s Kenia Enriquez (19-1, 9KO) is not the exception. Since winning […]
Kenia Enriquez Wins Second World Title and other results By Felipe Leon CIUDAD OBREGON, Mexico-Tijuana’s Kenia Enriquez captured her second world title, the interim WBC light flyweight strap, with a thunderous left hook to the liver that sent electric shocks through the game Maria Salinas in the third round. The championship bout […]