Another Look at Female Title Action Countdown to Big Bang Card in New York and Other Female Action (Photo by Esther Lin) By David A. Avila Now it has begun. An all-out assault by top tier female fighters this summer ignited with Franchon Crews-Dezurn eking out a majority decision against newcomer Citlalli Ortiz […]
Cherneka Johnson Proves She is the Champion By David A. Avila Moving forward behind a ramrod jab, Cherneka “Sugar Neekz” Johnson forced Nina Hughes’s team to throw in the title and abandon hopes to win back the WBA bantamweight title on Saturday in Australia. It was not even close. Johnson (17-2, 7 Kos) was eager […]
World Title Fights Nicolson vs Brown , Johnson vs Hughes and More News By David A. Avila After several years of verbal war Australia’s undefeated Skye Nicolson meets America’s undefeated Tiara Brown for the WBC featherweight title. Talk is over. “I’m excited for the fight,” said Nicolson. The whip-quick Nicolson (12-0, 1 KO) defends […]
Katie Taylor, Amanda Serrano and More News in Women’s Boxing By David A. Avila Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor met in New York City on Monday to promote their upcoming rematch on July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Tickets go on sale on Thursday May 16 at noon on Seatgeek.com. Many experts […]
Denmark’s Dina Thorslund and Argentina’s Clara Lescurat in Title Fights and More News By David A. Avila Two world title fights of significance take place in different continents as Denmark’s Dina Thorslund defends two bantamweight titles and Clara Lescurat guards a super flyweight title this week in Argentina. Both fights should be telling. Thorslund […]
Flyweights on Display With Yokasta Valle, Seniesa Estrada and More News By David A. Avila It’s official. Seniesa Estrada and Yokasta Valle will fight to claim the undisputed minimumweight world championship on Friday March 29, at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. ESPN will televise the Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions card. […]
Ellie Scotney Defeats Sugar Neekz Johnson for IBF Title, Hughes Wins Too By David A. Avila British fighters walked away with two titles on Saturday. England’s highly profiled Ellie Scotney achieved expectations in defeating New Zealand’s Cherneka “Sugar Neekz” Johnson for the IBF super bantamweight title on Saturday in England. Every round was contentious. […]
Alycia Baumgardner is Fighter of the Year 2022, Plus Other Awards and News. By David A. Avila Every year it gets more difficult to choose the fighter whose performance outdoes all others over a 12-month period. And this year was even more difficult with many world titlists eager to battle each other to claim […]
Looking Back at Ebanie “Blonde Bomber” Bridges and More Fight News By David A. Avila (Photo by Al Applerose) IBF bantamweight champion Ebanie “Blonde Bomber” Bridges’ win could lead to more exciting match ups in 2023 for 118-pounders. It’s one of the more loaded weight divisions in the sport. Just across the channel in […]
POSTPONED! Kim Clavel vs Jessica Nery Plata in Canada and More News By David A. Avila Group Yvon Michele announced that the world title defense by Kim Clavel against Jessica Nery Plata has been postponed due to health reasons. No further details have been announced. It was to be Clavel’s first title defense since […]