Out of the Past: Revisiting Canada’s Vaia Zaganas, Now in Hollywood By David A. Avila Fear of diving in the streets of L.A. forced the Canadian from Vancouver to choose a move to Las Vegas instead of Los Angeles in the early 2000s when she decided to try her hand at prizefighting. “You know […]
Mexico’s Alejandra Jimenez Used Banned Substance, WBC States By David A. Avila According to VADA test results Mexico’s Alejandra Jimenez was found to have taken a banned substance before her fight two weeks ago in Texas. On January 11, Jimenez, a former heavyweight dropping down to super middleweight, defeated Franchon Crews-Dezurn by decision for […]
Catching Up with Franchon Crews-Dezurn By Felipe Leon Despite female boxing really coming into its own in the last half-decade, it has taken the bigger promoters of the sport time to catch up. Lou DiBella of DiBella Entertainment has been one that has believed in female fighting for quite some time, keeping a […]
Mariana “Barby” Juarez Educates Youngster and More Female Fight News By David A. Avila One of the best known fighters in the world, Mariana “Barby” Juarez, showed us why she still also belongs among the top pound for pound lists with a strong performance against one of Mexico’s new wave of fighters. The older […]
Amanda Serrano Defeats Argentina’s Yamila Reynoso By David A. Avila Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano captured a sixth division world title with a steady stream of punches to defeat Argentina’s strong Yamila Reynoso by unanimous decision on Saturday. It’s unchartered territory for women. Serrano now joins Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao as […]
Female Fight News Sept. 3, 2018 East and West Coast Title Battles By David A. Avila Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano chases a sixth world title in as many weight classes this Saturday in New York while Louisa Hawton chases her second in California. East Coast and West Coast female world title challengers are […]
Female Fight News Aug. 13, 2018 Mariana and Jackie By David A. Avila Mexico’s reigning queen of boxing Mariana “Barby” Juarez defeated Japan’s Terumi Nuki once again in defense of the WBC bantamweight world title. It was the second time in a year that Juarez vanquished Nuki and like before, it was not easy. […]
Female Fight News May 13, 2018 Risks By David A. Avila In the female prizefighting world because of the smaller number of fighters in the world compared to men, it’s imperative that all opportunities are seized. An estimated 18,000 men boxers exist in the fight world compared to less than 2,000 female boxers worldwide. […]
Maricela Cornejo’s Work Begins On Friday By Felipe Leon Despite a solid professional record, a world title challenge and a WBC international title under her belt, for 30 year old Maricela “La Diva” Cornejo her work starts now. On Friday, March 9th, from the Hangar in Costa Mesa, CA, the outspoken and […]
Amanda Serrano Gets Greenlight for Sixth Weight Division Challenge in Fall By David A. Avila Multi-world champion Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano will challenge for the junior welterweight world title and a sixth world title in a sixth weight division in late autumn, said Lou DiBella president of DiBella Entertainment on Friday. “We’re working […]