Tag Archives: prizefighting

Seniesa Estrada vs Tina Rupprecht, Yokasta Valle in Action Too

Little Giant Killers Seniesa Estrada and Yokasta Valle in Separate Action   By David A. Avila The vision of a petite Seniesa Estrada taking a little hop and skip into action and delivering a seven-punch, seven-second knockout seen around the world on social media, pretty much describes the female prizefighters under 118 pounds. They are […]

Jessica Nery Plata vs Kim Clavel and More

Kim Clavel vs Jessica Nery Plata, Under the Radar Fighters and More News    By David A. Avila Exposure remains key for any prizefighter whether it’s woman or man in the world of professional boxing. Even world champions lack visibility. Canada’s Kim Clavel may be known in her home country but worldwide, she still lacks […]

Drug Testing Required for Mega Title Fights in London

VADA Testing for Shields and Marshall Fight and Other News   By David A. Avila Drug testing for world title fights continues when the all-women boxing card in London, England takes place on October 15 featuring two world title fights. Claressa Shields, Savannah Marshall, Mikaela Mayer and Alycia Baumgardner will all undergo drug testing for […]

Layla McCarter Wins in Mexico

“Amazing” Layla McCarter Wins Again in Mexico   By David A. Avila Seeking to brush off a year of cobwebs, American Layla McCarter dominated Brazil’s Halanna Leoparda Dos Santos by unanimous decision in a welterweight fight held near Mexico City on Friday. “I wanted to have fun,” said McCarter. McCarter (46-13-5, 11 Kos) fought and […]

Chantelle Cameron Beats Mary McGee in England

England’s Cameron Beats America’s McGee in Unification Fight   By David A. Avila Amid pomp, fanfare and a crowded British arena Chantelle Cameron captured a unanimous decision victory against America’s Mary McGee to add the IBF super lightweight title with the WBC crown on Saturday. It was not easy as her bruised face showed. WBC […]

Naoko Fujioka Defeats Sulem Urbina in Slugfest

Naoko Fujioka Retains WBA World Title Against Sulem Urbina in Los Angeles     By Tarrah Zael   LOS ANGELES-The main event on the Facebook fights also the best fight on that portion with Japan’s mighty Naoko Fujioka and Sulem Urbina in a flyweight championship clash on Friday at the Banc of California.   It […]

Shannon Courtenay, Bridges, McCarter and More Fight News

Bantamweight Thunder, Layla McCarter and More Female Fight News   By David A. Avila Beware of the unknown in the prizefighting world. It’s a lesson many fail to remember. England’s Shannon Courtenay (7-1) took the vacant WBA bantamweight world title by unanimous decision, but it was Australia’s Ebanie Bridges (5-1) who took the hearts of […]

Women’s Boxing’s Best Pound for Pound in 2019 and other news

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 […]

Layla Wins in Alabama, Hernandez Retires and more

Layla Wins in Alabama, But Melissa Retires and other female fight news Elite female prizefighters Layla “Amazing” McCarter and Melissa “Huracan” Hernandez performed on the big stage before the Alabama crimson fans. “It was kind of empty when we fought but the fans were great,” said McCarter. McCarter (38-13-5, 9 Kos) defeated Hernandez (22-7-3, 7 […]