Female Fight News for week of July 31, Katie Taylor and More By David A. Avila One of the lightest weeks of the boxing calendar saw female prizefighting take center stage last weekend and again this coming weekend. Katie Taylor, the pride of Ireland, made her American debut with a one-sided thrashing of Texan […]
“Avispa” Ortiz Buzzes Back in the Ring By Felipe Leon Just like her nickname “Avispa” (the wasp in Spanish) describes her, the diminutive five-foot even Anabel Ortiz (24-3, 4KO) throws so many punches it seems as if she would levitate. This Saturday night she will headline the Zanfer promoted fight card televised […]
Female Fight News for week of Feb. 13, 2017 Jennifer Han and more Action in the female fight world saw some increased action in Hungary, Mexico and Venezuela this past weekend with several ex-world champions participating in main events in several continents. In Europe two of Hungary’s best collided with each other as Kleopatra Tolnai […]
Mucino Gets Pass Sandoval, Robles Stops Vargas TECATE, MEXICO-Three-time world champion Areli “Amatralladora” Mucino (23-3-2, 10KO) struggled but was able to squeeze out a technical decision over late-sub Kandy Sandoval (9-8, 2KO) of Xochimilco, Mexico, in a super flyweight 10-rounder in the main event of a Zanfer Promotions fight card on Saturday. The […]
Big Female Fight Card in Tecate, Mexico – Mucino and Robles Look For World Title Shots, Enriquez Stood Up At the beginning of this year, an unofficial announcement for the third annual WBC All-Female boxing convention was spread through social networks for mid-February. The convention was to be held in the capital of one […]
TIJUANA, MEXICO-WBA minimum weight champion Anabel Ortiz (21-3, 4KO) of Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico, survived a knockdown to stop veteran Jolene Blackshear (9-8, 4KO) of San Diego, CA, at the end of the eighth round of a scheduled ten to defend her title for the seventh time on Saturday. The good-action championship bout was the […]