Tag Archives: super lightweights

Kali Reis Defeats Jessica Camara

Kali Reis Pulls Out Win Against Jessica Camara in Super Lightweight Tourney   By David A. Avila In a frenetic back-and-forth battle Kali Reis remained the WBA super lightweight champion by a razor close split decision over Canada’s Jessica Camara on Friday and moves on to face a two-title holder in the final of the […]

Poland’s Ewa Piatkowska Eager to Try All Super Lightweights

POLISH CHAMPION EWA PIATKOWSKA EAGER TO MAKE HER U.S.A. DEBUT   By David A. Avila Former super welterweight titlist Ewa Piatkowska seeks to fight in the USA and doesn’t care who she fights as long as it’s in her proper weight class, the 140-pound super lightweight division. During the past five years Piatkowska, who lives […]

Greece’s Christina Linardatou Beats Hobbs in Athens

Greece’s Christina Linardatou Retains World Title in Athens   By David A. Avila Hard charging Christina Linardatou retained the WBO super lightweight world title by decision in her adopted country Greece over Deanha Hobbs on Friday. But it wasn’t easy. Linardatou (12-1, 6 KOs) showed the crowd at the Olympic Hall Galatsi in Athens that […]

Jessica McCaskill Out-Brawls Anahi Sanchez for WBA and WBC Titles

Jessica McCaskill Out-Brawls Argentina’s Anahi Sanchez   By David A. Avila Imagine a brutal brawl in a dark alley between two unforgiving warriors and that’s what fans saw as Jessica “Caskilla” McCaskill emerged the winner by unanimous decision over Anahi Sanchez for the WBA and WBC super lightweight world titles on Saturday. After 10 violent […]