Mayerlin Rivas Meets Erika Cruz in LA Title Fight and More News By David A. Avila Suddenly the Southern California area has become “target zero” for women’s world title fights. For the second consecutive week a world title fight featuring women from other countries will challenge each other in the Los Angeles area. This […]
Mikaela Mayer Batters Way Past Silvia Bortot in New Weight Class (Photo by JP Yim) By David A. Avila More weight, no problem. Former super featherweight world titlist Mikaela Mayer showed that jumping up several weight divisions was not much of an obstacle in defeating Italy’s extremely tough Silvia Bortot by unanimous decision after […]
Seniesa Estrada Defends World Titles in Las Vegas and More News (Photo by Al Applerose) By David A. Avila In a five-year span Seniesa “Super Bad” Estrada burned a path to stardom and a lofty ranking among the best female fighters in the world pound-for-pound. It wasn’t easy. East L.A.’s Estrada (24-0, 9 Kos) […]
Mikaela Mayer Officially A Lightweight and More News (Photo by JP Yim) By David A. Avila When Mikaela Mayer’s scheduled foe Christina Linardatou was forced off the match by the British Boxing Commission a strong replacement was quickly slotted in. Lucy Wildheart, the one-day substitute, gave an entertaining performance. Top Rank showed its decades […]
Another Look at Seniesa Estrada, Lower Weight Classes and More News By David A. Avila (Photo by Al Applerose) Las Vegas and the world saw Seniesa Estrada provide a commanding performance in the minimumweight category. If you think no one else remains to compete against, you are wrong. In female prizefighting Asia leads the […]
Seniesa Estrada Defeats Jazmin Villarino in First Fight for Top Rank By David A. Avila (photo by Al Applerose) LAS VEGAS-Seniesa “Super Bad” Estrada brought her brand of fighting to the casino city along with her numerous Hollywood celebrity friends and fans and delivered a shutout performance in a dominant unanimous decision win to […]
Seniesa Estrada Returns to Las Vegas and Defends WBA title By David A. Avila Seniesa Estrada, how quickly they forget. Before disappearing for nearly a year, the petite minimumweight champion Estrada was considered one of the most dangerous female fighters in the world, not named Amanda Serrano. Many boxing publications listed her among the […]
Another Look at Cameron and McCaskill’s Battle, Seniesa Estrada, Natasha Jonas and More By David A. Avila As Chantelle Cameron was hailed the winner over Jessica McCaskill to become undisputed super lightweight champion in an entertaining battle of wits and determination, it signaled another step forward for women’s boxing. It also signaled that the […]
Claressa Shields and Savannah Marshall Ignite Fan Appeal in London and More News By David A. Avila (Photo by Al Applerose) She’s once, twice, three times undisputed. That old Lionel Ritchie riff fits Claressa Shields new status as undisputed middleweight champion and it’s the third time she’s held the distinction as the real champion […]
Mayer, Baumgardner, Shields, Marshall Clash in London and More Fight News By David A. Avila Once again, London, England becomes the center of women boxing’s universe. After a brief month delay, the battle of all battles take place with super featherweights Mikaela Mayer and Alycia Baumgardner speeding toward each other like runaway trains on […]