Tag Archives: Top Rank

Alycia Baumgardner vs Mikaela Mayer and More Fight News

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 […]

Claressa Shields MMA Agreement Remains Only Snag for Oct. 15 Boxing Date

Claressa Shields MMA Fight on Nov. 25 Remains Only Snag and More Fight News   By David A. Avila After the postponement of a lofty fight card led by Claressa Shields and other world champions due to the passing of United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth II, many wondered if the proposed date of October 15 could […]

Female Boxing Takes Over This Week

Women Warriors Dominate Boxing Scene This Week   By David A. Avila Top American fighters led by Claressa Shields take their titles, reputations and test their star power overseas in the United Kingdom while another fight card tests American promoters in Central America all this week. Women’s boxing is breaking barriers. Strap season arrives with […]

Shields, Marshall, Mayer & Baumgardner on Sept. 10. It’s Official

All Female Card in London Led by Shields, Marshall, Mayer and Baumgardner   By David A. Avila An all-female fight card led by Claressa Shields, Savannah Marshall, Mikaela Mayer and Alycia Baumgardner will take place in September in the United Kingdom, it was formally announced by the promoters. No punches were pulled as three of […]

Mikaela Mayer to Fight Alycia Baumgardner Announces Top Rank

Mikaela Mayer to Fight Alycia Baumgardner and More News    By David A. Avila (Photo by Al Applerose) After months of vigorous tossing of social media grenades between rival Americans Mikaela Mayer and Alycia Baumgardner, the acidic war of words is over and now the real action begins. Top Rank announced Monday it financially backs […]

Mikaela Mayer Wins and Fellow Olympians Win Too

American Olympians Mayer, Esparza and Fuchs Win and More News   By David A. Avila Three American Olympians led by Mikaela Mayer showcased their brand of prizefighting and all were televised or streamed. It’s a new era for female prizefighting. This past Saturday, in her native Southern California, Mayer trounced another American Jessica Han who […]

Mikaela Mayer Beats Jennifer Han in SoCal

Mikaela Mayer Dominant in Return to So Cal   By Tarrah Zael COSTA MESA, Ca. – Mikaela Mayer retained her junior lightweight titles and showed the boxing world with class that women boxing is more than relevant after her dominant win over Jennifer Han at The Hangar in Orange County, California on Saturday night.   […]

Mikaela Mayer and Maiva Hamadouche, Finally

Mikaela Mayer vs Maiva Hamadouche in Las Vegas on Friday   By Felipe Leon Despite having laced up gloves for nearly 15 years now, current WBO super featherweight champion Mikaela Mayer (15-0, 5KO) still feels she is walking into the unknown when it comes to her boxing career.   She will take another unprecedented step, […]

WBO Champ Mikaela Mayer Staves Off Erica Farias in Las Vegas

Mayer Successfully Defends WBO Super Featherweight Title       By Al Applerose     LAS VEGAS-Champion Mikaela Mayer continued her trek towards world domination in defending her WBO super featherweight title with a unanimous decision over former two-time world champion Erica Farias of Argentina on Saturday.    WBO super featherweight titlist Mayer (15-0, 5 KOs) made her first defense of the title, but […]

France’s Maiva Hamadouche Wants Mikaela Mayer Showdown and More

Maiva Hamadouche Targets Mikaela Mayer, Olympics and Looks at a Big Year By Phil Woolever One of the hottest topics in women’s boxing involves an intriguing series of potential contests between the top super-featherweight titlists, to unify the most prestigious of those championships.   France’s Maiva Hamadouche wants to prove she’s the best of that elite […]