Delfine Persoon Faces Melissa St Vil in Belgium By Phil Woolever Highly regarded Delfine Persoon, 42-1 (17 KO) makes the 9th defense of her WBC lightweight belt this Saturday night in her native Belgium, against the solid US challenger Melissa St. Vil, 11-3-4 (1 KO). Both fighters looked relaxed and cordial during […]
Analyzing Seniesa Estrada and Other Light Flyweights plus Female Fight News By David A. Avila A few of the best light flyweights appeared in Tijuana, Mexico last weekend and it suddenly hit me: that very few people outside of the hardcore female boxing fans know about the 108-pound light flyweights, or anybody below 126 […]
Gates Open For Claressa Shields vs. Christina Hammer By David A. Avila So what does Christina Hammer’s victory mean for female prizefighting? It sets up the potential showdown against America’s best Claressa Shields in one of the biggest fights in the history of female professional boxing. Germany’s best versus America’s best presents a contrast […]
Hanna Gabriels signs with DiBella Entertainment: “I’ll Fight Anybody.” By David A. Avila Costa Rican super star Hanna Gabriels signed with American promoter Lou DiBella and joins his powerful stable of female prizefighters. It could be the straw that stirs the drink. With the signing of Gabriels, the current WBA super welterweight world titlist, […]
Female Fight News: The Age of Streaming is Upon Us By David A. Avila Maybe streaming can do the job after all. It’s been two weeks since HBO unlaced their gloves and announced it was finished with prizefighting. But just as quickly, two major streaming companies grabbed those tossed away gloves and streamed two […]
Female Fight News Sept. 24, 2018 Mexican Women Continue TV Success By David A. Avila Two world title fights in different parts of Mexico took place and were both televised on that country’s main television networks. Imagine if that happened in the USA? While Yesenia Gomez battled WBC titlist Esmeralda Moreno for the light […]
Melissa St. Vil : “The Referee Should Have Done His Part” By Phil Woolever Melissa St. Vil’s journey to Finland might not have been a complete success, but it definitely wasn’t a failure either. St. Vil dropped a disputable majority decision to WBC Jr. Featherweight champion Eva Wahlstrom, but put up an […]
Eva Wahlstrom Wins Close Against Determined Challenger St Vil by Phil Woolever HELSINKI, FINLAND-Eva Wahlstrom built up an early lead, then held off a determined charge by Melissa St. Vil to earn a majority decision in a close, hard fought contest at the Helsinki Cultural Center. Wahlstrom fights out of Finland and […]
Female Fight News for week of Dec. 4, 2017 Sulem Urbina By David A. Avila America finally catches up. After years of female prizefighting from the U.S. taking a back seat to the rest of the world the women in the states are finally getting recognition. Two former amateur stars appear on major fight […]
Female Fight News for week of Nov. 27 Worldwide Action
As we near the end of the year 2017 the sport of women’s boxing seems bent on going out