Canada’s Jelena Mrdjenovich Wants it All In the male dominated side of professional boxing, it is rare when an established champion must travel outside his familiar confines to defend his own title, but in the female side of the sport, it is a common occurrence as women look for the biggest challenges, best deal or […]
Klara Svensson Wins Battle of Stockholm and Female Fight News Who knew the Swedes could be so mean? Klara “The Swedish Princess” Svensson won the Swedish battle over Mikaela ‘Destiny” Lauren for the interim WBC welterweight title on Saturday in Stockholm. Svensson (17-1), a super lightweight, was forced to go up a weight division, but […]
No Man’s Land – How Argentina became a haven for female boxing By Diego Morilla Imagine a basketball player making his debut in an NBA game against MJ’s Bulls. Or a big league hitter wannabe making his first trip to the plate to face a Cy Young winner in a World Series game. […]
In a somewhat surprising announcement, the World Boxing Council’s female championship committee has declared an immediate rematch between their flyweight champion Jessica “Kika” Chavez (27-4-3, 4KO) and her last challenger Esmeralda “La Joya” Moreno (33-9-1, 11KO). Earlier in 2016, in a “fight of the year” candidate, Chavez defeated Moreno with a majority decision. The […]
Argentina’s Daniela “La Bonita” Bermudez Fights Mexico’s Mariana “Barbie” Juarez on Aug. 27 By Felipe Leon As it was announced some months ago, veteran Mexican fighter Mariana “Barbie” Juarez (43-8-4, 17KO) is on a quest for a third world title in as many divisions at the end of this month, Saturday, August 27th, when […]
Erica Farias defeats Victoria Bustos in a dominant performance By Diego Morilla ROSARIO, Argentina – Local hero Victoria Bustos failed to live up to the expectations of a long-anticipated rematch against WBC super lightweight titlist Erica Farias, losing by a wide unanimous decision on Saturday night in a fight that did not feature the drama […]
Christy Martin A Retrospective Look at Hall of Fame Career Another first will be lived this weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada, when the “Coalminer’s Daughter”, Christy Martin, is inducted as the first female fighter to the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame. The ceremony is set to take place on Saturday night, July 30th, […]
Layla Wins in Alabama, But Melissa Retires and other female fight news Elite female prizefighters Layla “Amazing” McCarter and Melissa “Huracan” Hernandez performed on the big stage before the Alabama crimson fans. “It was kind of empty when we fought but the fans were great,” said McCarter. McCarter (38-13-5, 9 Kos) defeated Hernandez (22-7-3, 7 […]
Layla McCarter and Melissa Hernandez Ready to Perform and other female news All eyes in the female boxing world will be looking toward the south when a couple of America’s best Layla “The Amazing” McCarter and Melissa “Huracan” Hernandez clash on a major fight card. Seldom are women included. McCarter (37-13-5) and Hernandez (22-6-3) have […]
Zulina Munoz Wins by KO and other fight chatter In perhaps this year’s leading “Fight of the Year” candidate Zulina “La Loba” Munoz engaged Argentina’s fearless Vanesa “La Negra” Taborda in a fierce fire fight that ended in a knockout win for the Mexican female. WBC super flyweight titlist Munoz (47-1-2, 28 Kos) met the […]