Tag Archives: WBC

Poland’s WBC Champ Ewa Piatkowska: “I Want All The Belts.”

Poland’s WBC Super Welterweight Champ Ewa Piatkowska: “I Want All the Belts”   By David A. Avila Poland’s only world champion Ewa Piatkowska likes contact sports and especially likes to fight. Need proof? When an offer to meet Aleksandra Lopes for the WBC super welterweight world title arrived in September 2016, it was like a […]

Katie Taylor vs Eva Wahlstrom Meet in NYC, This Time As Pros

Eva Wahlstrom Happy to Challenge Familiar Face Katie Taylor   2018 was a remarkable year for women’s boxing in terms of long overdue exposure to the general sporting landscape, with plenty of recognized names facing off on more high profile broadcasts in the US than ever before.   Perhaps the fistic fates saved the best […]

Claressa Shields Added to L.A. Fight Card and More Female Fight News

Claressa Shields Added to Already Strong Fight Card in L.A.   By David A. Avila Mere days after a shutout win Claressa Shields returns to the boxing ring to defend the WBC, WBA, IBF middleweight world titles against Femke Hermans on Dec. 8, on the Los Angeles area fight card featuring two other female fights […]

Japan’s Chaoz Minowa vs Mexico’s Ibeth Zamora for World Title

Ibeth “Guerrera Otomi” Zamora vs Chaoz Minowa   By Felipe Leon   One of the most accomplished active female fighters of today, three-time world champion Ibeth “Guerrera Otomi” Zamora (29-6, 12KO) is ready to make the first defense of her WBC flyweight title this upcoming Saturday night, November 17th, in Puebla, Mexico, against Japan’s Chaoz […]

WBO Champion Raja Amasheh Stands Ready

WBO Super Flyweight Champion Raja Amasheh Is Looking At A Bright Future   By Phil Woolever   Women’s boxing continues to expand in the global market, with a currently cresting wave of potential new stars. WBO Super-Flyweight titlist Raja Amasheh, 22-1-1, is a new face that could achieve a top level of international acclaim.   […]

Chicago showdown: WBC Champ Erica Farias vs. Jessica McCaskill

WBC Champ Erica Farias vs Chicago’s Jessica McCaskill   By David A. Avila Chicago’s Jessica “CasKilla” McCaskill has heavy hands and big plans for this weekend. McCaskill (5-2, 3 KOs) expects to topple the monster of the super lightweight division Erica “La Pantera” Farias (26-2, 10 KOs) on Saturday Oct. 6, at Wintrust Arena in […]

Melissa, Claressa and More Female Fight News

Female Fight News Oct.1, 2018 Melissa, Claressa and More   By David A. Avila Autumn has officially arrived and all Melissa St. Vil wants before this upcoming Christmas is a super featherweight world title. “My goal is to get my rematch with Eva,” said St.Vil, of WBC super featherweight titlist Eva Wahlstrom. “I’m still number […]

Melissa St. Vil Returns to Fight in Brooklyn vs. Mayra Hernandez

Melissa St. Vil Returns to Fight in Hometown Brooklyn   By David A. Avila For the first time in three years Melissa St. Vil fights within driving distance when she fights Mayra Hernandez. St. Vil (10-3-4) faces Oklahoma’s undefeated Hernandez (6-0, 4 KOs) in an eight round featherweight clash at Kings Theater in Brooklyn, New […]

Editorial: PED Testing in Female World Title Fights Now

Editorial: PED Testing for Female World Title Fights Now   By David A. Avila Considering the tainted meat situation in Mexico and the various female world title fights taking place around the world, it’s time to address the lack of drug testing for women’s boxing. Over the years women have only been tested for steroid […]

Poland reporting: Ewa Piatkowska Survives Maria Lindberg

Ewa Piatkowska Survives A Tough Challenge From Maria Lindberg   By Phil Woolever   International women’s boxing maintained its growing momentum as defending titlist Ewa Piatkowska battled Maria Lindberg for the WBC super welterweight championship on Friday night.   Piatkowska (11-1, 4 KOs) earned a rugged, majority decision victory over Lindberg (16-4-2, 9 KOs) in […]