Mikaela Mayer Beats Mary Spencer and Picks up WBA, WBC, WBO Titles in Canada (Photo by JP Yim) By David A. Avila Mikaela Mayer motored past Mary Spencer with a blizzard of punches to dethrone the WBA super welterweight titlist and capture the WBC and WBO titles in front of a Canadian audience on […]
Why Are Champions Afraid of Kenia Enriquez and More Female Fight News (Photo by Al Applerose) Story by David A. Avila Mexico’s Kenia Enriquez defended the interim flyweight title successfully last weekend. No surprise. But why won’t any world champions fight her? Tijuana’s Enriquez (28-1, 11 Kos) with her pressure style won every round […]
A Worldwide Proclamation by Amanda Serrano and More October News By David A. Avila With the ease of a queen Amanda Serrano proclaimed publicly via social media that rules separating men and women prizefighting will no longer bind her. The proclamation also includes the support of 26 other former and current female champions. It’s […]
Japan’s Mizuki Hiruta Ready to Defend WBO Title on Tuesday in Tokyo By Yuriko Miyata Japan’s new front runner Mizuki Hiruta is defending her WBO super flyweight title against Hawaiian veteran Casey Morton (11-3-3, 3KOs) in a 10 round bout at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo on June 13th. It is a mandatory fight for the […]
Costa Rica’s Yokasta Valle Beats Argentina’s Evelin Bermudez in L.A. By David A. Avila (Photo by Al Applerose) After a slow start in a cold November night, Yokasta Valle rallied to out-hustle the bigger and heavier Evelin Bermudez and take away the IBF and WBO light flyweight world titles by majority decision on Saturday. […]
Amanda Serrano, Legacy Card in London and More News Sept. 19, 2022 By David A. Avila Her Majesty the Queen of England was buried yesterday and the United Kingdom moves forward. And respectfully, so does prizefighting. Amanda Serrano, America’s unmitigated conqueror of seven weight divisions, steps on British shores to claim another featherweight world […]
Yokasta Valle Unifies in Costa Rica and Adelaida Ruiz Wins Too By David A. Avila Costa Rica’s champion Yokasta Valle returned home after a lengthy training camp overseas and showed native fans new wrinkles in dominating Vietnam’s Thi Thu Nguyen to unify the minimumweight titles on Thursday. “Dreams come true with hard work,” said […]
Kuroki and Iwakawa, Two New World Champs in Japan and Other Results on All-Women’s Card By Yuriko Miyata Two world title fights were hosted at Korakuen Hall the 60-year-old Mecca of Japan in an even called Queen’s Quest 2022. Since day one of female professional boxing under the JBC that started in […]
Bantamweight Champ Dina Thorslund Signs With Probellum By David A. Avila Two-division world champion Dina Thorslund of Denmark signed a contract with American-based promotion company Probellum it was announced on Tuesday. Thorslund, 28, currently holds the WBO bantamweight world title. “I’m hugely excited to take this next step in my career,” said Thorslund. “Probellum has […]
Chantelle Cameron vs Mary McGee in London, Mexicans Clash and More By David A. Avila Two Americans hold super lightweight world titles and one British fighter Chantelle Cameron aims to topple their hold. Can she do it? WBC titlist Cameron (14-0, 8 KOs) has homefield advantage on Saturday when she meets IBF titlist Mary […]