Boxing sisters Kenia and Tania Enriquez of Tijuana – Just like America’s duo in tennis the sisters Venus and Serena Williams, another pair of siblings from Mexico, Tania and Kenia Enriquez dream of dominating the sport of boxing. But unlike Venus and Serena, the Enriquez sisters vowed to never fight each other in the squared circle. “I would never fight […]
Female Fight Chatter March 21st – Southern California’s Mikaela Mayer and Michigan’s Claressa Shields earned their spots as U.S. Olympians. Shields win in the semi-finals guaranteed her a spot and Mayer accomplished the feat with three wins in Argentina. Both will participate in the Olympics in Rio De Janiero this summer along with 2012 London Games. […]
Boxer Kali Reis – This past February 19th, Kali Reis captured the vacant Universal Boxing Federation Female World Middleweight title with a first round TKO over rugged veteran Victoria Cisneros. Check out the Kali Reis interview in this video from our friends at The Boxing Channel. When Reis reflects back on a 2015 that saw […]
WHITTIER, CA. – In spite of the popularity of Laila Ali and Christy “Coalminer’s Daughter” Martin, who almost became a “Million Dollar Baby,” women’s boxing in the United States hasn’t caught on fire. Hoping to change that is Seniesa Estrada. “Promoters don’t give them the opportunity to be on the big stage and let them be […]
Women’s Fight Chatter – A Look At This Week’s Fights Mon. Feb. 29 Jessica Belder (4-0) faces Marianna Gulyas (13-22) in a super bantamweight clash set for six rounds on Monday Feb. 29. The female bout takes place at Rotterdam, Netherlands. Belder, 34, resides in Amsterdam and Gulyas, 28, fights out of Hungary. Tues. March 1 […]
Uruguay’s Chris Namus deserves credit for trying to make a fight of it against Cecilia Braekhus. Braekhus lived up to expectations as the “First lady” put on a strong display in her first fight in 15 months. The fight was Saturday, February 27th at the Gerry Weber Stadium in Halle, Germany and the fight aired […]
This Saturday, February 27th World Welterweight Champion Cecilia Braekhus (27-0) faces the challenge of Uruguay’s Chris Namus (21-3) at the Gerry Weber Stadium in Halle, Germany. Cecilia Braekhus vs Chris Namus marks the first time in 15 months that Braekhus, who is nicknamed “The First Lady”, has fought. This Friday afternoon, both ladies came in under […]
Female Prizefighters – Arguably the biggest rivalry in the sport of boxing is the one between the country of Mexico and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The history of professional prize fights between two of the sport’s super powers is long and storied. Wilfredo Gómez vs. Salvador Sánchez, Julio Cesar Chávez vs Hector “Macho” Camacho and […]
With over 50 fights under her belt, nearly 20 years as a professional and a world title at flyweight, 35-year old Mariana “Barbie” Juarez is arguably the most recognized Mexican female fighter in boxing today. Battles with a who’s who of the sport including Ana Maria Torres, Elena Reid, Monica Lovato, Simona Galassi, Arely Mucino […]
Female Fighters – Whether it’s women’s or men’s boxing you can always find someone who may not have a spotless and sterling record, but if you get in the boxing ring with one of these fighters you can easily be in a fight for your life. We’ll call them the “too dangerous crew,” the group […]