Gabriela Fundora Could Be Unbeatable at Flyweight and More News and Notes By David A. Avila With little doubt, whenever Gabriela Fundora walks into a boxing ring as a flyweight she is a massive favorite. The reasons are obvious. Aside from being taller, longer and skilled, Fundora just might be the hardest punching flyweight in […]
Gabriela Fundora vs Marilyn Badillo in Oceanside for Undisputed Flyweight Crown (Photo by Al Applerose) By David A. Avila About six months ago Gabriela Fundora crashed into the upper tier of stardom with a startling knockout of formidable champion Gabriela Alaniz to become undisputed flyweight world champion. It was not unexpected. When any fighter has […]
Women’s Boxing Events at Orleans Casino in Las Vegas This Week and Other News By David A. Avila Wake up America. The women are taking over sports. Promoters are signing female fighters left and right especially after Netflix and other networks are basically telling them women fighters should be included in deals. Why did it […]
Welterweight Changes With Price vs Jonas in England and More News and Notes By David A. Avila A cosmic shift took place for welterweights in London, England. Welsh fighter Lauren Price (9-0, 2 Kos) established dominance as a welterweight champion with a convincing win over Liverpool’s Natasha Jonas (16-3-1) to grasp most of the sanctioning […]
International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame, WBC Summit and More News By David A. Avila Two powerful organizations devoted to women’s boxing meet in Las Vegas, Nevada to propel their sport to the world. In a four day span the International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame and the World Boxing Council will converge to […]
Claressa Shields at Risk as a Heavyweight and More News By David A. Avila Possessing two of the quickest hands Claressa Shields sits perched on top of this publication’s pound for pound list like a Kobe Bryant statue. It’s been so for the past eight years. She is also one of the most skilled […]
Skye Nicolson and Gabriela Fundora Need Competition: Some Suggestions By David A. Avila Some have it easy and others not so much. All fights are difficult regardless of a fighter’s record. Professionals are professionals and any time someone steps in the prize ring they risk permanent damage and even death. A few extremely lucky […]
Women’s Boxing Pound for Pound List and More News By David A. Avila Where does the sport of women’s boxing go next? After a record number of people viewed the Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor rematch to a shattering 70 million plus views, a knee-jerk reaction from media companies could follow with some deals. […]
Skye Nicolson Beats Raven Chapman and More News Including Yokasta Valle By David A. Avila Australia’s Skye Nicolson systematically neutralized England’s Raven Chapman to retain the WBC featherweight title and their battle was the first women’s world title fight ever seen in Saudi Arabia. Nicolson (12-0, 1 KO) proved superior against the dangerous Chapman […]
WBC Champ Skye Nicolson vs Raven Chapman in Saudi Arabia and More News By David A. Avila Aussie featherweight stalwart Skye Nicolson continues her rapid ascent to stardom and defends the featherweight title against Britain’s Raven Chapman this weekend in Saudi Arabia. Nicolson (11-0) makes the second defense of the WBC featherweight title and […]