Terri Harper Keeps Title in Split Draw With Jonas By David A. Avila In one of boxing’s toughest divisions two British fighters Terri Harper and Natasha Jonas scrapped back and forth for 10 rounds with judges scoring it a split draw on Friday. The WBC and IBO super featherweight titles remain with Harper. “I […]
Light Flyweight Showcase Features Seniesa Estrada and More By David A. Avila One of the hottest weight divisions shows off this week with two major televised bouts featuring light flyweights. Light flyweight Kim Clavel (11-0, 2 KOs) of Canada meets New York’s Natalie Gonzalez (6-0, 1 KO) on Tuesday July 21, at the MGM […]
Diana “La Bonita” Fernandez Defeats Esmeralda “La Joya” Moreno in Juarez, Mexico By Felipe Leon The ultra-popular Diana “Bonita” Fernandez (22-3, 4KO) of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, was able to use her advantage in height and reach to score one of the most important wins of her career this past Saturday night, defeating former […]
Claressa Shields vs Ivana Habazin Reboots, Dicaire, Miller and More Female Fight News By David A. Avila It’s official. Claressa Shields (9-0, 2 KOs) will be facing Ivana Habazin (20-3, 7 KOs) for the vacant WBC and WBO super welterweight world titles on Friday Jan. 10, 2020 at Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City. […]
Mercado Dominates Zarika, Captures WBC 122-Pound Title By Felipe Leon After beating Catherine Phiri for the second time in her career earlier this year in the third defense of the WBC super bantamweight title, Kenya’s Fatuma Zarika (32-13-2, 17KO) stated she would be holding off her retirement for at least three fights. That […]
Three-Minute Rounds, Katie Taylor and More By David A. Avila In a three-minute round battle between Seniesa “Super Bad” Estrada and Marlen Esparza, the Olympic bronze medalist, the sports world got a glimpse of just how good female prizefighters can be with the extra minute. Yes, it was bloody due to an accidental clash […]
Claressa Shields Chasing Legendary Status and More Female Fight News By David A. Avila Take advantage and watch one of the most dynamic and influential prizefighters in the history of the sport when Claressa “T-Rex” Shields encounters Ivana Habazin for the vacant WBO super welterweight world title on Saturday. Fighters like Shields don’t come […]
Mariana “Barby” Juarez Educates Youngster and More Female Fight News By David A. Avila One of the best known fighters in the world, Mariana “Barby” Juarez, showed us why she still also belongs among the top pound for pound lists with a strong performance against one of Mexico’s new wave of fighters. The older […]
Ewa Brodnicka: Poland’s Wonder Woman Keeps WBO Title by Majority Decision vs. Janeth Perez By Phil Woolever Anyone who may have doubted undefeated Ewa Brodnicka’s self-confidence or sense of humor didn’t have to look farther than the weigh-in prior to her victory over Janeth Perez to understand where the WBO Super-Featherweight titlist is […]
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 […]