Gabriela Fundora and Gabriela Alaniz Battle for Undisputed Flyweight Championship in Las Vegas and More News (Photo by Al Applerose) By David A. Avila A battle of the Gabriela’s takes place in the casino capitol of the world. WBA, WBC and WBO flyweight titlist Gabriela “ La Chucky” Alaniz (15-1, 6 KOs meets IBF […]
Shurretta Metcalf, Miyo Yoshida and Dina Thorslund in Bantamweight Title Fights and More By David A. Avila A couple of world champions defend their titles and a highly-rated prospect gets her first tough test this week. IBF bantamweight titlist Miyo Yoshida meets Shurretta Metcalf in New York City for a rematch, and WBO, WBC […]
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 […]
Mini Flyweights Lulu Hawton vs Viviana Ruiz Fight in Australia Tiny Lulu “Bang, Bang” Hawton first conquered Australia and Asia and then moved to America and showed off her blazing fighting skills in numerous entertaining scraps. Then the Covid pandemic hit. Back to Australia she went with no fights in sight for more than […]
Another Fight of the Year Candidate – Ginny Fuchs and Adelaida Ruiz in L.A. (photo by Al Applerose) By David A. Avila Rarely are the flyweights and lower weights shown on television or streaming, but when shown they delivered big. Ginny Fuchs’ (4-0) won a close savagely fought victory over Adelaida Ruiz (16-1-1) in […]
What Impact Will Paris Olympics Have for Pro Boxing and More News By David A. Avila As the Paris Olympics remain in full gear it’s a subtle reminder that women were first allowed to participate in Olympic boxing only 12 years ago. Change has come but not as much as hoped. In that first […]
Claressa Shields in Detroit for Heavyweight Challenge, Yokasta Valle in Costa Rica and More News By David A. Avila It’s a dangerous fight for Claressa Shields. “I’m not taking her lightly at all,” said Shields about the heavyweight champion on social media. Yes, Shields is the top female fighter pound for pound. And yes, […]
Amanda Serrano, Yokasta Valle and Chantelle Cameron, Back in Action on Saturday By David A. Avila Three of the top female fighters in the world jump in the prize ring this weekend including the face of women’s boxing Amanda Serrano, the undisputed featherweight world champion. Serrano (46-2-1, 30 Kos), a seven-division world champion, fights […]
Female Fighters Pound for Pound Rankings June 2024 and More News and Notes By David A. Avila We seldom publish new Pound for Pound rankings. Our last rankings were a year ago and a few changes have taken place. But the top ranking fighter still remains Claressa Shields. We base our rankings on one […]
“La Chucky” Alaniz Beats Marlen Esparza and Other News By David A. Avila Three flyweight titles switched hands as Gabriela “La Chucky” Alaniz pulled out a victory against Marlen Esparza in their rematch. It was another razor close split decision victory, this time by the Argentine fighter and this time in California, not Texas. […]