IBF Champ Yokasta Valle Defeats Lorraine Villalobos By David A. Avila (photo by Al Applerose) ANAHEIM, Ca.-Costa Rica’s Yokasta Valle sped past Lorraine Villalobos to win by unanimous decision and unravel her abilities in front of American fans in Anaheim and retain the IBF minimumweight world title on Saturday. Speed was a major factor. […]
Flyweight Champions Fujioka and Esparza Collide, Mikaela in SoCal, Thorslund in Denmark and More News By David A. Avila Three up and three down. A trio of world title fights led by big Savannah Marshall showcased the talent now wielded in women’s prizefighting last week and now three more title clashes take place this […]
Ebanie Bridges, Yokasta Valle, Savannah Marshall and More News and Notes By David A. Avila About Last Week. Several marquee women fought world title fights and battled for contender status in England, Costa Rica and Mexico. There was good and bad that happened. A hearty congratulations to Australia’s Ebanie Bridges who banged out a […]
Yokasta Valle Retains IBF Title and More Results from MarvNation Card By David A. Avila Costa Rica’s Yokasta Valle once again defeated Japan’s Sana Hazuki to retain the IBF minimumweight world title in a clinch fest that was more frustrating than entertaining on Friday in her home country. Valle (24-2, 9 Kos) won by […]
Layla McCarter, Ebanie Bridges and Costa Rica Fights This Week By David A. Avila There are fighters far more recognized and celebrated than Layla McCarter, but none are more skilled than the prizefighter from Las Vegas. McCarter (45-13-5, 12 Kos) matches skill against Brazil’s Halanna Dos Santos (14-8, 9 Kos) on Friday March 25, […]
Pound for Pound Top 12 in Women’s Boxing and More News By David A. Avila Women’s prizefighting took off in 2021. Many big fights took place and many former top-rated Pound for Pound tumbled out of the list and were replaced. Welcome to the new list of 2022. This is my personal list. […]
Women’s Prizefighting Big Bang Review of 2021 Pt. 2 By David A. Avila A fabulous year in women’s prizefighting needed two parts to summarize the amazing events including the beginning of a super lightweight tourney, the amazing continuation of Amanda Serrano’s march toward becoming world recognized and Katie Taylor proving she’s at another level […]
Top 10 Women Fights for 2022 By Felipe Leon With 2022 nearly upon us but a new variation of the virus knocking on the door, the future of boxing, as far as with fans, is a bit uncertain. With that said, we must be optimistic so here is a list of the top 10 […]
Costa Rica’s Yokasta Valle Visits Southern California By Felipe Leon Female fighters like Yokasta Valle and others don’t make as much money as their male counterparts so they improvise: Jackie Nava is an architect and former Mexican senator. Tiara Brown is a former police officer in Washington DC. Yesica Bopp is a […]
Return of Women’s Boxing in Southern California By David A. Avila Adelaida “La Cobra” Ruiz led the return of the smaller fight shows in Southern California last weekend and was rewarded with a super flyweight title. After 18 months of waiting to re-enter the prize ring due to the pandemic that paralyzed live boxing […]