Female Fight News for week of Sept. 11, Autumn Light By David A. Avila American prizefighters are storming the month of September especially in the lightweight division. Long one of the most dormant divisions in American female boxing, the 135-pound fighters are making a strong return to the forefront this year led by Olympians […]
WBC appeals to the Argentine boxing federation to lift Mayra Gomez’s suspension By Diego Morilla WBC super featherweight champion Eva Wahlstrom will attempt to make a title defense at home when she faces Argentina’s Mayra Gomez in Turku, Finland. The key word is “attempt.” But the fight scheduled for Saturday May 6 seems in […]
Alejandra Oliveras returns to action and beats Lesly Morales in Argentina By Diego Morilla Former four-division female champ Alejandra Oliveras returned to action after 20 months of inactivity to defeat Mexico’s Lesly Morales in the small town of Cutral Có, Neuquén, by unanimous decision on Saturday, April 8th. But as much as Oliveras’ victory […]
Female Fight News for week of April 4, 2017 Mariana Juarez and more By David A. Avila In Mexico City, female prizefighting saw history made when that country’s boxing queen fought for the bantamweight world title and won. Across the Atlantic Ocean, in Germany, the middleweight queen remained undefeated to set up a possible […]