Tag Archives: Brenda Flores

Montserrat Alarcon vs Nora Cardoza for WBA Title in Mexico

Monserrat Alarcon vs Nora Cardoza   By Felipe Leon   All of a sudden the tiniest of weight classes in all professional boxing is heating up.  Last September in one of the best fights of 2018 Mexican Brenda “Bonita” Flores raged war against Louisa “Bang Bang Lulu” Hawton of Australia for the vacant WBC interim […]

Melissa St. Vil Goes to Belgium and More Female Fight News

Melissa St.Vil Lands in Belgium for WBC Title Challenge   By David A. Avila Brooklyn’s Melissa St. Vil has already arrived in Europe and if you know anything about the Haitian-American fighter, the country of Belgium is in for a surprise. St. Vil (11-3-4) challenges WBC lightweight titlist Delfine Persoon (42-1) on Saturday March 9, […]

Tijuana Fight Card Headed By Aida, Ayala and Pabello

Tijuana Fight Card Headed by Female American Triumvirate   By David A. Avila A trio of American-based female prizefighters is headed to Tijuana, Mexico coming from different parts of the USA including Chicago. All are engaging on a massive boxing card on Saturday Jan. 26, at Gimnasio Independencia called Battle at the Border series and […]

Looking Back at 2018: Claressa, Cecilia, Jessica, Katie and More

Female Prizefighting: A Look Back at 2018   By David A. Avila It was the best year yet for female prizefighting in 2018 and expect even more in 2019. Blame it on Rio for what’s slowly and powerfully developing into a slow growing tidal wave of appeal. Boxing fans are catching on to female boxing […]

A Wish List 2019 Part 2: Nava, Juarez, Hardy, Bopp and More

A Wish List 2019 Part II   With the advent of new applications to view professional boxing, ESPN+ and DAZN, as well as staples such as Showtime, at least in the United States there have been more platforms for female boxing.  For the sport to expand the fights the fans want to see need to […]

Best Fight of the Year – Claressa Shields vs Hanna Gabriels

ThePrizefighters.com Best Fight of the Year – Claressa Shields vs Hanna Gabriels   By David A. Avila Many intense and entertaining fights took place all over the world. But for drama and intensity with the world watching and with much at stake we voted on the following fight as the best for 2018. We also […]

Brenda Flores Pulls Out of Title Rematch With Bang Bang Lawton

Beaten By A Cold Flores is Out   By Felipe Leon   TIJUANA, MEXICO-In late breaking news Tijuana-based promoter Guillermo “Memo” Mayen informed the local daily newspaper Frontera his fighter current interim WBC atomweight champion Brenda “Bonita” Flores (15-4-1, 3KO) has withdrawn from her first defense against Louisa “Bang Bang” Hawton (8-2, 4KO) slated for Saturday, […]

Claressa Shields Added to L.A. Fight Card and More Female Fight News

Claressa Shields Added to Already Strong Fight Card in L.A.   By David A. Avila Mere days after a shutout win Claressa Shields returns to the boxing ring to defend the WBC, WBA, IBF middleweight world titles against Femke Hermans on Dec. 8, on the Los Angeles area fight card featuring two other female fights […]

Claressa, Seniesa and More Female Fight News

Claressa Shields, Seniesa Estrada and More Female Fight News   By David A. Avila A couple of young budding super stars return to the boxing ring when middleweight Claressa Shields defends her grip on the world championship and light flyweight Seniesa Estrada attempts to win her first major title on Saturday. Both fights will be […]

Cecilia Braekhus and “Bang Bang” Hawton Return to L.A.

Cecilia Braekhus Defends Titles in L.A. Hawton Fights Too   By David A. Avila LOS ANGELES-A pair of female prize fights will headline a fight card in the Los Angeles area led by undisputed welterweight world champion Cecilia Braekhus and former light flyweight titlist Louisa “Bang, Bang” Hawton next month. Leave it to Tom Loeffler […]