Tag Archives: Eric Gomez

Franchon Crews-Dezurn vs Alejandra Jimenez

Franchon Crews-Dezurn Eager to Tame Alejandra “Tigre” Jimenez   By David A. Avila Few endure for long the hidden potholes and unforeseen roadblocks the life of a female prizefighter can produce. Franchon Crews-Dezurn learned early in boxing to forsake wheels and put on tracks like a Sherman Tank. Now she’s rolling. Crews-Dezurn (6-1, 2 KOs) […]

Franchon Crews-Dezurn Ready to Lead With Golden Boy’s Backing

Catching Up with Franchon Crews-Dezurn   By Felipe Leon   Despite female boxing really coming into its own in the last half-decade, it has taken the bigger promoters of the sport time to catch up.  Lou DiBella of DiBella Entertainment has been one that has believed in female fighting for quite some time, keeping a […]

Franchon Crews Debuts Under Golden Boy Banner and More News

Franchon Crews Enters the Golden Age and More Female Fight News   By David A. Avila Franchon Crews Dezurn grabbed her first fight and win in a year by knockout. Despite holding the WBC super middleweight world title her match against Kayla Williams was a non-title fight and ended by knockout. On most occasions it […]

West Coast Female Prizefighting Revived

Female Fight News March 19, 2018 West Coast Revived   By David A. Avila After two or three years of darkness West Coast boxing finally returned and for two consecutive weeks female prizefighting shined. For back-to-back weeks female boxing was televised on three separate fight cards thanks to Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank. One […]

Back to Back Fight Cards Headlined by Women in So Cal

Back to Back Fight Cards Headlined by Women in So Cal   By David A. Avila If you followed the arc of women’s boxing it’s easy to trace because of television. Basically female prizefighting has been nonexistent on TV. Not since Laila Ali was the main event against Christy Martin in 2003 when their clash […]

Golden Boy Promotions Jumps in With Two Feet

Golden Boy Promotions Jumps In With Two Feet   By Felipe Leon   Fighters are the most important piece in the boxing business.  Without them, there is no boxing, plain and simple but right along with them are the promoters who with their financial investment and business acumen provide the platform for the fighters to […]