Tag Archives: Esmeralda Moreno

Canada’s Kim Clavel Challenges Mexico’s Yesenia Gomez for WBC Title

Can Kim Clavel End Mexican Domination and More Fight News   By David A. Avila When Canada’s Kim Clavel meets WBC light flyweight world titlist Yesenia Gomez for the championship it will be the first time in nine years the belt will be competed for outside of Mexico. On Friday, Mexico’s Gomez (19-5-3, 6 KOs) […]

Jackie Nava vs Mariana Juarez

Jackie Nava vs Mariana Juarez in Tijuana, Mexico on Saturday October 30   By Felipe Leon   They say good things come to those who wait but sometimes the wait is too long.   Two legendary female fighters former multi-time world champion Jackie Nava (38-4-4, 16KO) will finally face off against also former-multi-time world champion […]

Mexico Reporting: Lourdes Juarez Beats Diana Fernandez Again

Lourdes Juarez Retains WBC Super Flyweight Title Against Diana Fernandez   By Felipe Leon   WBC super flyweight champion Lourdes “Pequeña Lulu” Juarez (32-2, 4KO) of Mexico City successfully defended her newly minted green and gold belt against hometown favorite Diana “Bonita” Fernandez (23-4, 4KO) via a hard-fought split decision over ten rounds.   The […]

Mariana “Barbie” Juarez vs Yulihan Luna and More

Mariana “Barbie” Juarez vs Yulihan Luna Preview and Yesenia Gomez Too   By Felipe Leon   Despite the global pandemic, boxing is slowly but surely coming back to pre-Covid 19 action all over the world.  In Mexico, one of the superpowers of the sport, the return has been a bit slower than north of the […]

Kenia Enriquez Speaks Out, Layla McCarter and More

Kenia Enriquez and Layla McCarter Speak Out and Other Female Fight News   By David A. Avila Two of the best female prizefighters on the planet Kenia Enriquez and Layla McCarter share the same dilemma: both are shunned and avoided by world champions and top contenders. It says a lot about boxing sanctioning organizations such […]

Changing of the Guard in Mexico: Diana Fernandez Beats Esmeralda Moreno

Diana “La Bonita” Fernandez Defeats Esmeralda “La Joya” Moreno in Juarez, Mexico   By Felipe Leon   The ultra-popular Diana “Bonita” Fernandez (22-3, 4KO) of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, was able to use her advantage in height and reach to score one of the most important wins of her career this past Saturday night, defeating former […]

Yesenia Gomez Defends vs Ana Victoria Polo

Yesenia Gomez vs Ana Victoria Polo Preview   By Felipe Leon   Perhaps more surprising than WBC light flyweight champion Yesenia Gomez’s win for the title is her reign.  Not many expected the 23-year-old Gomez (15-5-3, 6KO) of Cancun, Quintana Roo, to get a draw over the much more experienced and known Esmeralda “Joya” Moreno […]

Lupita Martinez vs Kika Chavez in Mexico

Lupita Martinez vs Jessica “Kika” Chavez for WBC Super Fly Title   By Felipe Leon   There are two female fights in Mexican boxing lore by which all others are measured.  In 2011 Ana Maria “La Guerrera” Torres and Jackie “Princesa Azteca” Nava faced each in two epic wars televised at a national level in […]

Jessica Nery Plata vs Alondra Garcia in WBA Title Battle

Jessica Nery Plata vs Alondra Garcia in Guadalajara   By Felipe Leon   This Saturday night while Lourdes “Pequeña Lulu” Juarez, younger sister of the legendary Mariana “Barbie” Juarez, looks to give Venezuela’s Leiryn Flores her first loss and get a step closer to a world title on Televisa, on competing network Azteca a world […]

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 […]