Tag Archives: Hannah Rankin

Katie Taylor vs Chantelle Cameron II

Katie Taylor and Chantelle Cameron Return to Ireland and More News   By David A. Avila Katie Taylor returns to native soil and seeks to correct a loss to Chantelle Cameron in their second go around in the prize ring. All that sizzle remains. “I’m very grateful to have the chance for a rematch, not […]

Katie Taylor vs Chantelle Cameron Fight News and More

Katie Taylor and Chantelle Cameron Fight Tickets and More News   By David A. Avila (Photo by Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing) Today ticket offices flipped the switch for the Katie Taylor and Chantelle Cameron mega fight headed for Dublin, Ireland on May 20 at 3Arena. Taylor and Cameron will not be alone. Several key matchups accompany […]

Is Marcela Acuna Retiring and More Fight News

Argentina Roars Into Action with Marcela Acuna, Evelin Bermudez and More News   By David A. Avila It’s not official, but Marcela “La Tigresa” Acuna could be retiring or has retired after defeating Natalia Alderete by decision last week. Argentina’s Acuna has been the face of her country’s female boxing movement since making her debut […]

Drug Testing Required for Mega Title Fights in London

VADA Testing for Shields and Marshall Fight and Other News   By David A. Avila Drug testing for world title fights continues when the all-women boxing card in London, England takes place on October 15 featuring two world title fights. Claressa Shields, Savannah Marshall, Mikaela Mayer and Alycia Baumgardner will all undergo drug testing for […]

Amanda Serrano Wins in England; Terri Harper Wins Too

Amanda Serrano Beats Sarah Mahfoud and Terri Harper Wins Too   By David A. Avila Amanda Serrano showed her overwhelming skills to snatch another featherweight world title and England’s Terri Harper proved a higher weight class was her rightful place in winning a world title again on Saturday. Each fight took place in different cities […]

Amanda Serrano in England to Unify and More News

Amanda Serrano, Legacy Card in London and More News Sept. 19, 2022   By David A. Avila Her Majesty the Queen of England was buried yesterday and the United Kingdom moves forward. And respectfully, so does prizefighting. Amanda Serrano, America’s unmitigated conqueror of seven weight divisions, steps on British shores to claim another featherweight world […]

Can Elhem Mekhaled Handle Delfine Persoon and More News

Persoon vs Mekhaled, Montebello Fights and More Female Fight News   By David A. Avila A super featherweight match featuring two French-speaking champions takes place far from their native soil. It could be called the battle of the French Foreign Legion when Belgium’s Delfine Persoon (46-3) and France’s Elhem Mekhaled (15-0) meet 10 rounds on […]

Undisputed Claressa Shields, Big Rematch and More News

Celebrating International Women’s Day, Superwomen Card and More News   By David A. Avila Today is International Women’s Day and what better example to show determination and self-reliance than Claressa Shields piecing together her own boxing card when others abandoned her cause. It was both poignant and inspiring. After more than a year of trying […]

Mikaela Mayer and Savannah Marshall Win Titles and More

Seismic Changes as Mikaela Mayer and More Female Fight News   By David A. Avila Seismic changes of extraordinary proportions erupted the past few days with many new world champions announcing their arrivals with their fists. America’s Mikaela Mayer claimed the WBO super featherweight title with dominance in wresting the title from Poland’s Ewa Brodnicka […]

Savannah Marshall Wins WBO Title by Stoppage

Savannah Marshall Stops Hannah Rankin for WBO Title and More Results   By David A. Avila England’s Savannah Marshall slowly and deliberately dissected Scotland’s Hannah Rankin to win the vacant WBO middleweight world title by stoppage on Saturday. There was no disputing the end. Marshall (9-0, 7 KOs) built an entire reputation on a single […]