WBO Titlist Sandy Ryan Pummels Terri Harper in Battle Between British Champs By David A. Avila WBO welterweight titlist Sandy Ryan won the battle between British champions with a pile-driving stoppage of Terri Harper who dropped down a weight division but was unable to compete on Saturday in England. Harper, 27, the WBA and […]
Sandy Ryan and Terri Harper Battle in England and More News By David A. Avila Two of Great Britain’s most renowned champions battle each other as Sandy Ryan and Terri Harper meet this weekend in England. No longer do champions need a couple dozen fights on their resume to engage in world championship aspirations. […]
Yokasta Valle Eager to Fight Seniesa Estrada and More News (Photo by Al Applerose) By David A. Avila Whether running up the volcanic mountains of Costa Rica or scaling the Hollywood Hills, three-division world champion Yokasta Valle wants to conquer. It’s what she does. And now that Yokasta’s sister Naomy Valle has become a […]
Yokasta Valle, Welterweights and More Fight News (Photo by Al Applerose) By David A. Avila Yokasta Valle led a strong week of women’s boxing that saw her defend two minimumweight world titles. A hundred miles away two other title fights took place in Tijuana. All were available to watch worldwide. Currently, only three promoters […]
Best Female Pound for Pound Fighters and More News By David A. Avila This has been one of the best years in professional boxing for not just women, but men as well. Women’s prizefighting pulled the rest of the boxing world into its current flow like Aaron Judge pulls the Yankees into contention. Without […]
Top 12 Pound for Pound List for ThePrizefighters.com in June 2023 and More News By David A. Avila It was Claressa Shields turn in the spotlight and the undisputed middleweight champion banged her way to victory over the very strong Maricela Cornejo by decision in Detroit last weekend. Shields again substantiated her position as […]
Battle of Undisputed: Taylor vs Cameron; Harper vs Braekhus and More News By David A. Avila Two crackerjack fighters Katie Taylor and Chantelle Cameron expect to be tested to the full extent when they collide in the prize ring in a few days. “I’m too much for Katie Taylor,” said Cameron who is defending […]
Mikaela Mayer Officially A Lightweight and More News (Photo by JP Yim) By David A. Avila When Mikaela Mayer’s scheduled foe Christina Linardatou was forced off the match by the British Boxing Commission a strong replacement was quickly slotted in. Lucy Wildheart, the one-day substitute, gave an entertaining performance. Top Rank showed its decades […]
Mexico’s Tania Enriquez Challenges Argentina’s Evelin Bermudez in Buenos Aires and More News (Photo by Felipe Leon) By David A. Avila In the Americas, two nations Argentina and Mexico lead all countries in producing female prizefighters and this weekend two of their young warriors clash. Former world titlist Evelin Bermudez (17-1-1, 6 Kos) seeks […]
Best of the Best Female Fighters Pound for Pound By David A. Avila (Photo by Skysports) Claressa Shields (13-0, 2 Kos) – It’s already been seven years since Shields entered the professional ranks as a two-time Olympic gold medalist. Time flies. Now 27, she has fought 111 rounds and lost no more than 10 […]