Boxing Returns to Japan in July; Top Fighters are Ready By Yuriko Miyata Since the JPBA Japan Professional Boxing Association and JBC Japan Boxing Commission decided to suspend shows at the end of February due to the COVID19 spread, boxing will resume with some conditions for safety: the events will be closed to […]
Wakako Fujiwara, Mother of Three, Wins OPBF in Tokyo By Yuriko Miyata TOKYO, Japan-A 37-year-old mother of three kids surprised everyone including the defending champion at the famous Korakuen Hall in Tokyo this Monday night. An eight rounds contest for the OPBF Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation featherweight title saw number […]
Female Fight News for week of April 17 Flyweight Tournament and more By David A. Avila Flyweights and bantamweights take center stage this weekend in Mexico and the U.S. respectively as world title fights take place. It was a light week for female boxing in most of the world. Europe saw fighters in Hungary […]
Women’s Fight Chatter – A Look At This Week’s Fights Mon. Feb. 29 Jessica Belder (4-0) faces Marianna Gulyas (13-22) in a super bantamweight clash set for six rounds on Monday Feb. 29. The female bout takes place at Rotterdam, Netherlands. Belder, 34, resides in Amsterdam and Gulyas, 28, fights out of Hungary. Tues. March 1 […]