Tag Archives: Los Angeles

Yokasta Valle Beats Anabel Ortiz

Yokasta Valle Defeats Anabel Ortiz in Costa Rica; Maricela Cornejo Wins Too   By David A. Avila A brutal battle saw current IBF and WBO champion Yokasta Valle defeat former champion Anabel “Avispa” Ortiz by unanimous decision in Costa Rica on Saturday. It was not a walk in the park. Costa Rica’s Valle (30-2, 9 […]

Yokasta Valle Defeats Evelin Bermudez in Calif.

Costa Rica’s Yokasta Valle Beats Argentina’s Evelin Bermudez in L.A.   By David A. Avila (Photo by Al Applerose) After a slow start in a cold November night, Yokasta Valle rallied to out-hustle the bigger and heavier Evelin Bermudez and take away the IBF and WBO light flyweight world titles by majority decision on Saturday. […]

Gabriela Fundora Wins in LA

Fundora Captures WBC Latino Title with Win over Arellano Reyes   (Photo by Al Applerose)   By Felipe Leon   Coachella, CA’s flyweight sensation Gabriela Fundora (9-0, 4KO) jumps in the WBC rankings at 15 with a lopsided unanimous decision over Naomi Arellano Reyes (9-2, 5KO) this past Saturday night from the Dignity Health Sports […]

Ramla Ali Returns

Ramla Ali Returns to British Shores   By Lauren Rodriguez Undefeated Ramla Ali (5-0) returns to action and faces Augustin Belen (6-1) at the O2 Arena in London, England on Saturday July 9. Her adopted country will get their first glimpse of the former Olympian since she moved to the USA to learn a new […]

Claressa Shields, Cecilia Braekhus and Lulu Hawton at StubHub in L.A.

Cecilia Braekhus and Claressa Shields Lead Powerful Card at StubHub   By David A. Avila LOS ANGELES-Cecilia Braekhus leads a trio of female prize fights that descend on the StubHub Center in an historic show of force on Saturday Dec. 8. Not since 2003 have two or more female bouts packed as much impact. But […]

Cecilia Braekhus Returns to StubHub in L.A. on Saturday

Cecilia Braekhus in L.A.   It has been a banner year for the woman known as the “First Lady”.  The 37 year-old Cecilia Braekhus (34-0, 9KO) of Norway is getting ready to fight for the third time in this calendar year and second time in Los Angeles, California, this Saturday night.  The scheduled ten-round fight […]

Claressa Shields Hits L.A. and more female fight news

Claressa Shields On Female Tripleheader in L.A. and Female Fight News   By David A. Avila Claressa “T-Rex” Shields arrived in Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon, hopped in a car and drove to El Cholo’s restaurant where she met about a dozen media members to discuss her Southern California invasion. Flying coast to coast is […]

Cecilia Braekhus and “Bang Bang” Hawton Return to L.A.

Cecilia Braekhus Defends Titles in L.A. Hawton Fights Too   By David A. Avila LOS ANGELES-A pair of female prize fights will headline a fight card in the Los Angeles area led by undisputed welterweight world champion Cecilia Braekhus and former light flyweight titlist Louisa “Bang, Bang” Hawton next month. Leave it to Tom Loeffler […]

Adelaida “Cobra” Ruiz Invades Super Fly Division

Adelaida “Cobra” Ruiz Seeks Fourth Straight KO on Saturday   By David A. Avila A mere whisper of three little words sends panic through the streets especially if those words are Adelaida “Cobra” Ruiz. In a little less than two years Ruiz has sent fear and avoidance among the bantamweight division throughout the Southwest and […]

Adelaida Ruiz and Dalia Gomez Blaze in L.A.

Adelaida Ruiz and Dalia Gomez Blaze in L.A. 
Los Angeles fight fans got a glimpse of the future of female prizefighting on Saturday.