Tag Archives: Miyo Yoshida

Seniesa “Super Bad” Estrada Unchained

Seniesa Estrada Unchained, Most Valuable Promotions, Miyo Yoshida and More News   (Photo by JP Yim) By David A. Avila When Seniesa “Super Bad’ Estrada injured an arm while defending her world titles, it took away the ability to prepare for the biggest fight of her life. For about a minute. She soon adapted and […]

Denmark’s Dina Thorslund Ready for Battle

Denmark’s Dina Thorslund and Argentina’s Clara Lescurat in Title Fights and More News    By David A. Avila Two world title fights of significance take place in different continents as Denmark’s Dina Thorslund defends two bantamweight titles and Clara Lescurat guards a super flyweight title this week in Argentina. Both fights should be telling. Thorslund […]

Seniesa Estrada vs Yokasta Valle is Official and More News

Flyweights on Display With Yokasta Valle, Seniesa Estrada and More News   By David A. Avila It’s official. Seniesa Estrada and Yokasta Valle will fight to claim the undisputed minimumweight world championship on Friday March 29, at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. ESPN will televise the Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions card. […]

Battles in Japan for Hiruta, Kuroki and Iwakawa and More Female Boxing News

Battle in Japan for Mizuki Hiruta, Yuko Kuroki and Mika Iwakawa   By David A. Avila Battle. Mizuki Hiruta, a pink flame-haired super flyweight world champion, spearheads an all-female fight card in Tokyo this week. WBO super flyweight titlist Hiruta (5-0) defends against South Korea’s Ji Hyun Park (26-3) on Friday Jan. 12, at Korakuen […]

The Prizefighters.com Fighter of the Year and More

Fighter of the Year and Other Achievements; Welcome to 2024   By David A. Avila It was a year that saw countries like Thailand, Japan and France go full throttle into the women’s boxing world and we also saw a small group of champions strive even harder to push the sport even further. None were […]

World Title Fights in U.S. and Germany

World Title Fights in U.S. and Germany Shadasia, Franchon, Boorman and Nery Plata and More News   By David A. Avila Two potentially explosive world title fights take place this weekend. First, a showdown between former champion Franchon Crews-Dezurn and Shadasia Green ends the year for big-time women world title fights this year. Crews-Dezurn (8-2) […]

Miyo Yoshida Upsets Ebanie Bridges in San Francisco

Miyo Yoshida Wins IBF Bantamweight World Title in San Francisco   By David A. Avila Sometimes gambling pays off. Miyo Yoshida accepted a fight with less than two weeks-notice against IBF bantamweight world champion Ebanie Bridges and fought the perfect storm in dethroning the Aussie favorite by unanimous decision on Saturday. “I always respected Ebanie,” […]

Ebanie Bridges vs Miyo Yoshida and Amanda Dumps WBC

Ebanie Bridges vs Miyo Yoshida; Amanda Serrano Dumps WBC Belt and More News   By David A. Avila Extraordinary. One is a former Australian ring girl, trainer, teacher turned boxing world champion. The other is a single mother from Asia who moved to another continent in pursuit of her American dreams in New York. On […]

Miyo Yoshida In Stiff Test in NY and More News

Miyo Yoshida vs Shurretta Metcalf in NYC, & Title Fight in California   By David A. Avila Bantamweight contenders Miyo Yoshida and Shurretta Metcalf battle in Manhattan on Tuesday for an opportunity to decide who will fight the world champion possibly next year. Women’s boxing has truly become an international sport. Japan’s Yoshida (16-3) clashes […]

Amanda Serrano Blows Door Open for Women Fighters

Amanda Serrano Blows Door Open and Other News and Notes   By David A. Avila Amanda Serrano tossed down the gauntlet to the boxing world proclaiming that female prizefighters are not second class and can demand equal terms as male fighters. Serrano’s willingness to fight 12 three-minute rounds against Danila Ramos last weekend, despite sanctioning […]