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Looking Back at Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor Mega Fight

One Year Anniversary of Amanda and Katie Mega Fight and More News    By David A. Avila A little over a year ago Manhattan bustled and vibrated with excitement as female prizefighting entered a realm never experienced. New York’s own Amanda Serrano and Ireland’s Katie Taylor brutalized and pummeled each other with blurring fists and […]

Mikaela Mayer and a Tale of Be Ready at All Times

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 […]

Mega Fight in NYC Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano

Two Million Dollar Fight – Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano and More News   By David A. Avila (Photo by JP Yim) Thousands of fans are descending on New York City to witness the most anticipated fight in recent times between Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano and undefeated Katie Taylor for the lightweight world championship. […]

Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano are War Ready

Katie Taylor, Amanda Serrano, Claressa Shields and More Fight News   By David A. Avila Members of the millionaire’s club gathered in the United Kingdom with Claressa Shields blazing past Ema Kozin in Wales to re-establish herself as the middleweight world champion while Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor arrived in London Shields, Serrano and Taylor […]

Katie Taylor Stepped Up Big: Who’s Next?

Katie Taylor Stepped Up; Who’s Next? Will it be Persoon, McCarter, Serrano, McCaskill or Braekhus?   By David A. Avila Ireland’s Katie Taylor put an Irish whuppin on Brazil’s Rose Volante and added another title to her lightweight collection of the WBA, IBF and WBO belts. Next up could be Belgium’s Delfine Persoon who holds […]

Greece’s Christina Linardatou Upsets Baumgardner

Greece’s Christina Linardatou Upsets Baumgardner in American Debut   By David A. Avila Greek fighter Christina Linardatou came, she saw and she conquered in her first visit to America. Linardatou (10-1, 5 KOs) arrived from Athens, Greece with no fanfare and full of confidence to upset American fighter Alycia Baumgardner (6-1, 4 KOs) by split […]

Alejandra Jimenez Defends Heavyweight Title and Maricela Cornejo Returns

“Tigre” Jimenez Ready to Roar in Mexico By Felipe Leon   Traditionally the heavyweight division is the glamour weight class in boxing.  It is believed the way the division goes, so does boxing.  In female boxing, it is the other way around.  The heavier the fighter, the less attention she receives.   Unless your last […]

Laila Ali Talks Claressa, Katie and More

Dancing With The Stars In Boston: Laila Ali Floats Into The Tradition BOSTON — Laila Ali doesn’t box anymore. Her final professional fight was won nearly a decade ago, in 2007. The youngest of eight children born to the late great Muhammad Ali, Laila did something in the fight game that her famous father could […]