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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 […]

Amanda Serrano and Company A Success at Madison Square Garden

Another Look at Serrano, Alycia Baumgardner and More News   By David A. Avila (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Matchroom) It’s not an avalanche but women’s prizefighting gains traction every month and every year. Madison Square Garden sold out two shows in the span of a year. Though this last Matchroom Boxing card took place in the […]

Seniesa Estrada and Golden Boy Promotions Get a Divorce

Seniesa Estrada and Golden Boy Promotions Officially Cut Ties   By David A. Avila (Photo by Al Applerose) LOS ANGELES-Even relationships thought to be made in heaven can go awry. One of boxing’s top female fight stars Seniesa “Super Bad” Estrada of East Los Angeles was given her release from her contract by Golden Boy […]

Can Elhem Mekhaled Handle Delfine Persoon and More News

Persoon vs Mekhaled, Montebello Fights and More Female Fight News   By David A. Avila A super featherweight match featuring two French-speaking champions takes place far from their native soil. It could be called the battle of the French Foreign Legion when Belgium’s Delfine Persoon (46-3) and France’s Elhem Mekhaled (15-0) meet 10 rounds on […]

Amanda Serrano: the Hunt for Undisputed Status

Amanda Serrano In Pursuit of Dominance and More Fight News    By David A. Avila Spent several hours last week in Los Angeles with Amanda Serrano and her trainer/manager Jordan Maldonado. For those not familiar with the Brooklyn, New York fighter, she has captured world titles in seven different weight divisions. Only one other fighter, […]

Seniesa Estrada Leaping Toward More Challenges

Seniesa Estrada Moving Up for World Champ Tsunami Tenkai   By David A. Avila As Seniesa “Super Bad” Estrada scales effortlessly up a warehouse wall it’s a reminder that she’s not a normal human being. She’s a world champion hungering for even more challenges. “I want to prove I’m one of the best fighters ever,” […]

Amanda Serrano vs Daniela Bermudez : Battle of Pound for Pounders

Amanda Serrano vs Daniela Bermudez in PR and More Fight News   By David A. Avila Always looking for challenges Amanda “Real Deal” Serrano got her wish and faces fellow pound for pound fighter Daniela “La Bonita” Bermudez for the WBO and WBC featherweight world titles. More than that. They’re fighting for bragging rights to […]

Mexico City’s Anabel Ortiz vs East L.A.’s Seniesa Estrada

Anabel “La Avispa” Ortiz vs Seniesa “Super Bad” Estrada for WBA Title   By David A. Avila It’s contender versus champion. It’s East L.A. versus Mexico City. It’s Seniesa “Super Bad” Estrada (19-0, 8 KOs) versus Anabel “La Avispa” Ortiz (31-3, 4 KOs) and they meet on Saturday March 20, for the WBA minimum weight […]

American Stars Ready to Rumble: Claressa, Seniesa and More

Claressa, Seniesa and La Avispa and More Boxing News   By David A. Avila Two stars on opposite sides of the US await their turn. Claressa Shields and Seniesa Estrada fight in vastly different weight divisions but are considered to be the best. Shields currently dwells among the super welterweights and Estrada below the light […]

Summer Mega Fight -Cecilia Braekhus vs Jessica McCaskill

A Summer Mega Fight Braekhus and McCaskill in US on Saturday   By David A. Avila Pandemic or not the women’s fight world puts its best foot forward and once again a mega fight takes place this week. Welterweight queen Cecilia Braekhus (36-0, 9 KOs) meets the fast-charging super lightweight queen Jessica McCaskill (8-2, 3 […]