Tag Archives: Sue Fox

International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame in Las Vegas

International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame 2023 and More News   By David A. Avila If women’s pro boxing is your favorite sport, as it is mine, travel to Las Vegas this weekend to watch the 10th year induction ceremony for the International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame. It begins on Friday and culminates on […]

Amanda Serrano is Changing the Game

 The Quest of Amanda Serrano and More News and Notes By David A. Avila Every generation or so, a prizefighter like Puerto Rico’s Amanda Serrano arrives and slowly changes the landscape of the boxing business. No one does it alone, but Serrano has been the straw that stirs the drink for both women and men’s […]

Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame and More Fight News

Las Vegas to Keep International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame   By David A. Avila LAS VEGAS, Nevada- After several years of traveling from city to city the hall of fame for women will stay put, said Sue Fox the event creator and organizer. Las Vegas will remain the host city for the International Women’s […]

San Francisco Shines with Boxing Hall of Fame and Tourney

San Francisco Shines with Boxing Hall of Fame and More News   By David A. Avila They came from Hawaii, San Diego, Utah, and other parts of the USA to compete and compare in the Beautiful Brawlers amateur tournament in San Francisco. More than 60 female boxers showed their talent in two boxing rings on […]

Women’s International Boxing Hall of Fame Class of 2016 and More News

Women’s International Boxing Hall of Fame and Female Fight News   By David A. Avila Led by a squad of female prizefighters from the 90s and early 2000s a dozen will be inducted to the Women’s International Boxing Hall of Fame at the end of this month. It’s the class of 2019. World champions from […]

Things Female Prizefighting Needs to Succeed

What Female Boxing Needs to Succeed and Grow   By David A. Avila Germany’s Christina Hammer returns to the boxing ring on Saturday when she faces Elene Sikmashvili in a middleweight contest in Berlin. If she wins, as most undoubtedly she will, Hammer is poised to face America’s Claressa Shields sometime in April. Their clash […]

2019 Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame Selections and Female Fight News

2019 Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame Inductees and Female Fight News   By David A. Avila This year’s new inductees to the International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame were announced on Monday. Among those selected were seven boxers including Martha Salazar, Wendy Rodriguez, Lisa Holewyne, Bridgett Riley, Terri Cruz, Melissa Fiorentino, and Carina Moreno. In […]

Kenia Enriquez Wins and Female Fight News for week of Nov. 20, 2017

Kenia Enriquez and Female Fight News for week of Nov. 20, 2017
By David A. Avila
Mexico’s two fastest-rising fighters Kenia Enriquez and Jessica Nery

Daisy Lang: “I Dreamed of Being a World Champion”

Daisy Lang: “I Dreamed of Being a World Champion”
Daisy “the Lady” Lang leads a significant group of superb female prizefighters