Layla McCarter Stops Szilvia Szabados in Las Vegas By David A. Avila LAS VEGAS, Nev.-Eight was enough for Layla McCarter in winning by technical knockout of rugged and determined Szilvia Szabados on Saturday. McCarter (39-13-5, 10 Kos) showed that 10 rounds was not necessary but eight rounds was just enough in defeating Hungary’s Szabados […]
The Queen Layla McCarter Seeks Her Throne By Felipe Leon If you’ve followed female boxing for the last 20 years then you know who Layla “Amazing” McCarter is. No introduction needed. She is considered by many the current best pound for pound female fighter despite of the existence of Cecilia Braekhus, […]
Female Fight News for week of April 24 Mexican War and more By David A. Avila High profile fights took place in North America and South America and next weekend Europe and Asia get into the act. The most important saw Amanda “Real Deal” Serrano become the first Puerto Rican to win five world […]
Female Fight News for week of April 17 Flyweight Tournament and more By David A. Avila Flyweights and bantamweights take center stage this weekend in Mexico and the U.S. respectively as world title fights take place. It was a light week for female boxing in most of the world. Europe saw fighters in Hungary […]
Female Fight News for the week of March 14, Japan’s All Female Card It’s almost like a dream for those following female boxing. Claressa “T-Rex” Shields won the NABF middleweight title with a one-sided beating of Hungary’s battle tough, but over-matched Szilvia Szabados. More importantly, it was the first time a female fight was the […]
Claressa Shields Hammers Szilvia Szabados to win NABF Title A hometown crowd and television viewers around the country saw Claressa “T-Rex” Shields capture the vacant NABF middleweight title with a stoppage win over Hungary’s shock absorbing Szilvia Szabados on Friday. It was a one-sided fight. Shields (2-0, 1 KO) gained the first knockout win of […]
Claressa Shields Warns Don’t Blink on Showtime Debut Move over boys. It’s Claressa time. America’s Claressa Shields was anointed the first female to headline a major television network main event on television. Now, after beating up the amateurs, she’s working on the pros. Shields (1-0) faces Hungary’s veteran Szilvia Szabados (15-8, 6 KOs) in a […]
Showtime’s Stephen Espinoza Jumps In With Both Feet The fairer sex has been strapping on the fight gloves as long as men and for more than a century of modern day professional boxing, women have not received their fair share of exposure, recognition, fame, money or a combination of all of the above. […]
It’s True. Claressa Shields the Main Event on Showtime Card in March. Former U.S. Olympic superstar Claressa Shields signed an expected contract with television network Showtime on Tuesday. But not expected was that her fight will be the main event. It’s an historic moment in female boxing. “I did not expect to be the […]