Tag Archives: Team USA

Amy Salinas vs Samantha Salazar in New Mexico

Amy “Picosita” Salinas vs. Samantha Salazar   By Felipe Leon   It would only be natural for you to box when your whole family does as well. For 18-year-old super flyweight Amy “Picosita” Salinas (2-0) of Las Cruces, New Mexico, it could have gotten a little bit more complicated but it only took a talk […]

Tiara Brown vs. Angel Gladney on Saturday in D.C.

Tiara “T Baby” Brown Fights Angel Gladney on Saturday   By David A. Avila Tiara Brown puts aside her street protecting duds and returns to the boxing ring against veteran Angel Gladney. Washington D.C. police officer Brown (7-0, 5 KOs) meets Gladney (10-14-1) at the Mystics Sports Arena in D.C. on Saturday May 18. At […]

Meet Tiara Brown: Prizefighter and DC’s “Police Officer of the Year”

Tiara “T Baby” Brown  is Both Featherweight Contender and Police Officer of the Year    By Felipe Leon   Who would have thought a baby named after a Duncan Hines cookie from the 80s would grow to be an extraordinary accomplished boxer as well as Washington D.C.’s Police Officer of the Year?   That is […]

Mikaela Mayer in Rio

Mikaela Mayer in Rio Olympics and other female fight news Most of our coverage focuses on female professional prizefighting, but with the inclusion of professionals this year by the International Olympic Committee, we felt it necessary to mention those women participating in Olympic boxing. Mayer, 26, is one of two North American females on Team […]