At long last, the (mostly) undisputed Biggest Women’s Boxing Match Ever is here. Now all that remains is for the two undefeated principals — who see themselves as fighting not only to advance their own level of stardom but for the higher purpose of benefitting their gender in a sport long dominated by men — […]
Freeda Foreman, the third oldest of 11 children fathered by legendary heavyweight champion George Foreman (6 girls and 5 boys) and herself a former boxer, was found dead in her Houston area home on Friday evening, March 8. KHOU Channel 11 in Houston was the first news outlet to confirm that her death was a […]
INGLEWOOD, CALIF.-Fans roared as former champion Kenia “La Gema” Enriquez stopped San Diego’s Amaris “Diamond Girl” Quintana at 16 seconds into the fifth round in a light flyweight clash that was furious while it lasted on Saturday. Enriquez (16-1, 8 Kos), the former WBO flyweight champion from Tijuana, dropped down a weight division to 108 […]
Female Fight Chatter April 11, 2016 – A female middleweight world title bout between Kali Reis (8-5-1) and Maricela Cornejo (4-1) leads a seven female bout card at Auckland, New Zealand on April 16. A total of four bouts will be for titles. It’s a promising fight card that also features the renowned Mia St. John […]
Nineteen year old Tania Enriquez (7-0, 4KO’S), nicknamed “La Chula”, is set to enter the ring as a professional prize fighter for the eighth time this Friday, April 8th. She will be defending her undefeated record against Mary Gastelum (4-1-1, 2KO’S) at Billar El Perro Salado in Tijuana, Mexico. “She is the one with a […]
Female Fight Chatter April 4th – WBA female super lightweight titlist Ana Laura Esteche (11-4-3, 2 Kos) retained the world title after 10 rounds with Farida El Hadrati (9-0-1, 5 KOs) ended in a draw. Esteche, 25, lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina and El Hadrati, 34, lives in France. Esteche floored Hadrati in the third […]
Boxing sisters Kenia and Tania Enriquez of Tijuana – Just like America’s duo in tennis the sisters Venus and Serena Williams, another pair of siblings from Mexico, Tania and Kenia Enriquez dream of dominating the sport of boxing. But unlike Venus and Serena, the Enriquez sisters vowed to never fight each other in the squared circle. “I would never fight […]
Female Fight Chatter March 21st – Southern California’s Mikaela Mayer and Michigan’s Claressa Shields earned their spots as U.S. Olympians. Shields win in the semi-finals guaranteed her a spot and Mayer accomplished the feat with three wins in Argentina. Both will participate in the Olympics in Rio De Janiero this summer along with 2012 London Games. […]
Boxer Kali Reis – This past February 19th, Kali Reis captured the vacant Universal Boxing Federation Female World Middleweight title with a first round TKO over rugged veteran Victoria Cisneros. Check out the Kali Reis interview in this video from our friends at The Boxing Channel. When Reis reflects back on a 2015 that saw […]
WHITTIER, CA. – In spite of the popularity of Laila Ali and Christy “Coalminer’s Daughter” Martin, who almost became a “Million Dollar Baby,” women’s boxing in the United States hasn’t caught on fire. Hoping to change that is Seniesa Estrada. “Promoters don’t give them the opportunity to be on the big stage and let them be […]