Monterrey, Mexico played host to two world title contests Saturday night with both titles changing hands. In a bantamweight contest, current WIBA champion Carolina Rodriguez (12-0, 1 KO) remained undefeated and won the IBF bantamweight title with a 10 round majority decision over reigning champ Janeth Perez (19-3-2, 4 KO’s). Perez, who had a stretch as the WBA bantamweight … [Read more...]
Hardy victorious at the “Last Dance”: Women’s Boxing- The Weekly Wrap Up
In New York City Wednesday night, UBF super bantamweight champ Heather “The Heat” Hardy (8-0, 2 KO’s) remained undefeated as she did her share to make the final boxing card at The Roseland Ballroom one to remember. Hardy, fighting in her first eight round contest, took a split decision win over game challenger, Christina Fuentes (2-5-3) of Texas. As is usually the case with … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Opening 2013 Wrap Up
The first (and so far only) women’s title bout of 2013 took place Saturday night in Mexico City, Mexico. The WBA bantamweight champion, Janeth Perez (17-1-2, 4 KO’s) defended against undefeated Irma Garcia (6-0-1, 1 KO, 4 NC). This was Perez’s fourth defense of the title she won in July of 2011 when she stopped Yolis Franco in the seventh round, for Garcia it was her first … [Read more...]