Two of Mexico’s most popular female fighters saw action on separate cards in Mexico this past weekend. In Mexico City, interim WBA super bantamweight champion Jackie Nava (30-4-3, 13 KO’s) unified the interim WBA and WBC super-bantamweight titles when she defeated WBC champion Alicia Ashley from Westbury, New York. The 47 year old Ashley was riding a seven bout winning streak … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: September 3rd – 10th, 2014
*All bouts listed below are subject to change or cancellation 9/3 – Ali Raymi (22-0, 22 KO’s) vs. Abdu Rafik (4-0, 1 KO) - 22 May Sports Stadium, Sanaa, Yemen This bout was mentioned in last week’s UTR, but Raymi snuck one in on us, and took a rematch with Prince Maz over the weekend and won by seventh round KO, ending his first round stoppage streak. So if this goes off as … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
It was a busy week for the women: female fight action kicked off mid-week with a seven bout, all-female card in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico on Wednesday night. Headlining the card was Westbury, N.Y.’s Alicia Ashley (20-9-1, 2 KO’s) defending the WBC super-bantamweight championship against Zenny Sotomayor (10-6-2, 8 KO’s). The challenger didn’t have what it takes to hang … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
The WBC super bantamweight title was up grabs this weekend as reigning title holder Alicia Ashley (19-9-1, 1 KO) defended against Chanttall Martinez (18-6, 7 KO’s) at Arena Roberto Duran in Panama. It was the second defense for Ashley, who has held the belt since 2011, winning a 10 round decision over Christina Ruiz where the vacant title was up for grabs. Martinez, a … [Read more...]