Overall, it was a thin week for the ladies with no world title action taking place, but a reigning title holder and former world champ saw non-title bouts with two regional titles up for grabs as well. In Queens, N.Y., WIBA featherweight champion Amanda Serrano (19-1-1, 14 KO’s) stopped Kerri Hill (4-26-1, 1 KO) in the second round. Serrano, also a former IBF super … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
A double header of women’s action covered the co-features on a card in Michoacán de Ocampo, Mexico. WBC light flyweight champion Ibeth Silva (18-5, 8 KO’s) made the first defense of the world title, stopping Maricela Quintero (11-4-1, 0 KO) by eighth round RTD. Silva won the vacant title in March, taking a close split decision over Naoko Shibata, this was her third bout, … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
A lot of women’s boxing this weekend scattered around the globe, but the main attraction of the weekend was the WIBA world featherweight title bout between Amanda Serrano (17-1-1, 12 KOs) and Wanda Ozuna (8-5, 2 KOs) in the Dominican Republic on Saturday night. Serrano, a former IBF super featherweight title holder made short work of Ozuna, stopping her in the very first round. … [Read more...]