As reported Saturday night by The Boxing Tribune, world welterweight champion Cecilia Braekhus (27-0, 7 KO’s) retained the WBA, WBO, WBC, and IBF titles with a dominant performance over IBO and GBC title-holder Jennifer Retzke (15-2-1, 9 KO’s) in Denmark. During the contest, Braekhus injured her right foot and it’s being reported that she’ll be laid up for at least a month. … [Read more...]
The Killer Queen Strikes: Women’s Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up
Saturday night at König Palast, Krefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, WBA flyweight champion Susi “Killer Queen” Kentikian (33-2, 17 KO’s) made the second defense of the world title, stopping IFBA minimum-weight champ Dan Bi-Kim (9-3-1, 2 KO’s) in the ninth round, the champs first stoppage win in six years. Despite her disadvantage in experience and overall skill, the … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
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
Friday night in Kissimmee, Florida, WBO female flyweight champion Melissa McMorrow (8-3-3, 1 KO) successfully defended her title by stopping challenger Yahaira Martinez (7-4, 4 KO’s) in the 9th round. It was the first defense for McMorrow, who won the WBO strap in a huge upset win over Susi Kentikian in Germany this past May. The stoppage was a first for both ladies: … [Read more...]