Rhode Island’s Shelly Vincent (14-0, 1 KO) remained undefeated this past Friday, retaining her UBF super bantamweight title and winning the vacant IBF strap, taking a unanimous 10 round decision over Christina Ruiz (7-8-3, 4 KO’s) of San Antonio, Texas. It was Vincent’s first defense of the UBF belt, facing an IFBA bantamweight champ in Ruiz, who’s faced numerous world class … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Holiday Week Wrap Up
My apologies for the late break with the Women’s Wrap Up, personal obligations kept me away, but the ladies do deserve their coverage even if I am a bit late in reporting it. These are the results for last week’s world title bouts, the last of world title action for the year. At the El San Juan Resort in Puerto Rico, Hanna Gabriel (14-1-1, 10 KO’s) returned after nearly two … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
It was a slow week for the ladies. In Argentina, the lone women’s world title bout took place between IBF super featherweight champion Claudia Andrea Lopez (24-7, 6 KO’s) and Betiana Patricia Vinas (9-5-3, 2 KO’s) with Lopez retaining the title by split decision. This was Lopez’s first defense after winning the strap in August with a fourth round stoppage of Diana Ayala. She … [Read more...]