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Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up

December 15, 2013 by Jim McGrady Leave a Comment

Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up

WBO bantamweight champion Carolina Duer (16-3-1, 5 KOs) extended her unbeaten streak to 15 when she scored a unanimous decision win over Estrella Valverde (7-4-1, 1 KO) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was the first title defense for the two time world champion, who also held the WBO super flyweight title which she defended six times in 2011-2012. Early in her pro career, Duer … [Read more...]

Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up

July 30, 2013 by Jim McGrady 2 Comments

Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up

Big upset in Japan this week. Tuesday night in Tokyo, Anabel Ortiz (12-3, 2 KO’s) dealt Etsuko Tada (12-1-2, 2 KO’s) her first defeat and won the WBA minimum weight title in the process. Ortiz, a former WBC minimum weight titlist and Mexico light flyweight champ, lost her last two world title bouts when she dropped the WBC minimum weight belt to Naoko Fujioka in 2011, and … [Read more...]

Women’s Boxing: The Memorial Day Weekend Wrap Up

May 29, 2013 by Jim McGrady Leave a Comment

Women’s Boxing: The Memorial Day Weekend Wrap Up

Some good bouts took place on the women’s side of the sport this past weekend. In Mexico, WBC super flyweight champion Zulina Munoz (38-1-2, 25 KO's) made her second title defense against Soledad Macedo (11-9-1, 4 KO's). Munoz, who is also a former silver and youth bantamweight title holder, used her long jab and straight right to keep Macedo at a safe distance that had the … [Read more...]

Women’s Boxing: The Final 2012 Wrap Up

January 1, 2013 by Jim McGrady Leave a Comment

Women’s Boxing: The Final 2012 Wrap Up

In wrapping up 2012, we cover two weeks of women's boxing that took place over the holiday week: Last Friday, December 21st, Carolina Duer (14-3, 5 KO's) defeated Marcela Acuna (37-6, 17 KO's) over 10 rounds in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Duer is the current WBO female super bantamweight champion and has successfully defended the belt six times, though the title wasn't at stake … [Read more...]

Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up

October 29, 2012 by Jim McGrady Leave a Comment

Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up

The WBO women’s super flyweight title was on the line Friday night in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Champion Carolina Duer (13-3, 5 KO’s) defended against Marisa Portillo (12-6-2, 2 KO’s) in the shows headlining bout. It was a steady paced contest, and a good solid performance by both fighters but an otherwise uneventful bout. Duer gained control as the rounds wore on, and although … [Read more...]

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