This Saturday, April 25th, the Buckhead Fight Club in Atlanta Georgia will host the Women’s International Clash of Champions. The event, an Olympic style duel will pit the U.S. elite women boxers against China’s elite team in an event that will feature action in all of the women’s amateur weight divisions. The event is the first of its kind in the U.S. since 2001, when the … [Read more...]
Vincent Tops Ruiz at “The Revival”: The Women’s Weekly Wrap Up
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...]
Munoz Victory Wraps Up WBC Convention: Women’s Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up
A seven bout card at the Hotel Gran Riviera Princess in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico wrapped up the first ever WBC women’s boxing convention in Mexico. Fighting on the card was WBC super-flyweight champion Zulina Munoz (43-1-2, 27 KO’s), making the seventh defense of the title against the lesser experienced Karina Hernandez (5-1-3, 1 KO). The two fought clean at ring … [Read more...]
Eight Times a Charm: The Boxing Tribune’s Interview with 8-Time Golden Gloves Champ Christina Cruz
Just days before Bernard Hopkins' age-defying and record-setting performance against Beibut Shumenov last Saturday; New York’s Christina Cruz made history of her own. On April 17th, the 31-year old defeated Jennifer Chieng in the 125 lb. final to win her eighth consecutive pair of N.Y. Golden Gloves in front of a packed crowd at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. With the win, … [Read more...]
Cruz Wins Eighth Golden Gloves Title: Women’s Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up
Bernard Hopkins wasn’t the only one making history this week. Thursday night at the Barclay’s Center, amateur star Christina Cruz won her eighth consecutive New York Golden Gloves title, breaking the record she set last year and also winning the tournaments award for best boxer. The 31 year old bantamweight competitor was fresh off a win at the National Championships, her third … [Read more...]