4/26 - Yesica Bopp (26-1, 12 KO’s) vs. Daniela Bermudez (16-2-2, 5 KO’s) II - Polideportivo Carlos Magalot, Rio Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina The long reigning WBA and WBO light flyweight champ makes the jump to flyweight in attempt at the vacant WBO title in a rematch against former two division champion Bermudez. Bopp has held her two titles since 2010 and had a total … [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...]
The Boxing Tribune’s Wednesday Grab Bag
by Jim McGrady Sadly we start this week, and the new year, with yet another boxing related death. Japanese super flyweight Tesshin Okada (0-1) passed away Monday due to a brain hemorrhage suffered in his professional debut on a December 20th card against Masafumi Kamiyama (1-0, 1 KO), who was also making his pro debut. Okada was stopped 22 seconds into the fourth and final … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
At the GAP Disco in Argentina, Daniela Bermudez (15-2-2, 4 KO’s) retained the interim WBA super flyweight title, taking a 10 round decision over Judith Rodriguez (6-5, 4 KO’s). Bermudez has held the interim belt since March of last year and also holds the WBO strap in the bantamweight division. That title she won this past May, stopping Nessi Torres in one round. Friday win … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
Jessica Chavez said she “wasn’t the same girl” as she was four years ago, and Saturday night she proved it. Chavez (18-3-2, 4 KO’s), the WBC silver light flyweight titlist, scored big in the division when she dealt WBO/WBO world champion Yesica Bopp (24-1, 11 KO’s) her first professional defeat in front of her Mexican fan base at Estadio Morelos, in Ecatepec, … [Read more...]