In the first ever female boxing contest at the Barclay’s Center, Brooklyn’s Heather “The Heat” Hardy (10-0, 2 KO’s) faced her toughest opponent to date in former world featherweight title challenger Jackie “The Force” Trivilino (9-8-3, 1 KO). The bout was an under card attraction on a seven fight card headlined by Ruslan Provodnikov’s light welterweight title defense against … [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...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
A double header of women’s action covered the co-features on a card in Michoacán de Ocampo, Mexico. WBC light flyweight champion Ibeth Silva (18-5, 8 KO’s) made the first defense of the world title, stopping Maricela Quintero (11-4-1, 0 KO) by eighth round RTD. Silva won the vacant title in March, taking a close split decision over Naoko Shibata, this was her third bout, … [Read more...]