In her first title defense, interim WBA super bantamweight champion Liliana Palmera (24-11-3, 15 KO’s) defeated former title holder Alys Sanchez (13-3-1, 4 KO’s) over 10 rounds at the Coliseo Mario de León in Cerete, Colombia. Sanchez fought form the outside, circling the ring, and appeared to miss a lot of punches from simply throwing them from too far away. When … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
In what was more than likely (and hopefully) the final bout of her career, defending WBC super featherweight champion Frida Wallberg (11-1, 2 KO’s) was stopped in the eighth round by Los Angeles based Australian Diana Prazak (12-2, 8 KO’s) in Stockholm, Sweden on Friday night. As reported earlier by The Boxing Tribune HERE, the bout had life threatening consequences for … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
The WBC super bantamweight title was up grabs this weekend as reigning title holder Alicia Ashley (19-9-1, 1 KO) defended against Chanttall Martinez (18-6, 7 KO’s) at Arena Roberto Duran in Panama. It was the second defense for Ashley, who has held the belt since 2011, winning a 10 round decision over Christina Ruiz where the vacant title was up for grabs. Martinez, a … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
Friday night in Kissimmee, Florida, WBO female flyweight champion Melissa McMorrow (8-3-3, 1 KO) successfully defended her title by stopping challenger Yahaira Martinez (7-4, 4 KO’s) in the 9th round. It was the first defense for McMorrow, who won the WBO strap in a huge upset win over Susi Kentikian in Germany this past May. The stoppage was a first for both ladies: … [Read more...]