Former WBC world lightweight champion Erica Anabella Farias (21-1, 10 KO’s) won her second world title this past weekend, defeating Alejandra Marina Oliveras (31-2-2, 16 KO’s) by split decision to take home the WBC light welterweight crown in Cancun, Mexico. There was some odd scoring in the contest, as two judges saw the new champ edging it with scores of 97-94 and 97-93, … [Read more...]
Acuna Retains WBO Strap, Chavez Beats McMorrow: Women’s Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up
Marcela Eliana Acuna (42-6-1, 18 KO’s) and Edith Soledad Matthysse (12-7-1, 1 KO) faced off for the second time in just over a year at Sociedad Alemana de Gimnasia de Villa Ballester in Buenos Aires, Argentina with Acuna making the second defense of the WBO super bantamweight title. An October victory over Halanna Dos Santos won her the vacant strap and earlier this year her … [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...]
Hammer, Farias Remain Undefeated: Women’s Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up
On the under card of the Arthur Abraham-Robert Stieglitz rubber match, world middleweight champion Christina Hammer (17-0, 8 KO’s) made a successful defense of the WBF and WBO titles, winning a unanimous decision over GBU welterweight titlist Jessica Balogun (23-3, 11 KO’s) at the GETEC Arena in Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany. Hammer, who has held both world … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
After two weeks of little action to report on, the women’s activity picked up a bit this past weekend. The major match ups took place Friday night, with Saturday’s bouts being four, six, and eight round contests. In Buenos Aires, Argentina, Florencia Canteros (6-4-1) took home the vacant Argentina flyweight title, outpointing Yessika Munoz (1-9-2) over 10 rounds. It was the … [Read more...]