In Brooklyn, at the Aviator Sports Complex, fan favorite Heather “The Heat” Hardy (7-0, 2 KO’s) scored her second straight win by stoppage, defeating Ana Laura Gomez (4-4) in the second round to win the vacant UBF International super bantamweight title. The bout was a scheduled eight round co-feature to the “Battle of Brooklyn” 10 rounder between Gabriel Bracero and Dmitry … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
American flyweight Melissa McMorrow (9-3-3, 1 KO) made the trek to Germany to defend the WBO and WIBF titles against Nadia Raoui (15-2-1, 3 KO's) at the GETEC Arena. This was McMorrow's second defense of the titles she won last May, when she scored an upset decision in Germany over Susi Kentikian. Raoui was coming in on a four fight win streak, and is the current holder of the … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
It was a good weekend for the ladies of the sport, five world titles at stake and some good all around action. Argentina got us started on Friday night in Buenos Aires, where the vacant IBF super featherweight world title was contested between Claudia Andrea Lopez and Maria Elena Maderna, both of Argentina. Maderna, coming in on a five fight win streak had a distinct height … [Read more...]