Former light flyweight champ Esmeralda Moreno (33-8-1, 11 KO’s) became a two time, two-division world title holder this weekend when she defeated three belt champ Eva Voraberger (20-5, 10 KO’s) at the Admiral Dome in Vienna, Austria. Fighting in front of a home crowd, Voraberger was making the first defense of the IBO, WIBF, and GBU super flyweight titles she won in … [Read more...]
Kuroki Edges Gutierrez, Marcos Stops Valverde: Women’s Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up
Twenty three year old minimum-weight Yuko Kuroki (12-4-1, 6 KO’s) successfully defended the WBC minimum-weight world title for the first time in her home town of Fukuoka, Japan, scoring a close split decision over Katia Gutierrez (19-5, 4 KO’s). Kuroki, who took to the pro ranks at the age of 17, won the belt from Mari Ando in May. She had failed in two prior title contests … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
World light flyweight champion Yesica Bopp (26-1, 12 KO’s) retained the WBA and WBO titles in Argentina with a second round stoppage over Ana Fernandez (14-7, 10) at Club Los Padres Capuchinos. The victory also earned her the WBA’s “Super” world title. After a slow first round, it took less than a minute into the second for Bopp to finish off the challenger. A right hand … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
Boxing’s “First Lady”, Cecilia Braekhus (23-0, 7 KO’s) retained the WBC, WBA, and WBO welterweight titles, stopping WBO light middleweight title holder Oxandia Castillo (12-1-2, 9 KO’s) in the ninth round Saturday night at Arena Nord in Frederikshavn, Denmark. Castillo, who ‘s fought in every class from welterweight to light heavyweight, won the light middleweight crown in … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
Monica Acosta (18-0-2, 4 KO’s) and Darys Pardo (25-13-3, 20 KO’s) met for the second time this past Friday at Gimnasio Municipal in Argentina to contest for the WBA light welterweight championship currently held by Acosta. The undefeated champion was making the second defense of the title. Acosta’s accuracy allowed her edge Pardo in the opening two rounds, before really … [Read more...]