Azalea Taisho in Osaka, Japan played host to two world title contests this past weekend. In one match up, WBO atom-weight champion Nao Ikeyama (15-3-1, 4 KO’s) made her first title defense against Masae Akitaya (9-5-2, 3 KO’s). Ikeyama is a former WIBA title holder as a minimum-weight as well as a JWBC champ early in her career. She won the WBO strap in May, defeating … [Read more...]
Serrano Wins Lightweight Title: Women’s Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up
Brooklyn’s own Amanda Serrano (21-1-1, 16 KO’s) took a trip down south this past weekend and came back with the world lightweight championship. At Estadio F.A.B. in Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina, Serrano faced WBO lightweight champion Maria Elena Maderna (13-9-3, 2 KO’s) in a scheduled 10 round contest that headlined the nights show. Maderna had been champion … [Read more...]