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...]
Nava Returns in Impressive Fashion: Women’s Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up
After nearly two years of inactivity, former WBA super bantamweight champion Jackie Nava (29-4-3, 13 KO’s) made a dramatic return to the ring Saturday night, stopping Alys Sanchez (12-2-1, 4 KO’s) in the seventh round at Auditorio Municipal in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. It was a close scrap early on, with Nava tasting the canvas towards the end of the opening frame. … [Read more...]
Yamada upsets Hong: Women’s Boxing- The Weekly Wrap Up
Sunday at the Hoban Gymnasium in Chuncheon, South Korea, 19 year old Mako Yamada (7-0, 2 KO’s) won the WBO minimum-weight crown on her opponents home town, taking a 10 round split decision over previously undefeated titlist Su-Yun Hong (9-1, 5 KO’s) of Hwaseong City. Yamada’s early body attack made the difference in the bout, weakening Hong as the challenger kept her … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
Female boxing got started Thursday night with a double header in Tokyo Japan. Ayaka Miyao (16-5-1, 1 KO) defended the WBC atom-weight title against Gretchen Abaniel (13-5, 4 KO’s), it was the third title defense for Miyao, who snatched the title from Mari Ando just over a year ago. The champ scored a 10 round decision over Abaniel, a former WIBA minimum-weight title holder who … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
Saturday night Germany’s “Killer Queen” Susi Kentikian (29-2, 16 KO’s) suffered her second consecutive career defeat at the hands of American Carina Moreno (23-5, 6 KO’s) in Düsseldorf, a bout contested for the WBA flyweight title. Kentikian, the former WIBF, WBO and WBA champion, was looking to bounce back after suffering an upset majority decision loss to Melissa McMorrow in … [Read more...]