Rewinding to last Wednesday at BB Kings Blues Club and Grill in New York City, Brooklyn’s undefeated Heather “The Heat” Hardy (11-0, 2 KO’s) headlined the six bout card, facing Las Vegas’ Crystal Hoy (5-7-4, 2 KO’s) for the vacant WBC International super bantamweight title. Hardy displayed superior boxing skills over Hoy, setting the pace of the contest, but also displayed … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: October 10th – 15th, 2014
10/10 – Ronny Rios (23-0, 10 KO’s) vs. Robinson Castellanos (19-10, 12 KO’s) - Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, USA The undefeated featherweight prospect headlines Golden Boy Live against Castellanos, who is the former WBC Silver featherweight champ. Castellanos had an 11 fight win streak going until getting stopped in his last contest. 10/10 – Antonio Orozco … [Read more...]
“The Heat” vs. “The Force” at Barclays: Women’s Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up
In the first ever female boxing contest at the Barclay’s Center, Brooklyn’s Heather “The Heat” Hardy (10-0, 2 KO’s) faced her toughest opponent to date in former world featherweight title challenger Jackie “The Force” Trivilino (9-8-3, 1 KO). The bout was an under card attraction on a seven fight card headlined by Ruslan Provodnikov’s light welterweight title defense against … [Read more...]
Braekhus Remains Undefeated, Taylor Wins Sixth EUBC Gold: Women’s Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up
Boxing’s “First Lady” Cecilia Braekhus (25-0, 7 KO’s) remained undefeated and retained the WBO, WBC, and WBA welterweight championships with a unanimous 10 round decision over Jessica Balogun (24-4, 12 KO’s) in a repeat performance of their 2012 contest in Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Though she was a game opponent, the challenger was one step behind Braekhus … [Read more...]
Habazin Wins World Title, Woo Retains: Women’s Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up
The vacant IBF welterweight title was up for grabs Saturday night. Croatian boxer Ivana Habazin (13-1, 5 KO's) and hometown fighter Sabrina Giuliani (12-2, 1 KO) squared off at the Hall Omnisport de la Prealle in Belgium, with Habazin managing to pull out a split 10 round decision. The new champ had failed in a prior attempt at this title in March of last year, losing a decison … [Read more...]