by Fox Doucette Most of the time, your columnist finds these days that any "who would beat whom?" discussion on social media's been answered here on this show. I've linked a ton of Historical Fight Night episodes in those comment threads; it's like a self-perpetuating form of marketing. Other times, there's a eureka-moment "wait, I haven't done that one yet." Tonight's main … [Read more...]
Ronda Rousey, Holly Holm And A Boxing Lesson: The Sunday Brunch
Hola amigos y enemigos, welcome to a sparkly purple puffy-paint and watermelon lip gloss-scented edition of Panamá City’s highest rated, most money-spending proper pugilistic paper, The Sunday Brunch –We still don’t believe they killed off Glen in The Walking Dead. This week we are taking an unprecedented peek into the heavily-muscled, testosterone testing ground that is the … [Read more...]
Nava, McMorrow Win in Tijuana, Holm Wins UFC Debut: The Women’s Weekly Wrap Up
Centro De Convenciones in Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico played host to a world title double header featuring two of Mexico’s best and most popular champions, Jackie Nava and Kenia Enriquez. Super bantamweight champion Jackie Nava (32-4-3, 14 KO’s) defended the WBC and WBA titles against Mayra Alejandra Gomez (16-4, 4 KO’s), the WBO bantamweight champ. While … [Read more...]
Bermudez Retains WBO Strap: The Women’s Weekly Wrap Up
WBO super flyweight champion Daniela Romina Bermudez (17-3-2, 5 KO’s) successfully defended her title this past weekend, edging out challenger Vanesa Lorena Taborda (8-3) over 10 rounds in the headlining bout on a card in Maciel, Argentina. Final scores were 96:94 twice with one judge scoring the contest even at 95:95. Bermudez won the title a year ago, following a 16 month … [Read more...]
Farias Back on Top: Women’s Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up
Former WBC world lightweight champion Erica Anabella Farias (21-1, 10 KO’s) won her second world title this past weekend, defeating Alejandra Marina Oliveras (31-2-2, 16 KO’s) by split decision to take home the WBC light welterweight crown in Cancun, Mexico. There was some odd scoring in the contest, as two judges saw the new champ edging it with scores of 97-94 and 97-93, … [Read more...]