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
After two weeks of little action to report on, the women’s activity picked up a bit this past weekend. The major match ups took place Friday night, with Saturday’s bouts being four, six, and eight round contests. In Buenos Aires, Argentina, Florencia Canteros (6-4-1) took home the vacant Argentina flyweight title, outpointing Yessika Munoz (1-9-2) over 10 rounds. It was the … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
A triple header of womens boxing took place in Bayern, Germany Saturday night. Two world title bouts and a non-title 10 rounder, headlined by the return of the former WIBF lightweight champion, Rola El Halabi, who suffered what appeared to be career ending injuries in April of 2011 when she was shot by her step father, Roy El Halabi. In January of 2011, Rola had terminated … [Read more...]