The first (and so far only) women’s title bout of 2013 took place Saturday night in Mexico City, Mexico. The WBA bantamweight champion, Janeth Perez (17-1-2, 4 KO’s) defended against undefeated Irma Garcia (6-0-1, 1 KO, 4 NC). This was Perez’s fourth defense of the title she won in July of 2011 when she stopped Yolis Franco in the seventh round, for Garcia it was her first … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
It was a good weekend for the ladies of the sport, five world titles at stake and some good all around action. Argentina got us started on Friday night in Buenos Aires, where the vacant IBF super featherweight world title was contested between Claudia Andrea Lopez and Maria Elena Maderna, both of Argentina. Maderna, coming in on a five fight win streak had a distinct height … [Read more...]