Wakayama, Japan played host to this weekend's major female title fight as newly crowned WBC flyweight champion Renata Szebeledi (16-10, 10 KO’s) made the first defense of her title against one of Japans most promising female competitors, Shindo Go (12-2, 8 KO’s). Szbeledi is a far better fighter than her record would lead some to believe. Now just 19 years old, the … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: mid-week update
Late results from Monday’s action In the Dominican Republic, two IBF world title bouts took place: Dahiana Santana (31-6, 14 KO’s) defeated Helen Joseph (11-2-1, 6 KO’s) over 10 rounds to retain the IBF featherweight title. Santana won the title just over a year ago taking a ten round decision in a rematch with Stacey Reile. This was her third defense of the year. … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
In Seoul, South Korea, Ju-Hee Kim (17-1-1, 8 KO’s) successfully defended her four female light flyweight championships with a 10th round stoppage of Thailand’s Ploynapa Sakrungrueng (9-3, 0 KO). This was the second time Kim has defeated Sakrungrueng; the two met in March of this year with Kim winning by a sixth round TKO. Between bouts, Sakrungrueng managed to rack up four … [Read more...]