Mexican flyweight Kenia Enriquez (13-0, 6 KO’s) remained undefeated, taking a 10 round unanimous decision over former light flyweight title holder Ana Arrazola (21-11-2, 13 KO’s), winning the vacant WBO flyweight championship, her first world title. Scores of the bout were a one sided 100-90 twice, and 100-89. The bout, held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in San Diego, … [Read more...]
Nava Defeats Ashley, Juarez Stops Weiss: Women’s Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up
Two of Mexico’s most popular female fighters saw action on separate cards in Mexico this past weekend. In Mexico City, interim WBA super bantamweight champion Jackie Nava (30-4-3, 13 KO’s) unified the interim WBA and WBC super-bantamweight titles when she defeated WBC champion Alicia Ashley from Westbury, New York. The 47 year old Ashley was riding a seven bout winning streak … [Read more...]
Maderna Retains Lightweight Crown: Women’s Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up
In Buenos Aires, Argentina, Maria Elena Maderna (12-8-3, 1 KO) successfully defended the WBC lightweight title, defeating Dalia Vasarhelyi (7-5, 1 KO) in three rounds and scoring her first TKO victory. With both the height and reach advantage, Maderna was in control from the start. The right hand was her money punch, and she was able to daze the challenger near the end of … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
It was a busy week for the women: female fight action kicked off mid-week with a seven bout, all-female card in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico on Wednesday night. Headlining the card was Westbury, N.Y.’s Alicia Ashley (20-9-1, 2 KO’s) defending the WBC super-bantamweight championship against Zenny Sotomayor (10-6-2, 8 KO’s). The challenger didn’t have what it takes to hang … [Read more...]