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...]
Juarez Edges McMorrow: Women’s Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up
In an entertaining match up south of the border, WBC International super flyweight champion Mariana “La Barbie” Juarez (39-7-3, 16 KO’s) and WBO world flyweight champion Melissa McMorrow (9-4-3, 1 KO) put on an entertaining 10 round bout at Gimnasio Miguel Hidalgo, in Puebla, Mexico with Juarez’s title on the line. McMorrow, of San Francisco, California gave a good account … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
Germany’s “Killer Queen” saw action this past weekend. Susi Kentikian (31-2, 16 KO’s) evened the score against Carina Moreno (23-6), working her way to a unanimous 10 round decision and regaining the WBA world flyweight title in Dortmund Saturday night. Scores of the bout were 96-94 and 97-93 twice. Kentikian, a Germany based Armenian, was undefeated at 29-0 and held three … [Read more...]