In her first title defense, interim WBA super bantamweight champion Liliana Palmera (24-11-3, 15 KO’s) defeated former title holder Alys Sanchez (13-3-1, 4 KO’s) over 10 rounds at the Coliseo Mario de León in Cerete, Colombia. Sanchez fought form the outside, circling the ring, and appeared to miss a lot of punches from simply throwing them from too far away. When … [Read more...]
Rivas, Miyao Retain World Titles: Women’s’ Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up
Yazmin Rivas (31-8, 9 KO’s) successfully defended the WBC bantamweight championship, defeating Susie Ramadan (23-2, 8 KO’s) for the second time, taking a unanimous 10 round decision at Auditorio Centenario in Durango, Mexico. This was Ramadan’s first contest in over two years, but the former IBF and WBC champion boxed well, and did her best to avoid the heavier shots of the … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Double Header Wrap Up, part 2
OK, let’s get up to date… Venezuelan supermodel Ogleidis Suarez (19-2-1, 8 KO’s) won the full version of the WBA featherweight title, outpointing Liliana Palmera (21-11-3, 15 KO’s) over 10 rounds in Panama. Suarez had held the interim version of the title since 2011 and had successfully defended it twice, including a seventh round stoppage of Palmera in their first … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
In the lone female title fight of the week, WBC lightweight champion Erica Anabella Farias (16-0, 9 KO’s) made a quick and successful defense of the title with a third round knockout of Liliana Palmera (21-10-3, 15 KO’s) in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Saturday night. The two first matched just over a year ago in February of 2012, with Palmera surrendering after the sixth … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
The WBO women’s super flyweight title was on the line Friday night in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Champion Carolina Duer (13-3, 5 KO’s) defended against Marisa Portillo (12-6-2, 2 KO’s) in the shows headlining bout. It was a steady paced contest, and a good solid performance by both fighters but an otherwise uneventful bout. Duer gained control as the rounds wore on, and although … [Read more...]