This Saturday, April 25th, the Buckhead Fight Club in Atlanta Georgia will host the Women’s International Clash of Champions. The event, an Olympic style duel will pit the U.S. elite women boxers against China’s elite team in an event that will feature action in all of the women’s amateur weight divisions. The event is the first of its kind in the U.S. since 2001, when the … [Read more...]
Farias Back on Top: Women’s Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up
Former WBC world lightweight champion Erica Anabella Farias (21-1, 10 KO’s) won her second world title this past weekend, defeating Alejandra Marina Oliveras (31-2-2, 16 KO’s) by split decision to take home the WBC light welterweight crown in Cancun, Mexico. There was some odd scoring in the contest, as two judges saw the new champ edging it with scores of 97-94 and 97-93, … [Read more...]
Munoz Victory Wraps Up WBC Convention: Women’s Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up
A seven bout card at the Hotel Gran Riviera Princess in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico wrapped up the first ever WBC women’s boxing convention in Mexico. Fighting on the card was WBC super-flyweight champion Zulina Munoz (43-1-2, 27 KO’s), making the seventh defense of the title against the lesser experienced Karina Hernandez (5-1-3, 1 KO). The two fought clean at ring … [Read more...]
Riviera Maya to Host Inaugural Women’s Boxing Convention
The Riviera Maya in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico will host the first ever WBC women’s boxing convention. The event will be held from Wednesday, September 24th through Saturday the 27th with the official opening on Thursday morning. Among those scheduled to attend the event are NYSAC chairperson Melivina Lathan, WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman, and physician, Dr. … [Read more...]
Duer Retains WBO Strap, U.S. Women Win Three Gold in Mexico City: Women’s Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up
WBO bantamweight champion Carolina Raquel Duer (17-3-1, 5 KO’s) retained her title with a unanimous 10 round decision over Ana Lozano (8-2, 6 KO’s) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Duer won by a comfortable four point margin on two of the judges scorecards (six points on the third), but the champ didn’t escaped unscathed, leaving the bout with bruises and swelling under both eyes. … [Read more...]