It was a big week for the ladies, plenty of big fights cover, so away we go… Germany’s “Killer Queen”, Susi Kentikian (34-2, 17 KO’s) successfully defended her WBA flyweight championship for the third time in Stuttgart, Germany, scoring a 10 round unanimous decision over Japanese flyweight Naoko Fujioka (12-1, 6 KO’s) at the Porsche Arena, dealing Fujioka her first loss. … [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
A lot of women’s boxing this weekend scattered around the globe, but the main attraction of the weekend was the WIBA world featherweight title bout between Amanda Serrano (17-1-1, 12 KOs) and Wanda Ozuna (8-5, 2 KOs) in the Dominican Republic on Saturday night. Serrano, a former IBF super featherweight title holder made short work of Ozuna, stopping her in the very first round. … [Read more...]