Action on the women’s front was pretty much bone dry this week, but not to worry, there are big things on the horizon. In just over a week, two of Mexico’s biggest stars will defend their world titles at a card held at Centro De Convenciones in Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico. In a bout to be contested for the WBO flyweight championship, newly crowned champion Kenia … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
Big upset in Japan this week. Tuesday night in Tokyo, Anabel Ortiz (12-3, 2 KO’s) dealt Etsuko Tada (12-1-2, 2 KO’s) her first defeat and won the WBA minimum weight title in the process. Ortiz, a former WBC minimum weight titlist and Mexico light flyweight champ, lost her last two world title bouts when she dropped the WBC minimum weight belt to Naoko Fujioka in 2011, and … [Read more...]