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...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
It was a relatively slow week on the female side of the sport, with just three world title bouts over the weekend. In Bakersfield, California, Tiffany Junot (10-3-1, 6 KO’s) scored an upset win over WBC light middleweight champion Mia St. John (47-12-2, 18 KO’s). Junot came into the fight on two weeks notice, her last being a six round decision loss in July. It was … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
It was a good weekend for the ladies of the sport, five world titles at stake and some good all around action. Argentina got us started on Friday night in Buenos Aires, where the vacant IBF super featherweight world title was contested between Claudia Andrea Lopez and Maria Elena Maderna, both of Argentina. Maderna, coming in on a five fight win streak had a distinct height … [Read more...]