Centro De Convenciones in Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico played host to a world title double header featuring two of Mexico’s best and most popular champions, Jackie Nava and Kenia Enriquez. Super bantamweight champion Jackie Nava (32-4-3, 14 KO’s) defended the WBC and WBA titles against Mayra Alejandra Gomez (16-4, 4 KO’s), the WBO bantamweight champ. While … [Read more...]
Bermudez Retains WBO Strap: The Women’s Weekly Wrap Up
WBO super flyweight champion Daniela Romina Bermudez (17-3-2, 5 KO’s) successfully defended her title this past weekend, edging out challenger Vanesa Lorena Taborda (8-3) over 10 rounds in the headlining bout on a card in Maciel, Argentina. Final scores were 96:94 twice with one judge scoring the contest even at 95:95. Bermudez won the title a year ago, following a 16 month … [Read more...]
Braekhus Injury Update and The Women’s Weekly Wrap Up
As reported Saturday night by The Boxing Tribune, world welterweight champion Cecilia Braekhus (27-0, 7 KO’s) retained the WBA, WBO, WBC, and IBF titles with a dominant performance over IBO and GBC title-holder Jennifer Retzke (15-2-1, 9 KO’s) in Denmark. During the contest, Braekhus injured her right foot and it’s being reported that she’ll be laid up for at least a … [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...]
Hardy Wins WBC Strap: Women’s Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up
Rewinding to last Wednesday at BB Kings Blues Club and Grill in New York City, Brooklyn’s undefeated Heather “The Heat” Hardy (11-0, 2 KO’s) headlined the six bout card, facing Las Vegas’ Crystal Hoy (5-7-4, 2 KO’s) for the vacant WBC International super bantamweight title. Hardy displayed superior boxing skills over Hoy, setting the pace of the contest, but also displayed … [Read more...]