Women’s action is finally starting to pick up again. In Buenos Aires, Argentina, Ana Esteche (10-3-1, 2 KO’s) snatched the WBA light welterweight title from Monica Acosta (19-1-2, 5 KO’s) Saturday night with a convincing 10 round decision over the defending champ. Esteche, the former Argentina lightweight title holder, was coming in off a failed attempt at the IBF lightweight … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Double Header Wrap Up, part 2
OK, let’s get up to date… Venezuelan supermodel Ogleidis Suarez (19-2-1, 8 KO’s) won the full version of the WBA featherweight title, outpointing Liliana Palmera (21-11-3, 15 KO’s) over 10 rounds in Panama. Suarez had held the interim version of the title since 2011 and had successfully defended it twice, including a seventh round stoppage of Palmera in their first … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
Monica Acosta (18-0-2, 4 KO’s) and Darys Pardo (25-13-3, 20 KO’s) met for the second time this past Friday at Gimnasio Municipal in Argentina to contest for the WBA light welterweight championship currently held by Acosta. The undefeated champion was making the second defense of the title. Acosta’s accuracy allowed her edge Pardo in the opening two rounds, before really … [Read more...]