Saturday night in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, long reigning WBA and WBO light flyweight champion Yesica Yolanda Bopp (27-1, 12 KO’s) made a successful move to the flyweight division, defeating WBO super flyweight title holder Daniela Romina Bermudez (16-3-2, 5 KO’s) in the nights headlining contest to win the vacant WBO flyweight championship. With the disadvantage in … [Read more...]
The Friday Grab Bag: A Little of This, A Little of That
By Jim McGrady As always, the holidays bring a lull in the fight game, little action over the last few weeks brings little to write about, but this is a perfect opportunity to catch up. World Title Action in Japan Despite the overall lack of fight activity, three world title bouts took place in Japan on New Year’s Eve. In Tokyo, Takashi Uchiyama (21-0-1, 17 KO’s) … [Read more...]