For the second time this year, IBF bantamweight champion Carolina Rodriguez (14-0, 1 KO) defeated challenger Janeth Perez (20-4-2, 4 KOs) in her second defense of the title at Arena de Puente Alto in Puente Alto, Chile. When the two first faced off in May, Perez was the champion making her first defense. It was her second run as a world title-holder, having held … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
Boxing’s “First Lady”, Cecilia Braekhus (23-0, 7 KO’s) retained the WBC, WBA, and WBO welterweight titles, stopping WBO light middleweight title holder Oxandia Castillo (12-1-2, 9 KO’s) in the ninth round Saturday night at Arena Nord in Frederikshavn, Denmark. Castillo, who ‘s fought in every class from welterweight to light heavyweight, won the light middleweight crown in … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
Apologies for the delay this week, circumstances beyond this writers control prevented an earlier posting of this weeks women’s news. Anyway… It was a relatively light week for the females. In Mexico, former IBF and WBC flyweight title holder Arely Mucino (18-2-1, 10 KO’s) made short work of Olga Julio (14-14-1, 9 KO’s) stopping her in the second round. Julio did her best … [Read more...]