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Double Header in Osaka: Women’s Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up

September 24, 2014 by Jim McGrady Leave a Comment

Double Header in Osaka: Women’s Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up

Azalea Taisho in Osaka, Japan played host to two world title contests this past weekend.  In one match up, WBO atom-weight champion Nao Ikeyama (15-3-1, 4 KO’s) made her first title defense against Masae Akitaya (9-5-2, 3 KO’s).  Ikeyama is a former WIBA title holder as a minimum-weight as well as a JWBC champ early in her career.  She won the WBO strap in May, defeating … [Read more...]

Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up

March 20, 2013 by Jim McGrady Leave a Comment

Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up

The WBO and WBA light flyweight world champion, Yesica Bopp (24-0, 11 KO’s), made a successful defense of her belts Saturday night in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Bopp faced Carolina Alvarez (10-5-2, 7 KO’s), who was fighting in Argentina for the first time. The difference in skill was obvious from the start, as the champion used her superior technique, hand, and foot speed to … [Read more...]

Women’s Boxing: The Opening 2013 Wrap Up

January 7, 2013 by Jim McGrady Leave a Comment

Women’s Boxing: The Opening 2013 Wrap Up

The first (and so far only) women’s title bout of 2013 took place Saturday night in Mexico City, Mexico. The WBA bantamweight champion, Janeth Perez (17-1-2, 4 KO’s) defended against undefeated Irma Garcia (6-0-1, 1 KO, 4 NC). This was Perez’s fourth defense of the title she won in July of 2011 when she stopped Yolis Franco in the seventh round, for Garcia it was her first … [Read more...]

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