It seems the fine art of scum-baggery has made its way to the women’s side of the sport and former super-flyweight title holder Riyo Togo (10-5-1, 9 KO’s) is the artist at hand. Last week’s high profile rematch between Togo and Mariana Juarez (37-7-3, 16 KO’s) took a hit when Togo was found to be wearing doctored gloves in which the padding had been removed from the front, … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
Former world flyweight champion Mariana “La Barbie” Juarez (37-7-3, 16 KO’s) avenged her April defeat scoring a 10 round decision over Riyo Togo (10-5-1, 9 KO’s) in Mexico. The victory also gave Juarez the WBC International super-flyweight title. Togo scored a major upset this past April when she stopped Juarez by first round TKO in Mexico. The hard hitter from Japan had … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
Germany’s “Killer Queen” saw action this past weekend. Susi Kentikian (31-2, 16 KO’s) evened the score against Carina Moreno (23-6), working her way to a unanimous 10 round decision and regaining the WBA world flyweight title in Dortmund Saturday night. Scores of the bout were 96-94 and 97-93 twice. Kentikian, a Germany based Armenian, was undefeated at 29-0 and held three … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
Huge upset in the world of women’s boxing this past weekend. Former WBC flyweight champion, Mariana “Barbie” Juarez (36-7-3, 16 KO’s) met Riyo Togo (10-4-1, 9 KO’s) for the vacant WBC International female super flyweight title, a bout clearly staged to allow Juarez to grab a title belt, something she’s been without since losing to Ava Knight last October and dropping her WBC … [Read more...]