Monday night at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan Naoko Fujioka (12-0, 6 KO’s) retained both her undefeated record and the WBA super flyweight championship when she comfortably out-pointed Tomoko Kawanishi (9-2, 4 KO’s) over 10 rounds. Fujioka has held a title most of her young career; in her fourth pro outing she won the OPBF female minimum-weight title followed two bouts … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
A double header of women’s action covered the co-features on a card in Michoacán de Ocampo, Mexico. WBC light flyweight champion Ibeth Silva (18-5, 8 KO’s) made the first defense of the world title, stopping Maricela Quintero (11-4-1, 0 KO) by eighth round RTD. Silva won the vacant title in March, taking a close split decision over Naoko Shibata, this was her third bout, … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Pro and Amateur Wrap Up
In the lone world title bout of the weekend, WBA bantamweight champion Irma Garcia (7-0-1, 1 KO, 4 NC) put the title on the line in a rematch with Janeth Perez (17-2-2, 4 KO’s) in Michoacán de Ocampo, Mexico. The two fought in January of this year, with Garcia scoring a close but unanimous decision to snatch the title from Perez, who had held the belt since July of 2011. It was … [Read more...]