Former light flyweight champ Esmeralda Moreno (33-8-1, 11 KO’s) became a two time, two-division world title holder this weekend when she defeated three belt champ Eva Voraberger (20-5, 10 KO’s) at the Admiral Dome in Vienna, Austria. Fighting in front of a home crowd, Voraberger was making the first defense of the IBO, WIBF, and GBU super flyweight titles she won in … [Read more...]
Yamada upsets Hong: Women’s Boxing- The Weekly Wrap Up
Sunday at the Hoban Gymnasium in Chuncheon, South Korea, 19 year old Mako Yamada (7-0, 2 KO’s) won the WBO minimum-weight crown on her opponents home town, taking a 10 round split decision over previously undefeated titlist Su-Yun Hong (9-1, 5 KO’s) of Hwaseong City. Yamada’s early body attack made the difference in the bout, weakening Hong as the challenger kept her … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
Women’s world title action kicked off Thursday night in California. Crystal Morales (8-9-1, 1 KO) evened the score against Rhonda Luna (17-3-2, 2 KO’s), defeating her over 10 rounds and winning the vacant IFBA lightweight title. After suffering 3 consecutive losses in 2007, Morales was inactive for five years and returned in 2012 for one bout, she is now 2-2 since her return. … [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...]