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...]
Munoz Victory Wraps Up WBC Convention: Women’s Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up
A seven bout card at the Hotel Gran Riviera Princess in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico wrapped up the first ever WBC women’s boxing convention in Mexico. Fighting on the card was WBC super-flyweight champion Zulina Munoz (43-1-2, 27 KO’s), making the seventh defense of the title against the lesser experienced Karina Hernandez (5-1-3, 1 KO). The two fought clean at ring … [Read more...]
Munoz and Rivas Win in Hidalgo: Women’s Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up
Centro de Espectaculos in Epazoyucan, Hidalgo, Mexico hosted a nine bout card with five female contests included. Among them were two world title fights and a pair of former world champions in action. In one of the nights world title attractions, Zulina Munoz (42-1-2, 27 KO’s) successfully defended the WBC super-flyweight title against Renata Domsodi (12-5, 5 KO’s), scoring … [Read more...]
Ann Wolfe says “I’d f*** Ronda Rousey up!” Women’s Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up
MMA champion Ronda Rousey (9-0, 1 KO, 8 SUB) has been the talk in boxing circles thanks to her recent comments about feeling she could be the one to beat boxing’s pound for pound king, Floyd Mayweather Jr. (45-0, 26 KO’s). Of course, Rousey was referring to a mixed martial arts contest and not a boxing match; usually the case when MMA combatants make these type of claims. The … [Read more...]
Hammer, Farias Remain Undefeated: Women’s Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up
On the under card of the Arthur Abraham-Robert Stieglitz rubber match, world middleweight champion Christina Hammer (17-0, 8 KO’s) made a successful defense of the WBF and WBO titles, winning a unanimous decision over GBU welterweight titlist Jessica Balogun (23-3, 11 KO’s) at the GETEC Arena in Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany. Hammer, who has held both world … [Read more...]