Female boxing got started Thursday night with a double header in Tokyo Japan. Ayaka Miyao (16-5-1, 1 KO) defended the WBC atom-weight title against Gretchen Abaniel (13-5, 4 KO’s), it was the third title defense for Miyao, who snatched the title from Mari Ando just over a year ago. The champ scored a 10 round decision over Abaniel, a former WIBA minimum-weight title holder who … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Double Header Wrap Up, part 1
My apologies for missing last week’s wrap up. Sparing you the details of the how’s and why’s, let’s recap last week’s women’s action over the weekend of August 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. In Mexico, WBC world super flyweight champion Zulina Munoz (39-1, 26 KO’s) made short work of Maribel Ramirez (8-6-2, 3 KO’s) stopping her in the first round. After an active round by both fighters, … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Memorial Day Weekend Wrap Up
Some good bouts took place on the women’s side of the sport this past weekend. In Mexico, WBC super flyweight champion Zulina Munoz (38-1-2, 25 KO's) made her second title defense against Soledad Macedo (11-9-1, 4 KO's). Munoz, who is also a former silver and youth bantamweight title holder, used her long jab and straight right to keep Macedo at a safe distance that had the … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
Women’s action this weekend was headlined by a triple-header of title bouts in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday night. Long reigning champion Momo Koseki (15-2-1, 3 KO’s) successfully defended the WBC atom weight title for the 10th time, defeating Maria del Rufugio Cruz (9-6, 0 KO) by ten round decision. Scores of the bout were 100-90 across the board. Koseki, who had a losing … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
The IBF female super flyweight title was up for grabs this weekend; undefeated Debora Anahi Dionicius (11-0, 4 KO’s) and Michelle Preston (7-7-1, 2 KO’s) met for the vacant title in Entre Rios, Argentina Saturday night. For Preston, this was her first scheduled 10 rounder in the last three years and although she has held lesser regional titles in the past, her last three … [Read more...]