Mikaela Mayer: Leverage & Redemption Mikaela Mayer was a fighter on edge as the chaos and the rigours of Fight Week had finally wound down. While her opponent Natasha Jonas was about as relaxed as I've ever seen a fighter with the first bell so close in a major fight, Mayer had a different look. … Continue reading Mikaela Mayer: Leverage & Redemption
Chantelle Cameron: "The trilogy fight with Katie Taylor would be incredible for women's boxing." There was blood, guts, and another fight for the ages in Dublin late last year. Chantelle Cameron may well have ended 2023 without her undisputed world super-lightweight titles, but the Northampton fighter has set her sights on the trilogy fight with … Continue reading Chantelle Cameron: “The trilogy fight with Katie Taylor would be incredible for women’s boxing.”
Rhiannon Dixon: "There was no hesitation in accepting the fight. It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. It is what you are in the sport for." It was once an unlikely scenario. The former white-collar fighter with no amateur experience to her name, who only started boxing when she was in her early twenties, wasn't expected to … Continue reading Rhiannon Dixon: “There was no hesitation in accepting the fight. It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. It is what you are in the sport for.”
There Will Be Blood: Christy Martin’s Fighting for Survival: My Journey Through Boxing Fame, Abuse, Murder and Resurrection By Andrew Rihn Pain and suffering are a kind of currency passed from hand to hand until they reach someone who receives them but does not pass them on. Simone Well “In boxing, it’s you who’s at risk,“ … Continue reading There Will Be Blood: Christy Martin’s Fighting for Survival: My Journey Through Boxing Fame, Abuse, Murder and Resurrection
Nina Hughes: “I am an incredibly determined person, that’s how I won the world title in the first place, so I won’t give up now." By Matt Elliott It is often said in boxing that inactivity is the biggest threat to a fighter’s career. In such a brutal sport, you cannot overstate the importance of … Continue reading Nina Hughes: “I am an incredibly determined person, that’s how I won the world title in the first place, so I won’t give up now.”
Mikaela Mayer: Down, But Not Out The pain of defeat was plain to see when Natasha Jonas was announced as the winner moments after their epic brutal war had ended on Saturday night. The eyes of Mikaela Mayer closed when the ring announcer told her that it wouldn't be her night. The pain and disappointment … Continue reading Mikaela Mayer: Down, But Not Out
HUGE TELEVISION AUDIENCE TUNES IN TO WATCH JONAS RETAIN IBF WORLD TITLE LIVE ON SKY SPORTS A huge television audience tuned in to watch Natasha Jonas defend her IBF World Welterweight Title against Mikaela Mayer on Saturday, January 20th, live on Sky Sports. It was described as the ‘Hagler vs Hearns’ of women’s boxing in the build-up and did not … Continue reading HUGE TELEVISION AUDIENCE TUNES IN TO WATCH JONAS RETAIN IBF WORLD TITLE LIVE ON SKY SPORTS
Rhiannon Dixon Lands World Title Shot in ManchesterThe unbeaten Warrington lightweight prospect Rhiannon Dixon will take the next step in her career when she fights Argentina’s Karen Elizabeth Carabajal for the vacant WBO world lightweight title in Manchester on April 13th on a bill topped by a big domestic super-featherweight showdown between Jordan Gill and Zelfa Barrett with … Continue reading Rhiannon Dixon Lands World Title Shot in Manchester
Natasha Jonas: "I took the risk to fight Mikaela as a voluntary defence because I wanted to test myself, even though she was very high risk. But I am not scared to take that risk again.” The fight was everything it was set up to be. Two former Olympians who knew the importance of … Continue reading Natasha Jonas: “I took the risk to fight Mikaela as a voluntary defence because I wanted to test myself, even though she was very high risk. But I am not scared to take that risk again.”
The Ten Greatest Female Fights of the Modern-Era 1: Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano The biggest female fight of all time. With unprecedented hype and anticipation, an iconic venue, it could all have blown up everyone’s faces. In many ways, it needed to deliver. It did and then some. It delivered everything it promised, and … Continue reading The Ten Greatest Female Fights of the Modern-Era
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