The FightPost Female Pound-For-Pound Rankings Despite the stagnation of women's boxing in 2024, there is still much to celebrate in the female side of the sport. The talent is there. And crucially, that talent pool is getting ever deeper. Many will debate who should be where on this list, but the fact that there is … Continue reading The FightPost Female Pound-For-Pound Rankings
Crystal Chambers: "I want a belt and the respect that would come with that belt." I last spoke to Crystal Chambers six months ago. It was, in many ways, a blank canvas. I knew little about her. But as we connected over Zoom, a quite wonderful inspiring, if heartbreaking story soon unfolded. In memory of … Continue reading Crystal Chambers: “I want a belt and the respect that would come with that belt.”
The FightPost Fighter of the Year: Mikaela Mayer The upward trajectory of women's boxing has most definitely stalled somewhat in 2024. The priority has gone elsewhere. The incredible riches of Riyadh Season have not only harmed the domestic UK shows but also the female side of the sport. But with Boxxer hoping to relaunch women's … Continue reading The FightPost Fighter of the Year: Mikaela Mayer
The FightPost Fight of the Year: Sandy Ryan vs. Mikaela Mayer It's the time for festive cheer, but it's also time for the obligatory end-of-year honours. The last twelve months have been difficult for women's boxing. Much of the momentum from previous years has been lost. Waining interest. Fights were incredibly hard to come by. … Continue reading The FightPost Fight of the Year: Sandy Ryan vs. Mikaela Mayer
The FightPost Prospect of the Year: Harli Whitwell It's the time for festive cheer, but it's also time for the obligatory end-of-year honours. The last twelve months have been difficult for women's boxing. Much of the momentum from previous years has been lost. Waining interest. Fights were incredibly hard to come by. But there is … Continue reading The FightPost Prospect of the Year: Harli Whitwell
The FightPost Comeback of the Year: Terri Harper It's the time for festive cheer, but it's also time for the obligatory end-of-year honours. The last twelve months have been difficult for women's boxing. Much of the momentum from previous years has been lost. Waining interest. Fights were incredibly hard to come by. But there is … Continue reading The FightPost Comeback of the Year: Terri Harper
The FightPost Performance of the Year: Skye Nicolson It's the time for festive cheer, but it's also time for the obligatory end-of-year honours. The last twelve months have been difficult for women's boxing. Much of the momentum from previous years has been lost. Waining interest. Fights are incredibly hard to come by. But there is … Continue reading The FightPost Performance of the Year: Skye Nicolson
Mikaela Mayer: "I'm definitely fighting in March, so we are going to get something done. But it won't be in the UK." It was a year that started with frustration and more for Mikaela Mayer. A visit to Liverpool in January to challenge Natasha Jonas for her IBF world welterweight title ended in disappointment. An … Continue reading Mikaela Mayer: “I’m definitely fighting in March, so we are going to get something done. But it won’t be in the UK.”
Lillie Winch: "It would mean everything to me to get on that all-female Boxxer card in March."Ben Shalom and Boxxer have hit the ground running in announcing their shows for the first quarter of 2025. However, probably of the most intrigue is a repeat of what they served up in October 2022. Boxxer will again … Continue reading Lillie Winch: “It would mean everything to me to get on that all-female Boxxer card in March.”
Repeat in Riyadh: Oleksandr Usyk Defeats Tyson Fury Again It didn't quite reach the incredible highs of their first fight, but it was nevertheless a thoroughly absorbing world heavyweight title fight on Saturday night. Oleksandr Usyk defeated Tyson Fury for the second time in Riyadh and is now the undisputed best heavyweight of his generation. … Continue reading Repeat in Riyadh: Oleksandr Usyk Defeats Tyson Fury Again
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