The FightPost Top British Female Prospects It's been another frustrating year for women's boxing. There have been some incredible highs, but nowhere near enough of them. Despite the criticism of Jake Paul, his Most Valuable Promotions are flying the flag for the female side of the sport. MVP have signed the likes of Ellie Scotney, … Continue reading The FightPost Top British Female Prospects
Flawless Spice: Mikaela Mayer Dominates Mary Spencer To Become A Three-Division World Champion The Spice Girl fan produced an almost flawless performance to comprehensively outpoint Mary Spencer in Montreal to win a world title in a third weight division. Mikaela Mayer, the reigning WBO world welterweight champion, added Spencer's WBA super-welterweight title, and the vacant … Continue reading Flawless Spice: Mikaela Mayer Dominates Mary Spencer To Become A Three-Division World Champion
Mikaela Mayer: "I want to beat Mary Spencer and take her belt and become a three-division world champion, and then drop back to 147 and get that fight done with Lauren Price." Mikaela Mayer has been in a state of limbo since March, when she emphatically removed all doubt in that beyond intense rivalry with … Continue reading Mikaela Mayer: “I want to beat Mary Spencer and take her belt and become a three-division world champion, and then drop back to 147 and get that fight done with Lauren Price.”
The FightPost Potential Stars of the Future: Jade Pearce Women's boxing has struggled somewhat of late. The peak of interest has dwindled, certainly to what it was only a few years ago. In many ways, with a few notable exceptions, progress stalled in 2024, and even world champions struggled to find what they needed. Certain … Continue reading The FightPost Potential Stars of the Future: Jade Pearce
Chantelle Cameron: "We actually think Katie Taylor will retire or vacate the WBC title." The long-running saga of the Katie Taylor-Chantelle Cameron rivalry will very soon have at least some kind of conclusion. The WBC has ordered Taylor to defend her WBC super-lightweight title against Cameron, who is the interim title holder and the mandatory … Continue reading Chantelle Cameron: “We actually think Katie Taylor will retire or vacate the WBC title.”
Who Should Nicola Hopewell Fight Next? It was a night that Nicola Hopewell came of age. Against her toughest opponent to date at flyweight, Hopewell rose to the occasion on Saturday night in Sheffield. That hard-earned split decision victory over Marie Connan earned the Worksop fighter the IBO world flyweight title, and Hopewell can now … Continue reading Who Should Nicola Hopewell Fight Next?
Mikaela Mayer: "I have no problem going to Ireland to fight Katie Taylor. I wouldn’t make the negotiations difficult." Even in her darkest hour, Mikaela Mayer had thoughts of one day fighting Katie Taylor. It was the morning after. A sombre, deserted hotel foyer in October 2022. A desolate Mayer had just suffered that gut-wrenching … Continue reading Mikaela Mayer: “I have no problem going to Ireland to fight Katie Taylor. I wouldn’t make the negotiations difficult.”
Nicola Hopewell: The Moment of Truth It is, in many ways, the moment of truth for Nicola Hopewell on Saturday night. The Commonwealth flyweight champion will look to add another belt to her collection when she challenges Marie Connan for her IBO 'world' flyweight title in Sheffield live on Fightzone. Hopewell has recovered incredibly well … Continue reading Nicola Hopewell: The Moment of Truth
Ringside Report: Skye Nicolson Stops Carla Gonzales in One-Sided Mismatch It looked on paper like a one-sided mismatch, and so it proved. Skye Nicolson somewhat predictably stopped a badly overmatched Carla Gonzales in two rounds at the AO Arena in Manchester on Saturday night. Gonzales looked well out of her depth, and the Bolivian import … Continue reading Ringside Report: Skye Nicolson Stops Carla Gonzales in One-Sided Mismatch
A British Title Fight Between Maiseyrose Courtney & Chloe Watson Could Be What The Flyweight Division Needs Women's boxing is at somewhat of a crossroads. 2024 was a difficult year as the attention went elsewhere, and a large portion of the momentum, which the female side of the sport has gained over the last few … Continue reading A British Title Fight Between Maiseyrose Courtney & Chloe Watson Could Be What The Flyweight Division Needs
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