HISTORY OF
WOMEN'S BOXING

June 27, 2009 - Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
Fernanda Alegre, 149¼, won a four-round unanimous decision over Monica Galeano, 144½. The final judges scores were 40-38, 40-36½, and 40-37.  [Logged into master search]

June 27, 2009 - Arena Texcoco Lecheria, Texcoco, México
Junior flyweight Esmeralda Moreno, 108, won a 10-round unanimous decision over Anahi Torres, 107. Final judges scores were 99-94, 99-96, and 99-95.  [Logged into master search]

June 27, 2009 - City Hall, Komárno, Slovakia
Flyweight Klaudia Ferenci, 112½, and Sandra Guasova, 110¼, had a four-round draw. Final judges scores were 36-39, 40-36, and 38-38.  [Logged into master search]

June 27, 2009 - Odessa, Texas
Super middleweight Crystal Davis, 179¾, TKO'd [2:38] Takisha James, 174¼, in the second round of a scheduled four-rounder. Also, pro debuter super featherweight Christina Ruiz, TKO'd Brandi Hainey in the [.48] second round of a four round bout.  This fight was confirmed to be three minute rounds.  *Timekeeper confirmed this.  [Logged into master search]

June 27, 2009 - Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana
Heavyweight Shelly Gibson won a four-round majority decision over Pauline London.  Also, cruiserweight Debbie Tyson, won a four-round majority decision over Sharon Ward.
[Logged into master search]

June 27, 2009 - National Guard Armory, Anderson, Indiana
Super featherweight Elizabeth Sherman, 132, won by a first round TKO [1:08] over Samantha Ward, 128, in a scheduled four round bout on the undercard.  [Logged into master search]

June 27, 2009 - Piazza Roma, Palazzolo sull'Oglio, Lombardia, Italy
Flyweight Loredana Piazza won a six-round bout by points over Zsofia Bedo. [Logged into master search]

June 26, 2009 - Chicago, Illinois
Tammie Johnson, 133½,  returned to Chicago to avenge her draw to Rita Figueroa, 136, from last March. In an eight-round round majority decision Johnson defeated the previously unbeaten Figueroa (10-1-1), Score: 76-76, 78-74, 78-74. [Logged into master search]

June 26, 2009 - Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
There were six bouts on the card. In the main event, Nanako Kikuchi, 107½, defeated Kayoko Ebata, 108, both from Japan, with a action-packed 10-round unanimous decision. The two were fighting for the OPBF women's light flyweight title. This was reported to be the first-time OPBF title bout in Japan. Final judges scores were 97-94, 97-94, and 96-94. (sixth bout).  In other boxing action, the night began with Noriko Ishikawa, 112, who won by a third round TKO (1:09), over Harue Kinoshita, in a scheduled four-round bout. Second bout, Mari Inamoto,118, won by a four-round majority decision over Kai Johnson, 117. Final judges scores were 37-39, 37-39, 38-38.  Third bout, Mami Ito, 105, TKO'd Yumi Katayama, 105, in the first round (1:51) of a scheduled four-round bout.  Fourth bout, Naoko Shibata, 103, won a four-round majority decision over Yuko Kuroki, 103. Final judges scores 39-37, 38-37, 38-38.  Fifth bout, Naoko Yamaguchi, 112, TKO'd (1:40) of the second round over Miki Kikukawa,112. The bout was scheduled for six rounds. [Logged into master search]

June 26, 2009 -  Salle Alessandri, Cargese, Corse-du-Sud, France
Feathweight Capucine Pauchet, of Var, France, won her second pro bout against Simona Pencakova, when Pencakova retired in the first round of a four-round bout.  According to news sources, Pauchet is now being trained by Myriam Lamare.

June 26, 2009 -  Ontario, Canada
Natalie Forget, 117.8, dominated the four-round bout, and won by a unanimous decision over Amanda Ayotte, 118.2. Scores were 40-36 on all cards. 

June 26, 2009 - Estadio Luna Park, in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Soledad Edith Matthysse, 124¾, and Maria Eugenia Quiroga, 127¾, now 1-2-1, fought to a four-round draw. There are no other details at this time.

June 26, 2009 - Christie Miller Sports Centre, Bowerhill, Melksham, Wiltshire, UK
Super featherweight Kristine Shergold, 129, won a six-round bout by points over Lana Cooper, 129. Final score was 60-55. 

June 25, 2009 - San Justo, Santa Fe, Argentina
Bantamweight Yanina Natalia Acuna won a six-round bout by unanimous decision over Veronica Orecchia.

June 20, 2009 - Club Deportivo LibertadSunchales, in Santa Fe, Argentina
Yesica Bopp, 107, ended the fight early when she stopped Paulina Cardona, 107¾,  in the second round  (1:12) of a scheduled 10-round bout for the WBA junior flyweight title. In the local news reports they said the following: "Bopp went onto the attack from the opening bell, closing down the challenger and unloading powerful volleys directed for the most part at the head of her opponent. Cardona, taller and with long arms, was unable to halt the ferocious advance of the Argentinian. In the second round, Bopp came out intent on finishing it, exhibiting unusual speed and precision. With Cardona cornered and 'la Tuti' poised to take her out, the referee, Pérez Pineda, exercising good judgment, halted the action." [Logged into master search]

June 20, 2009 - Prairie Knights Casino, Fort Yates, North Dakota
Heavyweight Bridget Ten Bears, 200¾, won by TKO(1:44) in the first round over Adriane Two Hearts, 207¾. The fight was scheduled for four rounds.

June 20, 2009 -  Coliseo Dibos Dammert, in Lima, Peru
Kina Malpartida did not disappoint local fans when she stopped Halana Dos Santos in the seventh round of a scheduled 10-round bout. Malpartida was defending her WBA super featherweight title. After the fight Malpartida said, "I dedicate this triumph to the very poorest, to those who struggle, to all of Peru and to my father." According to news sources Malpartida will be defending her WBA title in Peru again in three months.  [Logged into master search]

June 19, 2009 - Citizen Hall, Osan City, South Korea
Flyweight Amy Berezowski, 107, won a four-round unanimous decision over Ji-Sook Kim, 107¼. Final judges scores were 39-38, 39-38, and 39-38. In another women's bout, junior flyweight Eun Young Huh, 105¾, won a six-round unanimous decision over Ga-Young Yoon, 105½. Final judges scores were 58-56, 59-56, 60-58.  [Logged into master search]

June 19, 2009 - Gimnasio Municipal, Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico
Bantamweight Laura Gomez, 117, won a six-round unanimous decision over Maria Rodriguez, 116. [Logged into master search]

June 19, 2009 - Centro Recreacional Las Vegas, Barranquilla, Colombia
Strawweight Mayerli Altamar, 99¼, had a four-round draw by points with Adis Camacho. Final judges scores were 39-37, 38-38, 37-39.   [Logged into master search]

June 19, 2009 - Tabor Arena, Maribor, Slovenia
Super featherweight Ramona Kuehne, 129½, won a 10-round unanimous decision over Galina Gumliiska, 129¾. Kuehne was defending her WIBF super featherweight title. [Logged into master search]

June 19, 2009 - Club Sportivo Eclipse, General Villegas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Junior welterweight Monica Acosta, 138½, won a 10-round unanimous decision Darys Pardo, 139¾.  The were fighting for the vacant junior welterweight title.  Final judges scores were 98-92, 98-92, 96-89. Pardo controlled the early rounds - Acosta took a while to warm up - but before long the Colombian began to run out of steam and paid the price. "Acosta took the reins in the fourth and began to punish her opponent, with the punishment increasing in severity as round followed round."  They were topping the bill and drew a big crowd.  [Logged into master search]

June 18, 2009 - Palacio Peñarol, in Montevideo, Uruguay
There were two women's bouts on the card. On the undercard, lightweight Cecilia Comunales made it a short night with a highly mismatched opponent, over the Brazilian Lorena De Mello, when Mello closed her eyes and turned her back the first time she was hit in the face. Mello was stopped by TKO in the first round. In a post fight interview, Comunales said, "She was useless, All those hours of training wasted! But the people I felt the most sorry for were the spectators."  In a more exciting women's bout on the card, Argentian junior bantamweight Marisa Portillo put up more of a fight against Adriana Herrera.  Santiago Balbis of El Telegrafo reports that: "Adriana Herrera put behind her the nightmare drubbing she suffered in Mendoza at the hands of Yèsica Marcos when she moved up two categories in weight to contest the South American Super Bantamweight title, and showed that her courage and will to win remain intact. It took her a while last night to find the range but once she did, she went from strength to strength, winning in the end by a comfortable margin on the scorecards (60-57, 60-57, 59-56)."
Translated by Ewan Whyte   Source: eltelegrafo.com [Logged into master search]

June 14, 2009 -  Korakuen Hall, in Tokyo, Japan
Reiko Maruyama, 120¼, returned to the ring after nearly a five year layoff. She fought Kimika Miyoshi, 120½, and losing to a four-round majority decision. Final judges scores were 38-38, 38-38, & 39-38. [Logged into master search]

June 13, 2009 - Las Palmas, Islas Canarias, Spain
Lightweight Leticia Candal, now 6-1-0, of Isla Palmas, won a four-round bout by points over Suzanne Hemsley, 2-1-0, of the United Kingdom. The bout was on the undercard.  [Logged into master search]

June 13, 2009 -  Centro Banamex, in Mexico City, Mexico
 Ana Maria Torres retained her super flyweight title over Thailand's Usanakorn Kokietgym in ten rounds of boxing. The final judges scores were 95-94, 98-92, 96-94. According to Notifight.com, The Thai girl started well, making good use of her advantages of height and reach and, above all, her southpaw stance to take control of the fight in the early rounds. But little by little Ana María took the measure of her awkward opponent, landing her best punches in the second half of the fight to obtain a unanimous decision, though certainly a close one, in her favour."  In a second women's bout on the undercard, Melinda Cooper, of Las Vegas, Nevada, won by a four-round unanimous decision. She fell short of KO'ing her opponent Miriam Avila in the third round as she had predicted at the weigh-in. The final judges scores were 40-36, 40-36, and 39-37.  [Logged into master search]

June 12, 2009 - "Brawl at the Hall" boxing event, in Plymouth, Massachusetts
Middleweight Alexsandra Lopes, 153.5, stopped Bessie Rowell, 160, of Macon Georgia, by KO [1:27], in the second round. [Logged into master search]

June 10, 2009 -Centro de Convenciones Atlapa, in Panama City, Panama
Strawweight Ana Fernandez won a by a seventh round TKO (0:29) over Olga Julio. The two were fighting for the WBA Fedelatin straw title. The bout was scheduled for nine rounds.   In a featherweight bout Ogleidis Suarez won by a six-round unanimous decision over Diana Ayala.  Roberto Duran was present at the event.  [Logged into master search]

June 6, 2009 - Gimnasio Municipal Nº 1, Trelew, Chubut, Argentina
Featherweight Claudia Andrea Lopez won by a sixth round TKO [1:54] over Betina Gabriela Garino. The fight was scheduled for 10 rounds, and fighting for the vacant WBA featherweight title.  [Logged into master search]

June 12, 2009 - Instituto Provincial del Deporte, Posadas, Misiones, Argentina
Featherweight Silvia Gervasi won a six-rounder by points over Cecilia Rodriguez.  [Logged into master search]

June 6, 2009 -Coushatta Casino Resort, Kinder, LA
Bantamweight Johanna Mendez (5-0-1, 1 KO) of Houston, Texas, won a four-round unanimous decision over Kasha Chamblin (11-3, 5 KOs) of Lafayette, LA. Final judges scores, 40-36, 40-36, and 39-37. According to Michael Campbell, Mendez was too strong, and got inside of Kasha in the entire fight. In a second women's bouts, welterweights Tiffany Junot (5-2, 3 KOs) of New Orleans, LA won over Kita Watkins (3-4, 1 KO) of Camden, AR, by unanimous Decision with scores of 39-36 by Naquin, 39-36 by Boudreaux, and 40-36 by Dayton. Referee was Kenny Licata. Campbell reported, "This was a VERY exciting fight, both often traded toe to toe.. Junot more skilled and good power punches and body attack, Watkins game and willing to go at it... Ladies showed the boys how to fight....". Source: Michael Campbell  

June 6, 2009 -Salle Jean Cochet, Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, France
Lightweight Myriam Dellal had a six round draw by points with Diane Schwachhofer.  [Logged into master search]

June 6, 2009 -Cowichan Arena, Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
Border City Boxing Club's Jeannine "Heartless" Garside, 126,  returned to her hometown of Duncan, BC on June 6th to fight for the WBC International Featherweight Championship. Garside became the new WBC Featherweight Champion by defeating Brooklyn's Dominga Olivo, 125, by unanimous decision. Jeannine suffered a second round headbutt that opened a cut over her left eye that later required stitches. Quick thinking and experience on the part of her countermen J.R. Larkin and Josh Canty made the ten round bout continue without any interference from the gash over her eye. This was the first time a boxing event of this status has been held on Vancouver Island and the crowd loved the fact that the main event was one of their own. Way to go "Heartless".  Note by WBAN: report by Team Garside - Margaret Canty. [Logged into master search]  Final judges scores were 77-75, 78-72,
78-72.   [Logged into master search]

June 6, 2009 - in Kinder, Louisiana
Johanna Mendez (5-0-1, 1 KO) of Houston, Texas,  won a four-round unanimous decision over Kasha Chamblin (11-3, 5 KOs) of Lafayette, LA. Final judges scores, 40-36, 40-36, and 39-37.  According to Michael Campbell,  Mendez was too strong, and got inside of Kasha in the entire fight.   In a second women's bouts, welterweights Tiffany Junot (5-2, 3 KOs) of New Orleans, LA over Kita Watkins (3-4, 1 KO) of Camden, AR by unanimous Decision with scores of 39-36 by Naquin, 39-36 by Boudreaux, & 40-36 by Dayton. Referee was Kenny Licata.  Campbell reported, "This was a VERY exciting fight, both often traded toe to toe.. Junot more skilled and good power punches and body attack, Watkins game and willing to go at it... Ladies showed the boys how to fight....". [Logged into master search]

June 5, 2009 -Coliseo Kid Dumlop, Santa Marta, Colombia
Super flyweight Paulina Cardona, 113½ won a six-rounder by points over Omaira Suarez, 113½.   [Logged into master search]

June 5, 2009 -Pabellon Municipal, Sedavi, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
Junior middleweight Anna Ingman won a six-round unanimous decision over Sara Davis. [Logged into master search]

June 5, 2009 -Isleta Casino & Resort, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Welterweight Holly Holm, 144½, won by a fourth round TKO [0:32] over Duda Yankovich, 139¼. The two were fighting for the WIBA welterweight title.  Yankovich also had a broken nose.  In a second women's bout,  junior flyweight Gloria Salas TKO'd pro debuter Angelica Chavez, in the second round of a four round bout. [Logged into master search]

June 5, 2009 -Palenque Calle 2, Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
Flyweight Mariana Juarez won an eight-round unanimous decision over Irma Sanchez. The two were fighting for the interim WBC flyweight title.  [Logged into master search]

June  5, 2009 -Edwin-Scharff-Haus, Neu-Ulm, Bayern, Germany
Lightweight Rola El Halabi won a 10-round bout by a controversial split decision over Loli Munoz. The two were fighting for the vacant WIBA and WIBF lightweight title. In another women's bout on the card, Julia Fikus won by a first round KO over Viviana Graziano.  [Logged into master search]

June 5, 2009 -Pyramida Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic
Super featherweight Marina Krasheninnikova, 130,  won a six-round unanimous decision over Nicole Haustein, 129¼. Final judges scores were 60-52, 60-53, and 60-52.  Also, featherweight Arleta Krausova, 118½,  won by a four-round unanimous decision over Doris Koehler, 122½. [Logged into master search]

June 4, 2009 - Four Points Sheraton Hotel, San Diego, California
Amaris Quintana, 107, and Melissa McMorrow, 108, of San Carlos, California, fought to a four-round draw. [Logged into master search]

June 4, 2009 - Humble, Texas
Kimberly Connor, 3-1, of Arkansas, won a four-round unanimous decision over Crystal Delgado, 8-2-0 (1 KO), of Houston, Texas. Delgado knocked down in 4th round. Judges scores, 39-36, 39-36, 38-37.  [Logged into master search]