HISTORY OF
WOMEN'S BOXING

January 31. 2013 - Iligan City, Philippines
Super flyweight Leslie Domingo, 122, remained undefeated with a six round unanimous decision over Honey Mae Bermoy, 124.

January 31, 2013 -  Staten Island, New York
Flyweight Susan Reno made a successful debut with a four round split decision over Vanessa Greco 1-2-1.

January 31, 2013 - Centro Recreacional Las Vegas, Barranquilla, Colombia
Dayana Cordero won a six-round unanimous decisions over Paulina Cordona. Final judges socres were 57-56, 58-55, and 60-53.

January 31, 2013 - Las Pulgas, in Tijuana, Mexico
In the semi-main, Jolene Blackshear, San Diego, CA, won a six round unanimous decision over Linda Soto, from Chihuahua, Mexico The two were fighting in the junior flyweight division.  No other details at this time. Notes on Jolene Blackshear by WBAN's Correspondent:  First pro bout in June 1996. Her second bout was against legend Yvonne Trevino and suffered her only stoppage (due to cuts). Only two other losses were decisions in title fights (at flyweight against Margaret Sideroff and at minimumweight against Dan Bi Kim). After each of these two losses, she took long layoffs (2000-2009) 2009-2012. Some of her most memorable wins were against Anissa Zamaron, Delia Gonzales, and Melissa McMorrow. I first saw her fight on network TV in June of 1998 (from Atlantic City) against British fighter Sara Hall. Her current comeback started last fall, and she obviously believes she has enough skill to compete in at least one more title fight.

January 30, 2013 - Entertainment Centre, Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia
Lauryn Eagle, 132.5, of Peakhurst, New South Wales, Australia, won an eight round unanimous decision over Nadine Brown, 133, of Queensland, Australia. The two were fighting for a Australia lightweight title.

January 27, 2013 -Ixiquilpan, Mexico
In an eight round minimum weight bout, Yessina Martinez Castrejon won a unanimous decision over Mayte Rivas. Also, in a four round minimum weight bout, Estefania Fonseca won a unanimous decision over Marisol Gomez.

January 26, 2013 - Tunica, Mississippi
In a six round welterweight bout, Kim Colbert scored aunanimous decision over Mackeya Mamiaro.

January 26, 2013 - Mexico City, Mexico
In a four round minimum weight bout, Monserray Alarcon won a unanimous decision over Lorena Mendoza.

January 26, 2013 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
: In a super bantamweight four, Nikki Burleson 4(2)-0 KOed Katrina De La Cruz 2-10(4)-1 in the second round.

January 26, 2013 - Polideportivo Municipal, Buenos Aires, Argentina Yesica Bopp, 107, won by a decision over Marisa Johanna Portillo, 108, in a 10 rounder.  The two were fighting for the WBA and WBO light flyweight belts.  According to online sources there was a accidental head butt in the ninth round.  Final judges scores were 98-91, 100-90, and 100-90.  WBAN's correspondent said the following: "Bopp was way ahead on points and there was no intension to deliberately head butt her opponent. I hate to see a bout stopped for a cut, particularly on a fighter who is not otherwise hurt, and particularly in a championship fight and in the tenth round; but clearly, the cut needed immediate medical attention as the blood would have blinded Portillo and made her defenseless." Full Video:  Bopp vs. Portillo

January 26, 2013 - Gimnasio Manuel Bernardo Aguirre, in Chihuahua, Mexico
Ava "Lady of Boxing" Knight, now 11-1-3 (5KO), of Chico, California,  won a 10-round unanimous decision over Susana Vazquez, 8-8-1 (3KO), of Toluca, México, and webcasted on the WBC website. Knight was defending her WBC Flyweight world title belt.

January 25, 2013 - Teatro Griego Juan Pablo Segundo, San Martin, Mendoza, Argentina
Super bantamweight Yesica Marcos, 121, had a 10-round Split Draw with Marcela Acuna,120¼ . The two were fighting for the WBA and WBO belts.Full Video:  Marcela Acuna vs.  Yesica Marcos! 

 January 25, 2013 -Chumash Resort Casino,Santa Ynez, California
Maria Suarez, now 3-0-1 won a six-round unanimous decision, in the flyweight division, over Abigail Castaneda, now 3-2-2, of Torrance, California. No other details on the fight at this time.

January 24, 2013 - Bricktown Event Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Jessica Rakoczy, 122, of Las Vegas, Nevada, won a 10-round unanimous decision over  Ada Velez, 122, of Miami, Florida. The two were fighting for the WIBA Junior Featherweight world title. All scores on cards were 99-90.  

January 23, 2013 -  B.B. Kings, in New York City, New York
Heather Hardy, 122, of Bronx, New York,  won her fourth pro bout, now 4-0-0 record, after winning a four-round unanimous decision over Peggy Maerz, 119, of Canada, and now  2-3-1.  Word is the fight was action-packed, and that Heather Hardy was "On Fire!"

January 19, 2013 - Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut
Shelly "Shelito's Way" Vincent, 121½, of Providence, Rhode Island, won a six-round unanimous decision over Nydia Feliciano, 121, of Bronx, New York.  The final judges scores were 58-56, 59-55, and 59-55.  Vincent is still undefeated with a 7-0; Feliciano, is now 5-4-3.  

January 19, 2013 - Arena Jalisco, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Super Bantamweight Lucia Sanchez, 121¾, making her pro debut won by a four-round unanimous decision over Karina Gallegos,121¾, who was also making her pro debut. In another female bout on the card, flyweight Alondra "Manifico" Garcia, [17 years old!], born on July 3, 1995, of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, won a four-round unanimous decision over Joana Medina, pro debut.  Garcia is 5-0 (1KO), with all opponents with winless records. 'Gloria Navarro, 0-1-0, Livier de la Cruz Munoz, 0-3-0, Norma Ojeda, Pro debut, Livier de la Cruz Munoz, 0-3-0, 0-2-0.] 

January 19, 2013 - Penonome, Panama
Debuting super flyweight Luiciel Quiel needed only 27 second of round one to TKO Aralis Diaz.

January 17, 2013 - VBK Gym, Vecsés, Hungary
Marianna Gulyas, of Hungary, moved down from bantamweight to win a flyweight four round points victory over Agnes Draxler, of Vác, Hungary.   Also, Daila Vasarhelyi, of Budapest, Hungary,  won a four round lightweight points victory over Gabriella Vicze, of Slovakia, who moved up from featherweight.

January 15, 2013 - Guachupita, Dominican Republic
In a featherweight four rounder, Marisol Reyes, 129, won a unanimous decision over Jennifer Encarnacion, 130.

January 13, 2013- Deportivo del Sindicato del Metro , Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Female boxer flyweight Ibeth Zamora Silva, of Mexico, won an eight-round unanimous decision over Fredee Gonzalez, of LA, CA.. final judges scores were 80-72 on all cards.

January 12, 2013 -Neu-Ulm, Bayern, Germany
Irma Balijagić Adler won by a second round TKO over Fleis Djendi. The fight was scheduled for ten rounds and for a title belt. WBAN learned that Djendi was a last minute opponent. This appears at this point to be a non-title bout. Also, Adler fights at 130, whereas Fleis fights at 112. Other results:  Germany-based Italian Lucia Morelli won the vacant World Boxing Federation Women’s World Lightweight title last night. The boxing event took place at the Ratiopharm Arena in Neu Ulm, Germany, scoring a close majority decision over Rola El Halabi.  [The two were also fighting for the vacant WIBA and vacant GBU lightweight titles] According to the WBF press release they stated the following...Full Story

January 12, 2013 -Sporthal Sint Pieter, in Limburg, Belgium lightweight Delfine Persoon, of Roeselare, Belgium, successfully defended her WIBF Lightweight title, when she defeated Italy's Anita Torti by a 10-round unanimous decision. The final judges scores were 91-99, 90-100, and 90-100.

January 11, 2013 - Club El Ciclon, Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
Lightweight Victoria Noelia Bustos, 130¼, won a six-round unanimous decision over Maria Angelica Ruiz, 134¾.  Final judges scores were 59½-55½, 60-55½, and 60-56½; flyweight Romina Elizabeth Alcantra, 107¾, won a four-rounder by points over  Alejandra Maria de Lujan Rios, 110¼.  

January 11, 2013 -Pueblo Pavilion, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Cecilia Renova, pro debut, 107¾, won by a four-round unanimous decision over Amberly Trujillo, 112½, also making her pro dubut.

January 8, 2013, Club Juan Antonio Alix, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Marisol Reyes, 126,  won by a [2:48] second round TKO over Magolia Ramirez in a four rounder, 127.  Question on this fight---was this a three-round minutes per round fight or an error as the time the fight was stopped?

January 6, 2013 - Sportova hala MSO, Šturovo, Slovakia
There was a boxing card that had a "mini-tournament final" that had the women fighting twice on the card. lightweight Dalia Vasarhelyi won a four-round unanimous decision over Rita Kenessey. then she fought again this night against Dalia Vasarhelyi winning a four-rounder by decision over Alexandra Gorog. Then Alexandar Gorog fought another fight on the same card against Gabriella Vicze, where Gorog won a four-round decision over Vicze. This will probably be one of the most "unusual" cards for female boxing that we have seen in a long time! [Photo: Facebook photo of Gorog - off of Natasha Spence's Facebook]

January 5, 2013 - Deportivo del Sindicato del Metro , Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico - Two female bouts on card with videos
Irma Garcia, 118, won a 10-round unanimous decision over Janeth Perez, 118.  Garcia won the bantamweight WBA world title belt.  In a second bout on the card, Isabel Millan, 113½,  had a split draw with Estrella Valverde, 117½.