HISTORY OF
WOMEN'S BOXING

February 28, 2014 - Crown Plaza, San Diego, California
In front of a packed house at the Crown Plaza Hotel, in San Diego, California, Kenia Enriquez, won by a six-round unanimous decision over Noemi Bosques, now 4-1-1 (1KO) of St. Petersburg, Florida,  and is still undefeated, at 10-0-0 (5KO). The fight was a crowd pleasing performance by these two. A definite win-win for women's boxing.

February 28, 2014 -  San Luis, Argentina
In a six round flyweight bout, Soledad del Valle Frias had a split decision draw with Maria Magdalena Rivera.

February 28, 2014 - Bajniero, Ostia Antica, Roma, Lazio, Italy
Lightweight Monica Gentili won by a first round KO over  Beata Bodi. The fight was scheduled for six rounds.

February 27, 2014 - The Conference & Event Center, Niagara Falls, New York
Michelle Cook, 117 1/2, won a four-round unanimous decision over Ivana Coleman, 122.5.

February 22, 2014 - Puebla, Mexico
In the mainliner and televised on Televisa Deportes, Mariana "Barbie" Juarez of Mexico won a 10-round unanimous decision over Melissa McMorrow.  Juarez won the WBC International super flyweight title.

February 21, 2014 - Necochia, Argentina
A scheduled ten rounder for the WBO light welterweight title ended in a sixth round TKO by Fernanda Soledad Alegre over Marisol Reyes.

February 19, 2014 - Moore Park, New South Wales, Australia
Shari Ranger upset Lauryn Eagle by unanimous decision in a six round lightweight bout.

February 16, 2014 - Gentlemen Fight Club Boxing House, Budapest, Hungary
Light middleweight Szilvia Szabados, pro debut, won by a first round TKO over Borbala Kocsis.  This is s scheduled six round bout.

February 15, 2014 - Lurdy Shopping House, Budapest, Hungary
The former amateur World- and European championship medalist Csilla Némedi-Varga 112 1/4,  (2-0-0 1KO) is now the second professional super-flyweight bout won the unanimous decision against the former multiple world championship challenger Gabriella Insperger 110, (4-13-0 3KO). Insperger knocked down twice in the bout and judges scoring 40-34, 40-33, 40-33. The main event of the evening, Gina Chamie 132 3/4. (8-0-0 4KO) stopped her opponent Alexandra Görög 129 3/4 (5-13-0 1KO) in the fourth round for the WBC World Youth Lightweight Championship. With this victory, Gina Chamie remains unbeaten and retains her WBC Youth Lightweight World Title...Huge Photos with full Story

February 15, 2014 - Berazategui, Argentina
Welterweight Yamila Esther Reynoso TKOed debuting Veronica Vanesa Robledo just 15 seconds into the first round of a scheduled four.

February 15, 2014 - Rostock, Germany
Steffi Schuenke won a four round flyweight match over Pajana Bukva  with a second round TKO.

February 15, 2014 - Moulins, France
Prisca Vicot won the French lightweight title with an eight round unanimous decision over Wendy Gervois.

February 15, 2014 - Herault, France
In a super flyweight six rounder, Laetitia Arzalier won a points victory over Fleis Djendji.

February 15, 2014 - Hershey Centre, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Sandy Tsagouris of Toronto, stopped her opponent Yolanda Segura, of Mexico in the third round of a scheduled six round lightweight bout.  Tsagouris has been out of the ring since April of 2011 ...Welcome Back Lil' Tyson!

February 15, 2014 - Club Jacobo Urso, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Flyweight Paola Benavidez won a four-rounder by unanimous decision over Alejandra Maria de Lujan Rios.

February 15, 2014 - Salle Rossini, Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud, France
Featherweight Karine Rinaldo won a six-rounder by unanimous decision over Claudia Ferenci. Final judges scores was 60-53.

February 15, 2014 - Palais des Sports, Agde, Hérault, France
Flyweight Laetitia Arzalier won a six-round bout by points over Fleis Djendi.

February 15, 2014 - Allround-Arena, Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Flyweight Therese Gunnarsson making her pro debut won by a first round KO over Sonja Soknic.

February 15, 2014 -  MusikTeatret, Albertslund, Denmark
Klara Svensson, 138¾, now 13-0-0 (4KO), of Malmo, Sweden, wasted little time in stopping  Veronika Hornyak, 140, 4-3-0 (1KO), of Veroce, Hungary, TKO 1:59 in the first round.   This was a non-title bout.

February 14, 2014 - Double Tree, in Tampa, Florida
Noemi Bosques and Marisol Miranda fought to a draw. Yesterday at the scales, On the scales, a day before the fight Bosques weighed in at  114.8, and Marisol Miranda weighed. 115.4. 

February 14, 20014 - Sociedad de Fomento 12 de Octubre, Berazategui, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Welterweight Yamila Esther Reynoso won by a first round TKO over Veronica Robledo, pro debut.

February 14, 2014 - Eatons Hill Hotel, Eatons Hill, Queensland, Australia
Lightweight Sabrina Ostowari won an eight-round unanimous decision over Arlene Blencowe.  The two were fighting for the vacant Australian lightweight title.  Final judges scores were 76-75, 76-75, and 77-74.

February 12, 2014 - Roseland Ballrom, New York
Heather Hardy won her eighth straight professional bout on Wednesday night, but it wasn't easy. The undefeated Brooklyn super bantamweight eked out a razor thin split decision over a game, aggressive Cristina Fuentes in the feature bout of a nine fight DiBella Entertainment card at the historic Roseland Ballroom, which will be razed in the Spring, in the name of progress, to make room for one more skyscraper to dot the skyline of mid town Manhattan. Boxing may be gone from Roseland and Roseland may soon be gone from 52nd St, but Hardy and Fuentes provided one final fistic memory for the sellout crowd that witnessed their eight round bout. Full Story by Bernie McCoy

February 12, 2014 - Predio Fiesta Nacional del Olivo, Cruz del Eje, Cordoba, Argentina
Flyweight Vanesa Taborda won a six-rounder by a unanimous decision over Romina Alcantra.

February 9, 2014 - Chuncheon Gymnasium, Chuncheon, South Korea
19 year old Mako Yamada from Japan won a split decision over WBO minimumweight champion Su-Yon Hong. 97-93, 96-94, 96-97. Mako Yamada was crowned Japan's first female WBO world champion. Samart

February 9, 2014 -  Brussels, Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgium
Flyweight Sanae Jah, 113¾, of Brussels, had a majority draw with Nevenka Mikulic, 114¼, of Croatia. Final judges scores in this six-rounder was 57-57, 57-57, and 59-57.

February 8, 2014 -  Casal Cultural i Recreatiu, Castellbisbal, Cataluña, Spain
Bantamweight Melania Sorroche  won a six-rounder by points over Galina Koleva Ivanova.

February 8, 2014 - Robstown, Texas, USA
Strawweight Paulina Granados, 105½, won a four round split decision over Paola Ortiz, 103¼.  Final judges scores were 36-40, 39-37, and 39-37.
 

February 8, 2014 - Caballerizas de Huixquilucan,  México
Irma Garcia, 115½, won a ten round unanimous decision over Nazly Maldonado, 117¾.   In a second female bout, junior flyweight Yazmin Ortega won by TKO over Lourdes Juarez.

Feb. 8, 2014 -  Pionki, Poland
Light welterweight Ewa Brodicka TKOed Pavla Votavova in the first of a scheduled four rounder.

February 7, 2014 -  UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois
Kristin Gearhart, 140, now 3-0 (1KO), won by TKO in the third round against Allana Jones,141,  0-2-0, in a rematch. The two first fought in November 2013, with Gearhart winning by a four-round unanimous decision. 
The bout was on the non-televised segment of ESPN2 Friday Night fights.

February , 2014 - Binan City Town Plaza Gymnasium, Binan City, Laguna, Philippines
As we made light of this fight earlier this week, by asking who would boxing fans think would win this bout---really was not rocket science to know that answer...Gretchen Abaniel, now 14-5-0 (5KO), for a  WIBA belt stopped her Thailand opponent by TKO9. she is now 2-1. Anyone interested in this (title) bout, visit Boxrec

February 6, 2014 - Hotel Veneto, Panama City, Panama
Featherweight Lourdes Borbua, 125 3/4, won her pro debut against   Zuliana Mendoza, 125.5 by a four-round unanimous decision.  Final judges scores were 40-36 on all cards.

February 5, 2014 - City Hall, Haikou, China
Lindsay Garbatt vs. Xu Chun Yan
Chun Yan won a 10-rounder for the vacant WBC International Featherweight championship over Lindsay Garbatt.  Photo on BoxenPlus.  Nice to see top female boxer from the past Michelle Aboro part of this show.

February 2, 2014 - Sportova hala MSO, Šturovo, Slovakia
Super flyweight Julia Kiss won a six-round unanimous decision over Zsanett Pakozdi of Hungary.

February 1, 2014 -  Arena Nord, Frederikshavn, Denmark
Cecilia Braekhus, 145,  won a 10-round unanimous decision over Myriam Lamare, 143.  Braekhus was defending her WBC, WBO, and WBA welterweight titles.  Final judges scores were 100-89, 100-89, and 100-90. Full Story with photos     

February 1, 2014 - Polanco Forum, Mexico City, Mexico
 Mexican champion light flyweight Esmeralda "La Joya" Moreno, now 25-7-1 (9KO), of Mexico City,  lost by a close split decision in what was a bloody battle against Maribel "Pantera"  Ramirez this Saturday night at the Polanco Forum of Mexico City.From the very beginning, both Ramirez and Moreno came out quick throwing a barrage of punches, with accurate and powerful combinations----but during this fight it was Ramirez's superiority that was clear throughout the fight.  Both fighters were forward without measuring consequences, to cause a public outcry. The intensity of their shots made  a nose bleed on both fighters.  At the end of the eight rounds scores were 77-76, 75-77 and 75-77 in favor of Maribel Ramirez decreeing a split decision.