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Muay Thai Pro Fighter Roxy Richardson Hangs-up the Gloves
by Wombat Sports
posted November 27, 2011 at 1:46am

Courtesy – Muay Thai is Life One of the stars of America’s Muay Thai stars is hanging up her gloves. After an exciting split decision win over  Elaina Maxwell a few weeks ago at the Lion Promotions card in Vegas, Roxy Richardson announ...more

Holly Holm Prepares to Fight Anne-Sophie Mathis at “World Dominance”
by Wombat Sports
posted November 26, 2011 at 1:07am

Holly "The Preacher’s Daughter" Holm (30-1-3, 9 KOs) faces French knockout specialist Anne Sophie Mathis (25-1, 21 KOs) in a battle of two of the top boxers in the world December 2nd. Holm trains out of one of the best fighting gyms in the world: J...more

Rena Kubota Defeats Erika Kamimura In Rise 85 Rematch
by Wombat Sports
posted November 24, 2011 at 3:14am

See the fight photos at GBring.com By Rob Sargent – MMA Rising Two-time Girls S-Cup champion Rena Kubota earned one of the biggest victories of her career tonight at Rise 85 in Tokyo, Japan. Kubota defeated current S-Cup champ Erika Kamimura in ...more

Erika Kamimura and RENA Weigh-In for RISE Kickboxing Battle
by Wombat Sports
posted November 23, 2011 at 12:38am

RENA & Kamimura, Courtesy of GBring Two of the top female kickboxers in Japan are getting set for a title match to crown the first ever RISE Queen. Erika Kamimura and RENA will duke it out in Tokyo tomorrow at the RISE kickboxing event. RENA made ...more

Fight to the Finish: Ada Velez Defends Title Against Melinda Cooper in Much Anticipated Featherweight Bout
by Wombat Sports
posted November 20, 2011 at 6:00am

Courtesy The Sweet Science By David A. Avila – UppercutMagazine.com Walking down the street Melinda “La Maravilla” Cooper looks like any other 20-something year-old with wants and needs that might be described as mundane. But her goals are much ...more

Here is Your Guide to Watching the Female Fights this Weekend
by Wombat Sports
posted November 18, 2011 at 9:23pm

If you are a female fight fan like we are, you have a busy weekend ahead. Pleanty of TV and internet coverage of events so allow us to give you when and where to watch all the fights you can handle. —– Friday Nov. 18 Friday afternoon Weigh-ins for...more

Michelle Waterson Gets Back into the Cage in January
by Wombat Sports
posted November 18, 2011 at 2:55pm

Michelle Waterson Diana Rael After over a year’s absence from the cage, Michelle Waterson will be back in January. Waterson will face #7 ranked Diana Rael at Jackson’s MMA Series on Jan. 21. Rael announced the fight on her FB Thursday evening. W...more

Boxing – Jodie Esquibel Heading to Korea this Weekend for Minimumweight Title Bout
by Wombat Sports
posted November 17, 2011 at 9:42am

Esquibel – Courtesy NM Boxing After her win a year ago, Albuquerque’s Jodie Esquibel (6-5-1) is back in the ring to try to win her first pro title as she faces IFBA Minimum weight champ Ji-Hyun Park (14-2) in Park’s home country of South Korea. ...more

Watch the USA Boxing International Duels Online Today
by Wombat Sports
posted November 17, 2011 at 9:30am

It’s rare that you get to see amateur boxing streaming anywhere online, yet alone some that will be representing the U.S.A. next year at the Olympics in London. So if you love women’s boxing, you are in luck. The Oxnard PAL Boxing website is streami...more

Undefeated Boxer Rola El-Halabi Still Recovering from Gun Wounds as Stepfather Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison
by Wombat Sports
posted November 15, 2011 at 9:53am

Boxer Rola El-Halabi in Court - Courtesy AP Boxer Rola El-Halabi was emotional as a German judge sentenced her step-father to six years in prison for shooting her and two security guards earlier this year. Hicham El-H. shot his step daughter in the he...more

My Boxing Win in Wilmington
by The Glowing Edge
posted November 14, 2011 at 12:12pm

I had my first fight with my Second Round team in Wilmington. It’s always a toss-up, fighting Masters, as to whether I’ll actually get an opponent. I weighed in at an event last month and my opponent didn’t show. Women over the age of 35 who wan...more

Fast and Furious: Kaline Medeiros vs Katie Merrill at Victory Promotions
by WMMA
posted November 14, 2011 at 12:48am

The 2nd professional female MMA fight in Massachusetts took place tonight November 12th at Victory Promotions: “Clementi vs Rogers” at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, Massachusetts.The featured bout was between Katie Merrill from Wai Kru and Kaline Me...more

Video: Boxer Romina Marenda is Dreaming Olympic Rings in Italy
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted November 12, 2011 at 11:36am

Italian boxer Romina Marenda is getting ready for London 2012 in this short from Tony Gentile. She says: "Sometimes they only show the worst of this sport but it (boxing) is also elegant, also technique. If you are clever, you don't break your nose." Have...more

Boxing – Saccurato to Face Muay Thai’s Shevchenko for Vacant WIBA title
by Wombat Sports
posted November 9, 2011 at 3:05pm

Ann-Marie Saccurato Valentina Shevchenko Lightweight boxer Ann-Marie Saccurato is getting thrown an 1-0 challenger in boxing, but this isn’t any ordinary boxer. Saccurato will face three time Muay Thai champ Valentina Shevchenko Dec. 9 in Shevche...more

Lacey Schuckman to Make Pro Boxing Debut Friday
by Wombat Sports
posted November 8, 2011 at 9:37am

Pro MMA fighter Lacie Schuckman is read to test her skills in the boxing ring. Schuckman will be making her debut in the sweet science versus Venus Gutierrez at the KO Pancreatic Cancer card benefiting the The Morgan Adams Foundation at Club Infinity�...more

Getting Ready for the Next Fight: Cutting Weight and Mental Prep
by The Glowing Edge
posted November 8, 2011 at 12:45am

Next fights are always iffy, partly because it’s boxing, and also because I’m in the Masters (over 35), and female. There just don’t seem to be that many of us out there. I went to weigh-ins for a match a month or so ago and didn’t get an oppo...more

Video – Commercial for the Women’s Duels Boxing in Oxnard
by Wombat Sports
posted November 5, 2011 at 4:23pm

USA Boxing and Oxnard Police Activities League are getting ready to host an International women’s amateur boxing duels event Nov. 15-18 at 350 South K Street in Oxnard, CA. Fighters from Canada, German, Mexico, Poland, Russia, and the US wil help warm u...more

MMA Fan Reaction: Women’s Sports Foundation Responds to AIBA About Olympic Women Boxing in Skirts
by Cheryl Ragsdale
posted November 2, 2011 at 6:08pm

Photo credit: Cris Cyborg Santos wearing gladiator skirt for MMA fight with Yoko Takahashi at Elite XC October 2008. Unanimous decision after 3 rounds for Cyborg. Women who participate in MMA and other combat sports have a hard time getting people ...more

Four Female Fights Leads Charity Card in Vegas Nov. 20
by Wombat Sports
posted October 30, 2011 at 2:36pm

IBF champ Ada Velez Via Press release Sampson Boxing LLC in association with Station Casinos make their Nevada promotional debut on Sunday November 20, 2011 at the TEXAS Station Gambling Hall and Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sampson Boxing will present...more

Boxing – Knight wins IBF Belt, Shea Gets the KO Win in Mexico
by Wombat Sports
posted October 30, 2011 at 2:29pm

Courtesy NotiFight.com Two great female boxing matches this weekend in Mexico, as a new IBF champ is crowned and a contender for the WBO Featherweight title has made her presence known. Ava Knight (7-1-3; 4 KOs) defeated Arley Mucino (14-1-1) to win th...more

What Do Olympic Boxing and Badminton Have in Common? Skirts
by Cheryl Ragsdale
posted October 29, 2011 at 5:30pm

First, it was "let's have women wear skirts to compete in badminton at the Olympics". That conversation didn't go well. But that hasn't stopped AIBA from suggesting that women wear skirts to compete in London 2012....more

Skirting the Issue of Femininity in Women’s Boxing
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted October 29, 2011 at 9:42am

Just when I think women’s sports are making some progress, some goofball comes up with an Assinine (or Backasswards, take your pick) proposal that reminds me how long the slog toward sex equality in sport is. The step forward in this case is the inclus...more

Editorial – Athletes in Skirts? Seriously?
by Wombat Sports
posted October 28, 2011 at 10:30am

They say clothes make the man, but does clothes make the female athlete? It has been a hot button issue throughout different women’s sports for the past century. Women have been relegated at one time or another to wear skirts in tennis, golf, and bas...more

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