Monthly Archives: September 2011

Friday Night Fights of our own – 9/2/2011

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Friday Night Fights of our own – 9/2/2011

So here’s the deal.  I know I had a post yesterday noting the outstanding women’s bouts over the weekend, but over at WBAN, they’ve posted a piece by Jerry Hoffman that in its essence asks why Golden Boy Promotions is failing to put women’s bouts on their fight cards in California, not to mention televising women’s bouts on HBO, Showtime & ESPN!

It is a good question considering how popular women’s boxing is on the other side of the California border in Mexico where women’s bouts are routinely promoted and televised. Case in point, Californian Kaliesha “Wild Wild” West who has taken her WBO title and her boxing future to Mexico’s HG Boxing Promotions.  Why?  Can you guess why?  What were her opportunities going to be if she couldn’t get the promotional commitment or exposure she needed to get to the next level?

All I can say is it’s a damn shame because the talent and the desire are continuing to explode at all levels, but without support it’ll continue to disappoint even as other countries in the Americas such as Argentina, Uruguay, Panama and Mexico have become the destinations of choice when it comes to opportunities for quality fighting.

I’d love to hear what people are thinking about all of this so please add in your  ten cents worth.

BTW, here’s a video of fighter you will not get to see this weekend (read why in the WBAN article linked above), California’s 4-time women’s champion Carina “La Reina” Morena (21-3, 6-KO’s).

The YouTube video shows her boxing her heart out as she fought valiantly on January 29, 2011 in her 10-round title challenge against reigning WBA and WBO Female Light Flyweight title holder, Argentina’s own Yesica “Tuti” Bopp (16-0, 7-KO’s). And yes, the fight was heavily promoted and televised because it was held in Argentina. (The fight starts about 10:00 minutes into the video.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weekend Women’s Boxing: 9/2 – 9/3/2011

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>>>Update!>>>

Frida “Golden Girl” Wallberg defeated Olivia Gerula in a ten round decision to retain her WBC Super Featherweight Title.  In a unanimous decision, the judges scored the bout 99-91, 98-92 and 98-92.  As quoted in the Winnipeg Free Press, Gerula said,”Frida was the better fighter and this time around she deserved the win.”

 

Weekend Women’s Boxing: 9/2 & 9/3/2011

Friday, September 2nd

Relew, Chubut, Argentina!

Soledad Edith Matthysee

In what appears to be some lopsided match making, the 31 year old, Argentinian fighters from Rafaela, Santa Fe,

Natalia del Pilar Burga

Soledad Edith Matthysee (8-2, 1-KO) will be taking on 32 year old Natalia del Pilar Burga (5-11-1) originally from Rosario de la Frontera in Salta in a scheduled 8-round bout.

The fight is being promoted by Walter Dario Matthysse.

Saturday, September 3rd

Hotel Sheraton, Colon City, Panama

Abigail Villar (L) and Yaditza Perez

The 21-year old Panamanian fighters Abigail Villar (4-5-3, 2-KO’s) will be fighting a rematch against Yaditza Perez (2-6)  in an 8-round bout for the WBC Latino Light Flyweight Title.  Villar has previously fought and lost in her bids for the interim WBC Female Flyweight Title and the WBC Youth Female Light Flyweight Title.  Kiesher Mcleod-Wells also bested Villar in their 2009 fight at the Hotel El Panama in Panama City.

Also on the card will be a 4-round  super featherweight bout pitting Migdalia Asprilla (2-1-1, 2-KO’s) against Cecilia Montezuma making her professional debut.

Karlstad CCC, Karlstad Sweden

Frida Wallberg (L) vs. Olivia Gerula, Foto: fridawallberg.com

Swedish WBC Female Super Featherweight Title holder, 28 year old Frida “Golden Girl” Wallberg (9-0, 2 KO’s) will be fighting a rematch against the 32 year old Canadian challenger Olivia Gerula (13-11-2, 3-KO’s) in a 10-round main event contest.  Gerula had been the previous title holder having successfully defended the title against three challengers.  In their first outing Wallberg won by a close decision with the scores 77-75, 78-75, 78-75.

Mikaela Lauren

Also on the fight card will be a 6-round female welterweight bout will pitting Sweden’s own Mikaela Lauren (10-1, 2-KO’s) against Serbia’s Eva Halasi (9-4, 8-KO’s).

Eva Halasi, Phote: Wende

In her last outing, Halasi was defeated by German fighter Jennifer Retzke for the vacant IBF Female Light Middleweight Title.

The card is being promoted by Anders Holmber of Pugnus Boxing Promotions.

For a preview of some terrific boxing, check out the videos of Wallberg v. Gerula I!