by admin | May 2, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Katie Taylor showed up to the weigh-in Friday afternoon and it was then — more than 24 hours before she’d be in the boxing ring at Madison Square Garden against Amanda Serrano — that the gravity of everything they’d been trying to pull off hit...
by admin | May 1, 2022 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
👍 This week our highlight goes to Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano who will make history as the first women to headline a bout at Madison Square Garden. 👎 This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week the Sports Economics who have been leaving women out...
by admin | Apr 27, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Christy Martin remembers the whistles and cat calls, the promoters who dismissed her as a sideshow and the times—so many times—she fought effectively for free. She remembers the dusty auditoriums in Asheville, Johnson City and Greenville, the opponents so unknown they...
by admin | Apr 27, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Boxing gyms, renowned for their simplicity, often double as shrines to the elite. In Las Vegas, banners for The Money Team hang under a wall of fight posters at the Mayweather Boxing Club, an unsubtle acknowledgement of Floyd Mayweather’s achievements. Wild Card...
by admin | Mar 16, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Lionsgate and Salon Pictures, the BAFTA-nominated production company behind films including “Audrey” and “Stardust,” are teaming to make a biopic of legendary female boxer Nicola Adams. Billed as a coming of age story, “Hear Me Roar” will tell the rise of Adams, an...
by admin | Jan 18, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Eddie Hearn was excited. In a recent interview, Hearn, Matchroom Boxing’s longtime promoter, giddily discussed a title unification fight. Only it wasn’t Anthony Joshua’s planned rematch with Oleksandr Usyk or Lawrence Okolie’s hunt for more belts at cruiserweight. It...
by admin | Dec 17, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Despite her quick rise into the consciousness of boxing fans, despite the fact she’s won world titles in two weight classes in the span of four months, Seniesa Estrada isn’t all that impressed with her fighting accomplishments so far. “I haven’t changed at all,”...
by admin | Dec 15, 2021 | Representation, SEW
In a largely male-dominated sport, women have continuously chipped away at the glass ceiling over the years, until eventually, shards were scattered everywhere. One of the leading names in this industry is the iconic Holly Holm. Read More
by admin | Dec 6, 2021 | Representation, SEW
For the first time Kali “K.O.” Reis defended her World Boxing Association Super Lightweight title. Reis won the headline fight, streamed on UFC Fight Pass, by a majority decision on Friday night against Diana Prazak and added the International Boxing Organization belt...
by admin | Dec 6, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Boxer Irma Testa, who took home a bronze medal for Italy at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, has come out as queer. Testa, 23, won a bronze medal in the women’s featherweight category at this year’s summer Olympics, after previously competing in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. Read...
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