Ava Knight: record, next fight and profile →
Flyweight Ava Knight (10-1-3, 5KOs), who defeated Mariana “Barbie” Juarez, and is considered one of the supreme female champions of the world, is hitting the gym for an early 2013 return. Knight denied the rumors of a planned rematch with Juarez on December 15th.
Top flyweight Ava "Lady of Boxing" Knight (10-1-3, 5KOs) won the Diamond Belt of the World Boxing Council (WBC, for its acronym in English) with a ten unanimous decision over Mariana "La Barbie" Juarez (35-6-3, 16KOs) at the Palace of Sports in Mexico City. Knight controlled the action with hard hooks to the head and the body from the first round, as she looked to overwhelm Juarez. The scores were 97-93, 97-93 and 96-94. Photos by Pepe Rodriguez.
Top flyweight Ava "Lady of Boxing" Knight (10-1-3, 5KOs) won the Diamond Belt of the World Boxing Council (WBC, for its acronym in English) with a ten unanimous decision over Mariana "La Barbie" Juarez (35-6-3, 16KOs) at the Palace of Sports in Mexico City. Knight controlled the action with hard hooks to the head and the body from the first round, as she looked to overwhelm Juarez. The scores were 97-93, 97-93 and 96-94).
Flyweight world titleholder Ava Knight has long lamented her anonymity in America. “Women’s boxing isn’t that popular here, so I can walk the streets here and not get noticed,” the Oakland resident and Chico, Calif., native told CSNBayArea.com/BoxingScene.com before Saturday’s encounter with Mariana Juarez. While fellow Northern California fighter Nonito Donaire has been garnering most of the stateside headlines this week for his title fight in Carson, Knight will travel to Juarez’s hometown of Mexico City to appear on a Televisa broadcast that will be viewed by millions south of the border.
The weights are in for the flyweight battle between WBC champion Mariana "La Barbie" Juarez (35-5-3, 16KOs), and IBF champion Ava Knight (9-1-3, 5KOs) - scheduled to take place on Saturday at the Palace of Sports in Mexico. The WBC's vacant Diamond Title will reportedly be up for grabs. Juarez weighed 111.9-pounds, while Knight was 111.1.
Promoter Oswaldo Kuchle held the final press conference for this Saturday's flyweight battle between WBC champion Mariana "La Barbie" Juarez (35-5-3, 16KOs), and IBF champion Ava Knight (9-1-3, 5KOs) - scheduled to take place at the Palace of Sports in Mexico. The WBC's vacant Diamond Title will at stake, according to World Boxing Council President Jose Sulaiman.