Adelaida M. Ruiz W10 Alexas Kubicki... On Saturday, California's Adelaida Maria “La Cobra” Ruiz (18-1-1, 8 KOs) won a “closer than the cards” unanimous decision over Canada''s Alexas “Iron Lady” Kubicki (13-3, 2 KOs) to win the vacant WBC super flyweight championship. [The title was last held by Mexico's Asley Gonzalez]. The fight took place in Fresno in Ruiz's home state. Kubicki started the fight moving in and out effectively, landing dozens of straight right hands and may have won several of the opening frames. The fight turned late in round five, when the harder-punching Ruiz sent Kubicki down from a hard combination. Ruiz took over for the next three rounds after that, battering Kubicki around the ring. Kubicki, who moved up a division for this fight, came back to make it closer in the final two frames, but the judges were not impressed. The scores were 97-92, 97-92 and 99-90, all for Ruiz.

 

Isabel Rivero W10 Silvia Torres... Last week (November 21st), Spain's Isabel Rivero (12-3-1, 1 KO) carved her name into her nation's boxing history books,  scoring a hard-fought majority decision (97–93, 96–94, 95–95) over Mexico’s Silvia “La Guerrerita” Torres (22-5-3, 7 KO) to capture the WBA atomweight title (102 pounds).  Germany's Tina Rupprecht, unified all the atomweight titles and then retired, leaving the WBA belt vacant. The bout, staged in Valladolid, Spain, delivered rounds of tight, tactical action. Rivero showcased crisp distance control and sharp counterpunching, while Torres leaned on her ring savvy and heavier hands to try and turn the tide. The scorecards reflected the competitiveness of the fight: two judges saw Rivero ahead, while the third called it even, sealing the Spaniard’s win by majority decision. A pioneer of women’s boxing in Spain and already a two-time European champion, Rivero now claims the first world title of her career, becoming just the third woman in Spain’s history to secure a WBA belt.