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Women’s boxing legend Mia St. John will be back in action on September 19 in celebration of Mexican Independence Day in her ancestral hometown of Zacatecas, Mexico. St. John, 45-10-2 (18), will participate in a six rounder against Perla Hernandez, 5-5-1 (1), of Torreon, Mexico in the lightweight division and …
Read More »Women’s Boxing Icon Mia St. John Releases Workout Book
World famous women’s boxing champion Mia St. John has fought professionally for more than a decade and recently won the WBC Lightweight Championship. Now, in her new book “The Knockout Workout: 3 Winning Steps to Improve Your Body and Your Life” (Wiley, May 2009, $24.95 Cloth), she shows how to …
Read More »Boxing In Mexico: Sosa Retains WBC Crown In Tamaulipas
Last night at Ciudad Victoria in Tamaulipas, Mexico, WBC Light Flyweight Champion Edgar Sosa continued his reign with a fourth round TKO of challenger Pornsawan Porpramook. Longtime PABA minimumweight champion and two-time world title challenger Porpramook had never been stopped before but the 30 year old Thai could not withstand …
Read More »Boxing In Mexico: Saturday Night Preview
Two good fight cards in Mexico tonight with the top bill taking place at Ciudad Victoria in Tamaulipas where Edgar Sosa will defend his WBC Light Flyweight crown. Sosa, 34-5 (18), has been on fire since 2003, winning 22 straight contests and picking up the WBC belt against Brian Viloria …
Read More »WBC Boxing Champ Mia St. John Headlines Season Finale Of “LA Ink” Tonight
WBC Boxing Champion Mia St. John will be on the season finale of TV show “LA Ink” this Thursday, January 22 at 10pm on TLC. In the season finale of Kat Von D’s, “LA Ink”, Mia stops by the shop after her championship fight in Mexico and requests a tattoo …
Read More »Boxing Result: Soto Wins WBC Title Over Lorenzo In Cozumel
Six months after their well-documented first bout ended in a fiasco, super featherweights Humberto Soto and Francisco Lorenzo went at it again, this time for the vacant WBC title, at Parque Andres Quintana Roo in Cozumel, Mexico. The much shorter Lorenzo came out strong, backing up Soto and enjoying a …
Read More »Women’s Boxing Star Mia St. John To Be Honored In Mexico
On Mexican Revolution Day, November 20, 2008, Mia Rosales St. John will be honored in Zacatecas, Mexico by Governor Amalia Garcia Medina, for her role in sports. Mia’s family is from Zacatecas and says she is honored to take part in this event and hopes to be an inspiration to …
Read More »Boxing Info: WBC International Champ Mia St. John To Speak At Esteemed Medical Conference In Las Vegas
One of the top Women boxers in the world over the last ten years, Mia St. John, will make a presentation entitled “Medical Safety in Female Boxing” at the AAPRP Medical Conference on Ringside Safety at Bally’s Resort Casino in Las Vegas, NV on Thursday, October 16 at 2:30PM. St. …
Read More »Boxing Perspective: Better After 40
© Mia St. John Remember when turning 35 meant the end of an athlete’s professional career? Let alone turning 40. Times sure have changed. Dara Torres, 41 year old Olympic swimmer is an inspiring example. I heard someone say the other day that she had the body of a 20 …
Read More »Women’s Boxing Champion Mia St. John On Episode Of “LA Ink”
WBC International Champion, Mia St. John, just filmed an episode of TLC’s highest rated show “LA Ink” with Kat Von D. The show which airs Thursdays at 7pm/6pm Central, features a number of customers along with their back stories and motivations for choosing their tattoos. Due to the studio’s Hollywood …
Read More »Boxing In Mexico: Weekend Results
Lots of action south of the border this weekend and we start with a big show at Palacios de los Desportes in Mexico City where Edgar Sosa retained his WBC Light Flyweight title for the fifth time by stopping southpaw Takashi Kunishige in the eighth round on Saturday night. Kunishige, …
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