silhouette of boxing ring, Wrestling ring Boxing ring Professional wrestling, Boxing Ring s transparent background PNG clipart size: 900x483px filesize: 31.92KB.gold-colored ring with clear gemstone and box, Engagement ring Box, Engagement Ring transparent background PNG clipart size: 6709x7000px filesize: 3.47MB.Engagement ring Jewellery Diamond, Diamond Ring in Heart Box, silver-colored ring in red case transparent background PNG clipart size: 860x1036px filesize: 715.86KB.Boxing Rings Wrestling ring Sport Boxing News, Boxing Ring transparent background PNG clipart size: 863x400px filesize: 123.85KB.Francisco also covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper. Salazar has written for The Ring since October 2013 and has covered boxing in Southern California and abroad since 2000. Matt McGovern will promote tonight’s World Fighting Championship 163 card.įrancisco A. Whether in boxing or in a cage, I’ll fight her, but I have to take care of business (against Wickstrum tonight).” “I love challenges and it would be a dream to fight her. I think because I did all that, striking and boxing has come easier for me. It’s harder to do what Claressa is doing, having to learn what I already know, now that she is doing MMA. “I’ve learned the nuances of grappling, jiu-jitsu, and wrestling. “I want to make the biggest fights for the fans, and one fight that will sell where we will all get paid is against Claressa,” said Cyborg. One fighter she mentioned stepping in the ring against, or in a cage, is Claressa Shields, who recently announced she will face Kelsey DeSantis on a Professional Fighters League card on February 24.Ĭyborg believes she will have the advantage against Shields, whether a fight takes place in a boxing ring or cage. I’m willing to go to war, if I have to, but I also want to show that fights can be won by technique and through boxing ability.”Ĭyborg could go back to mixed martial arts, but has reiterated that she is taking boxing seriously and hopes to fight the top fighters in the division at 154 or 160 pounds. I trained hard and I want to show what I learned and what I can do in the boxing ring. I’m just focused on what I’m capable of doing. “I just know she is unbeaten and ranked (by a sanctioning body). “I don’t know a whole lot about her,” said Cyborg, who was born Cristiane Venancio Justino. Wickstrum’s last fight took place on April 29, stopping Sudana Moore in the third round.Ĭyborg hopes to make a statement at the expense of Wickstrum. The 36-year-old Wickstrum, who resides in Redding, California, holds a 2-0, 1 KO record. Cyborg dropped Gabrielle Holloway once en route to a one-sided decision victory. I was able to spar, which helped reinforce what I learned.”Ĭyborg has one boxing fight under her belt, which took place in December 2022 on the undercard of the Terence Crawford-David Avanesyan fight. They can set up jabs, or I could throw hard punches to the head and body. I learned a lot, especially with setting up punches. We worked to improve on fighting from distance, defense, and my footwork. “He didn’t want to change me and my fighting style. This was after his son David fought, so he dedicated his time to me. “It was an amazing experience working with Jose Benavidez. “I was able to put in almost eight weeks of training for this fight,” Cyborg told The Ring on Wednesday night. Cyborg was able to work on all facets of boxing, benefiting from the mitt work with the elder Benavidez. The 38-year-old took some time off after the win over Zingano, but she has now joined forces with trainer Jose Benavidez, Sr., the father and trainer of unbeaten super middleweight contender David Benavidez. Cyborg (1-0), who is originally from Curitiba, Brazil and now resides in Huntington Beach, California, last fought on October 7 in a mixed martial arts fight, stopping Cat Zingano in the first round on a Bellator 300 card in nearby San Diego.
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