2007 female boxing retrospective

David Avila's article in The Sweet Science names the following highlights for 2007.

Fighter of the Year - Elena "Baby Doll" Reid

Best Fight of the Year - Florida’s Chevelle Hallback (26-5-1) and Kentucky’s Terri Blair (9-13-2) - eight-round lightweight bout.

Knockout of the Year - Undefeated featherweight Jeannine Garside (7-0-1) of Canada dropped DBrooke Dierdorff (4-1)

Contender of the Year - Moreno Valley’s Kaliesha “Wild Wild” West, 19, bantamweight

Prospect of the Year - Elizabeth Quevedo, being compared to Lucia Rijker, won four US National titles as an amateur, shooting for a world title

2007

In general, the year saw the spotlight wane on the sport.

"Female professional boxing took a dip this year with fewer bouts between champions and contenders than in the past several years," Avila writes.

Although Kenya did a pretty good job of keeping its female boxing scene on the radar, things weren't too great there, either. "For the first time in two years, the general interest on female's boxing, which flocked countless enthusiasts to the game, degenerated considerably with fans shying away from the bogus match-ups." (East African Standard)