Women\u2019s boxing has increased in popularity in the last few years, even as some evidence suggests that the men\u2019s sport is in decline. Female boxers are currently better than they\u2019ve ever been in terms of punching power and pure skill. But as with any combat sport, boxing isn\u2019t without its obvious risks, including mismatched bouts, first-round knockouts, and fights that go the distance with predictably punishing physical results. Here\u2019s a rundown of some particularly brutal events in women\u2019s boxing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The undercard fight to the much-critiqued bout between Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley easily eclipsed the main event in terms of the skill and heart exhibited by both Amanda Serrano<\/a> and Miriam Gutierrez<\/a>, who slugged it out over an incredibly punishing ten rounds. Gutierrez took over 200 punches, leading to a stoppage when Gutierrez\u2019s face became unrecognisably disfigured by Serrano\u2019s lightning-fast combinations. Gutierrez remained unbowed though and even posed for a smiling portrait after a fight that made a superstar out of Serrano and a hero out of the Spaniard for her sheer force of will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n