Mizuki “MIMI” Hiruta keeps doing that thing where she makes top contenders look like they’ve wandered into the wrong venue. Long Beach felt like her personal stage as she boxed circles around Gloria “Depredadora” Gallardo, defending her Ring and WBO super flyweight titles with a clean 100–90 sweep. Ten rounds, no doubts, no drama, just pure efficiency from a fighter who’s starting to look untouchable.
Hollywood Fight Nights has seen some serious talent pass through, but Hiruta has this strange magnetism where the whole room shifts around her. The robe, the colours, the swagger — then she flips into absolute focus the second the bell rings. You could see the rhythm early: Gallardo pushing forward, Hiruta slipping, countering, and making it all look a bit too easy.
How Hiruta Turned A Tough Challenger Into A One-Sided Night
Gallardo was game, no question. She came in ranked #2 and came to fight. But once Hiruta found her distance, the Mexican challenger walked into clean counters again and again. By the seventh, the blood was flowing, and Hiruta’s supporters were roaring like the whole place belonged to them.
Tom Loeffler summed it up like a promoter who’s just watched a superstar do superstar things:
“Mizuki had another dominant performance last night making her sixth world title defense. She is the most active female champion with four world title defenses this year and put a stamp on why she’s the best female super flyweight in the world.”
Hard to argue. ESPN had her at #1, and she fought like someone annoyed anyone ever questioned it.
Medina, Verduzco, Mejia… The UnderCard Brought Its Own Fire
The kids showed up strong.
Lupita Medina, only 21, smashed Lillian Almarez inside two rounds. Their first meeting went the full distance, but this time Medina detonated a right hand that turned the rematch into a formality.
Roxy Verduzco, rocking her Dodgers-themed gear, boxed with real maturity in outpointing Maria Salinas. Six fights this year, still unbeaten, and she keeps looking smoother every time out.
Abel Mejia? Absolute menace. He stopped Jason Buenaobra in round three after unloading a barrage that looked like it might fold the ropes. Heavy hands, nasty tempo, and now 10–0 with seven knockouts.
Elsewhere:
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Diego Dominguez edged Abraham Morales by majority decision in a scrappy four-rounder.
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Alejandro Alvarado handed Billy Timmons his first loss with a clean 40–36 shutout.
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Cruiserweight Jamar Talley dropped Adam Abdulhamid twice in the second and ended things at 2:08.
Honest ringside view
Hiruta is in that rare zone where everything’s clicking — confidence, timing, power, movement, activity. Four defenses in a year puts her in a different league. If the Female Fighter of the Year voting isn’t already leaning her way, someone’s not paying attention. And the scary part? She’s still improving. Whoever signs next is going to need more than ambition.
‘Most active female champion’ means nothing if competition ain’t top level 💁♂️. She might be busy but beating weaker fighters over and over ain’t proving anything to me.
Facts bro! Fighting four times don’t matter if they all easy wins 😒 Give her someone who can punch back hard for once!
Exactly! Just cause you show up a lot don’t mean you the best, it means you got good matchmakers behind you 📅
‘She flipped into focus’ — come on now, that sounds fake deep 😂. She boxed okay but stop acting like she’s a superhero or something.
‘Flipped into focus’ made me laugh too 🤣 Like what even does that mean? She just doing what boxers supposed to do!
Why everyone acting like this fight was some masterpiece? It was one-sided cause Gallardo didn’t fight smart. That don’t make Hiruta a legend or whatever people saying now 🙄.
People saying she’s number one just because ESPN says so are being lazy thinkers 😤. There could be other fighters better but they ain’t getting the spotlight like her.
Hiruta looks flashy but I don’t think she’s all that strong. She just moves fast and the other girl couldn’t catch her. That’s not real fighting if you ask me.
Exactly! All she does is run around and jab a lot. If you put her against someone who hits hard and can cut the ring off, it’s game over.
I think all this hype around Hiruta is too much. Yeah, she won, but it was boring. Real champs make fights exciting, not just walk around tapping people and moving fast 🙄.
I don’t get why people act like Hiruta is unbeatable. Just because she won easy don’t mean she fought someone good enough. Gallardo wasn’t ready and that made Hiruta look better than she really is.