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Unique IWBHF Package Available for
Fans
Source/PR
May 30, 2015
*Also in Spanish |
(MAY 30)The
International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame is providing boxing
fans with an opportunity to participate in the upcoming July 11
induction ceremony of the second class of honorees. A specially
designed ad will be prominently positioned in the official
program and will include the names of "honorary sponsors"
offering congratulations to the eight inductees.
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Victoria Cisneros: Last Minute
Opponent for Lauren
Source/PR
May 30, 2015 |
(MAY 30) What was to be a unification of the Super Welterweight
division between WBO Super Welterweight Champion Hanna Gabriel of Costa
Rica vs. WBC Super Welterweight Champion Mikaela Lauren of Sweden, will
not be...Sources close to the Lauren Camp said they were sure that the
bout was going to take ..Full
Story
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The Machine Puts It All On The Line,
Defends Unified World Title June 6
Source/PR
May 29, 2015 |
(MAY 29) Unified Women's World Featherweight Champion Elin “The
Machine” Tissen puts everything on the line when she defends against
Hungarian underdog Gabriella Busa on Saturday June 6 at the Spielbank
Hohensyburg in Dortmund, Germany. .....Full
Story
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Latest Update on Chevelle Hallback
May 29, 2015 |
(MAY 29) Five-times, four Division, Female World Boxing Champion Chevelle Hallback, is on
"the hunt" for the three reigning Female Super Lightweight World
Champions; Erica Farias (WBC), Fernanda Alegre (WBO), Ana Laura
Esteche (WBA) and for the...Full
Story
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Live on CBS Sports Tonight! Amanda Serrano to Face Fatuma Zarika
May 29, 2015 |
(MAY 29) Tonight at the
W.C. Handy Pavilion, Memphis, Tennessee, Amanda
Serrano, 23-1-1 (18KO), of Brooklyn, New York, is set to
fight Fatuma Zarika, 24-10-2 (14KO), of Nairobi, Kenya, in a
non-title six rounder. Yesterday at the weigh-in Serrano
weighed in at 130.4, and Fatuma was 125.8.
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Ring Magazine - August 2015 issue
May 28, 2015 |
(MAY 28) In Ring
Magazine, August 2015 issue, the International Women's Boxing
Hall of Fame is featured in a great article written by Thomas
Gerbasi. The article is about the 2015 Induction Ceremony and
about the Inductees that are being honored this year on July 11,
2015, at the Hyatt Regency Pier 66 Hotel, in Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida. More
(MAY 28) Today the weigh-in was held for
tomorrow nights boxing action with a highly anticipated fight between
Heather Hardy vs. Noemi Bosques, 8-2-2 vs. Heather Hardy 12-0-0. The two
will be fighting at Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, New York, on the
Khan-Algieri undercard. At the Scales: both came in at
122.8.
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European Games Baku 2015 update - no
Sofya Ochigava in Russian team
by Michael O'Neill
May 28, 2015
Photo: Baku |
(MAY 28)
Over recent years we have reported here on many ‘famous’ š60kg
lightweight clashes between Russia’s Sofya Ochigava and her
Irish ‘nemesis’ Katie Taylor but the Russian squad for the
inaugural European...Full
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Noemi Bosques of Saint Petersburg
Florida will be back at it facing Heather The Heat Hardy on Khan-
Algieri Undercard
Source/Press Release
Photos: Steven Solidaios
May 27, 2015 |
(MAY 27)
On May 29th Noemi "No No" Bosques, 8-2-2 will face off against Brooklyn’s
Heather Hardy 12-0-0 at Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, on the
Khan-Algieri undercard. The fight will be streamed live on Spike
TV at 9 P.M. ET/6 P.M. PT. This bout is considered to be a huge
fight for female boxing involving two up and coming popular
female boxers....Full
Story
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McPhee Wins by a decision over Maerz
Photos / Story
by Mike Blair
May 26, 2015 |
(MAY 26) The semi main
event on the Rumble at the Rink card in Nanaimo, British
Columbia featured women bantamweights Alisah McPhee and Peggy
Maerz. The two fought on the previous Gloved Up card, in a fight
that saw McPhee take a close, tightly contested win. On this
night they would battle for eight rounds and the winner would
claim the CPBC Western Canadian Bantamweight Title.
As figured, this fight was close from the outset. A judge’s
score was going to depend on what style of fighter he preferred.
McPhee fired her jab and amassed a large number of punches. ...Full
Story with photos
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Fight Video: Ibeth Zamora Silva Successfully Defends WBC
Title
Photos by Pepe Rodriguez
May 25, 2015 |
(MAY 25) On Saturday night, at the Centro de Espectáculos del Recinto
Ferial, Metepec, México, in a 10-rounder, Ibeth Zamora Silva, 107¾, now
23-5-0 (4KO), of San Cristóbal Huichochitlán, México, won by a seventh..Full
Story with photos
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Press Release: Matthysse vs
Mrdjenovich?
Source via: Piña del Sur
Translated by Eddie Montalvo
May 25, 2015 |
(MAY 25) According to 'El Diario Jornada,' Soledad Matthysse will
unify the WBA and WBC Female Featherweight titles, on July 31, 2015, in
Trelew with Canadian Jelena Mrdjenovich.
Full
Story
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Phiri vs. Almaida fight to a
Technical Draw, WBF Title Remains Vacant
Source/WBF
May 24, 2015 |
(MAY 24)The World Boxing Federation (WBF) Women's Intercontinental
Welterweight title remains vacant, as a fight between local
favourite Esther Phiri and co-challenger Sandra Almeida from
South...Full
Story
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Fight Video: Kulakova Won by Decision over Riederer
May 24, 2015
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(MAY 24)
WBAN has just posted the fight video of the Friday night fight
(May 22), in Luzhniki, Moscow, Russia, where Svetlana Kulakova, 141¼, now
10-0-1 (1KO), of Moscow, won an eight round unanimous decision over Marie
Riederer, 138½, 15-3-1, of Sachsen, Germany. The final judges scores were
73-80, 73-80, 72-80.
(MAY 22) On Saturday, July 11, 2015, the International
Women's Boxing Hall of Fame, [IWBHF]
will hold its 2nd Annual Induction Ceremonies at the beautiful
Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty Six Hotel, located at 2301 SE 17th St.,
in Fort Lauderdale, Fl. Tickets are priced at $75.00 per person.
(For participants in the 2015 Women's Boxing National Golden
Gloves, the tickets are $45). Please let us know how many tickets you will need. Reserve
early, as we have limited seating. HONORED INDUCTEES/ALL WILL BE AT EVENT:
Laila Ali - Jeannine Garside- Deirdre Gogarty - Phyllis Kugler
- Sparkle Lee- Terry Moss - Laura Serrano - Ann Wolfe ....Full
Story
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Pretty Girl Promotions: Melissa
Hernandez vs. Stacey Reile
Source/PR
May 22, 2015 |
(MAY 22)
First, PGP would like to thank WBAN and the many athletes and
supporters that support the sport and have allowed promotional
boxing firms like PGP to be a part of it. PGP has begun a good
faith effort at giving female boxers continuous opportunities to compete
on its fight cards. To bring..Full
Story
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Six United States Boxers Earn Final
Round Berths at the 2015 Junior and Youth Women’s World
Championships
by Julie Goldsticker
May 22, 2015 |
(MAY 22)
(NEW TAIPEI CITY, TAIWAN) – Six American boxers clinched berths in the
finals of the 2015 Junior and Youth Women’s World Championships in New
Taipei City, Taiwan on Friday. All five junio..Full
Story
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Italy impress in the AIBA Women's
Junior/Youth World Boxing Championships Taipei 2015 semi-finals
Source/AIBA
May 22, 2015
Copyright photo:
Yuan/Olympic.org |
(MAY 22) The AIBA Women's
Junior/Youth World Boxing Championships Taipei 2015 semi-finals
took place today at the Xinzhuang Stadium, and there was much
drama and entertainment...Full
Story
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May 2015 WBAN World Rankings!
May 22, 2015 |
(MAY 22) Dee Williams has just posted the WBAN computerized
World ratings for May 2015. This system is based on Dee's computerized rankings, and they are
independent ratings. You can see our top #1's in the sport---which
is NO easy task with WBAN! Congrats to all our top ten in the sport. To check out the latest rankings,
Go Here!
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Ariel Arismendez shines on Day 5 of
the AIBA Women's Junior/Youth World Boxing Championships Taipei 2015
Source/AIBA
May 21, 2015 |
(MAY 21)
The second stage of the of
the AIBA Women's Junior/Youth World Boxing Championships Taipei
2015 quarter-finals was held today at the Xinzhuang Stadium, and
a combined 92 Junior and Youth boxers
..Full
Story
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Team USA Advances Four More Boxers to
the Medal Rounds with Quarterfinal Victories on Wednesday
by Julie Goldsticker
May 20, 2015 |
(MAY 20)
(NEW TAIPEI CITY, TAIWAN) – After a quarterfinal day dominated by USA
Boxing’s junior ladies, the youth women turned it on in their
quarterfinal session on Wednesday night at the Xinzhuang Stadium in New
Taipei City. 2013 Junior World Champion and 2014 Youth Olympic gold
medalist
Jajaira Gonzalez
(Glendora, Calif.), junior lightweight
Guadalupe Gutierrez
(Sacramento, Calif.), youth light welterweight
Ariel Arismendez
(Tollleson,
Ariz.), and youth middleweight
Iesha Kenney
(Alexandria, Va.) all clinched semifinals
berths with wins on Wednesday. ..Full
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Boxing: Irish eyes still smiling in
Women's World Youth and Junior championships.
by Michael O'Neill
May 19, 2015
Photo: Team Ireland (c)
iaba/QuickPark |
(MAY 19)
The Irish team has six of its team still in this 2nd edition of
the AIBA World Youth and Juniors championships despite a
controversial defeat for Amy Broadhurst on Monday when most
experts (and not just the team and its coaches) felt she had won
every round against her ...Full
Story
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VIDEO: Seniesa Estrada on Roy Jones
Jr. Support & More!
Photos and Story
by Michele Chong
May 20, 2015 |
(MAY 20)
During
Monday's Tim Bradley vs. Jessie Vargas kickoff press conference held at
the Conga Room in Los Angeles, Vargas' trainer Roy Jones Jr. took his
turn at the mic to share his thoughts about the
upcoming Bradley-Vargas fight. But in an impromptu moment ..Full
Story
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News Flash: Two Female Bouts added on on Sting
Like a Bee Productions card
Source/PR
Photos: Mike Ornelas/Denver
May 19, 2015 |
(MAY 19)
Two
Female Bouts on Sting like a Bee Productions in Denver Colorado,
Promoter Duran Hill added these two women’s bouts on the under
card of the Corley vs. Perez, won by Perez via 6th round TKO.
The first bout was ..Full
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Boxing: Irish eyes still smiling in
Women's World Youth and Junior championships.
by Michael O'Neill
May 19, 2015
Photo: Team Ireland (c)
iaba/QuickPark |
(MAY 19)
The Irish team has six of its team still in this 2nd edition of
the AIBA World Youth and Juniors championships despite a
controversial defeat for Amy Broadhurst on Monday when most
experts (and not just the team and its coaches) felt she had won
every round against her Chinese opponent. That said, the judges
somehow managed to hand down a 2:1 split decision to the boxer
from neighbouring China. Tuesday was to prove a better day and
Irish eyes are ...Full
Story
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2015 AIBA World Youth & Junior
Championships - Day 4 Review of action at the Xinzhuang Stadium
by Michael O'Neill
May 19, 2015 |
(MAY 19)
Today was the first of two quarter-final days at the 2015 AIBA Youth and
Junior Championships in Taiwan - no real 'shocks' but plenty of
action on a day when boxers from
..Full
Story
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Voraberger Set For Defense Of Unified
World Super Flyweight Title
Source/PR
May 18, 2015 |
(MAY 18)
After the
World Boxing Federation (WBF) launched a cooperation with the WIBF and
GBU in March, and merged the three championships into the most
prestigious title in female boxing, Austrian Eva Voraberger is set to
defend the Unified Women's
..Full
Story
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Seniesa Estrada Wins at the Forum on
HBO Boxing Card
Source/PR
May 18, 2015
Courtesy Fight photos:
Esther Lin |
On Saturday night, May 16, 2015, at The Forum in Inglewood,
California, 22-year-old women’s professional boxer Seniesa Estrada (East Los Angeles, California) defeated
Carly Batey (United Kingdom/San Diego, California) by unanimous
decision. Estrada-Batey was a six-round, non-televised,
undercard bout on the HBO World Championship Boxing card. In the
fight, Estrada used a myriad of jabs and one-two combinations,
while often switching stances to counter her opponent’s
activity. In the fifth round, Estrada scored a knockdown when
she dropped Batey with a powerful over-hand left. With the win,
Estrada’s record improves to 4-0-0 with 1 KO, while Batey’s
record moved to 4-5-2, 0 KOs. The HBO Boxing card was presented
by K2 Promotions and GGG Promotions, in association with Banner
Promotions.
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Ortiz UD over Reno in Historic
Brooklyn Bout
by Bernie McCoy
May 16, 2015 |
(MAY 16)
Paola Ortiz won a fast paced unanimous decision over local
favorite Susan Reno in a featured attraction of Ronson Frank's
Uprising Promotion's seven bout card at the historic Masonic
Temple in the Fort Greene section of Brooklyn on Friday night.
The six round bout was contested over three minute rounds,
making it the first such female bout of that length in New York
state. Both fighters handled the fifty percent increase in round
time easily and the pace of the fight did not waver at any point
during the eighteen minutes of action....Full
Story
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Amanda Serrano 'Honored' to Represent
Women's Boxing's Return to Network Television
Source/PR
May 16, 2015 |
(MAY 16) Women's multiple-time world champion Amanda "The Real
Deal" Serrano says she considers it a great honor to be part of the
return of women's boxing to network television. Serrano (23-1-1,
18 KOs), of Brooklyn, will face Plattsburgh, New York's two-time world
title challenger Jackie "The Force" Trivilino in a six-round super
bantamweight rematch on Friday, May 29, at the WC Handy Pavilion on
Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee, and broadcast nationally on CBS
Sports Network (10:00 PM, ET). ..Full Story
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Jajaira Gonzalez Sets a Victorious
Tone for Team USA With a Dominating Win in Her
2015 Junior and Youth World Championships Opener
by Julie Goldsticker
May 16, 2015 |
(MAY 16) (NEW TAIPEI CITY, TAIWAN) – Eighteen-year-old Jajaira
Gonzalez (Glendora, Calif.) announced her presence on the international
scene at the inaugural Junior and Youth World Championships in 2013 and
her first bout at the 2015 event showed that she’s still the one to
watch in her lightweight division. Known for her overwhelming punch
output and aggressive nature, Gonzalez once again used her patented
style to take a dominating win in the tournament opener for both she and
Team USA at the Xinzhuang Stadium in New Taipei City.
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2015 AIBA Women's Youth and Junior
Championships - Preview
by Michael O'Neill
May 15, 2015 |
Yesterday we brought you the latest news of the 2015 AIBA Women's Youth and Junior
Championships scheduled to open at the Xinzhuang Gymnasium in
Taiwan this weekend and today we suggest some additional boxers to watch
out and have realistic medal prospects..Full Story
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New to the IWBHF: July 11th at
the 2015 International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame Induction
Ceremony!
IWBHF Press Release
May 15, 2015 |
PORTLAND, OREGON (May 15, 2015)
The July 11th International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame (IWBHF)
Induction Ceremony, will mark the initiation of the "IWBHF
Lifetime Achievement Award" to be presented, annually, to a
selected member of the boxing community whose career has been
distinguished by longstanding contributions to the sport of
boxing and, specifically, support of Women's boxing. The initial
recipient is Jose Sulaiman (posthumous), longtime president of
the World Boxing Council (WBC) who passed away in 2014. It has
been confirmed that representatives of the WBC will be present
in Fort Lauderdale to accept the award. ...Full Story
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AIBA Women's Youth and Junior World
Championships, Taipei - Preview
by Michael O'Neill
(additional reporting
from AIBA.org)
May 14, 2015 |
(MAY 14) The 3rd edition of the AIBA Women's
World Youth and Junior Championships gets underway in Taiwan on Saturday
with the draw and preliminary bouts. Almost all the contestants had
arrived by Thursday ahead of the opening ceremony and draw
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Sparkle Lee to Become First
Referee in IWBHF
by Bernie McCoy -
IWBHF
May 14, 2015 |
PORTLAND, OR - (May 14, 2015) Both
the first class of the International
Women's Boxing Hall of Fame and the
eight women who will be inducted on
July 11, are heavily skewed toward a
veritable "Who's Who" of female
boxers from both the "modern" and
"pioneer" eras of the sport.
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New York women's boxing history to be
made Friday by Ring 8 and FDNY pro boxer Susan Reno
Source/PR
May 14, 2015 |
(MAY 14) NEW YORK - New York women's
boxing history will be made tomorrow
night (Friday, May 15) as FDNY
boxing team and Ring 8 member Susan
Reno fights Paola Ortiz in a 6-round
bout featuring 3-minute rounds for
the first time. Women professional
fights in New York have always had
2-minute rounds in the past. ..Full
Story
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Seniesa Estrada Fighting on GGG
Undercard
Pro Female Bout THIS Saturday!
by Michele Chong
May 13, 2015 |
(MAY 13) The action is goin' down THIS Saturday night at the Forum in
Inglewood, Calif. Boxing fans are all abuzz about the Gennady
Golovkin vs. Willie Monroe Jr. clash in the main event but there is also
a featured undercard bout that is also getting some attention. Southland
boxer Seniesa Estrada (3-0, 1 KO) will be entering the ring in her
fourth fight as a pro THIS Saturday, May 16. ..Full
Story
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California:
Kandyce Williams vs. Erika
Spiteri
May 12, 2015 |
(MAY 12)
On June 12, 2015, at Quiet Cannon, Montebello, California,
Kandyce Williams, will be fighting Italy's Erika Spiteri. Sosai
Promotions said, "Call now to get your tickets 909-361-1412 / California or
702-773-5228 / Nevada. This is one you don't want to miss. Over 10 Bouts on
the Card. Come enjoy a night out with a night of great Fights."
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Seniesa Estrada Returns on May 16 on
an HBO Boxing Card
Source/PR
May 11, 2015 |
(MAY 11) EAST LOS ANGELES,
CALIFORNIA, U.S.A. – On Saturday night, May 16, 2015, undefeated
22-year-old flyweight women’s professional boxer Seniesa Estrada
(East Los Angeles, CA/pro record: 3-0-0, 1 KO) faces Carly Batey
(United Kingdom/pro record: 4-4-2, 0 KOs) in a six-round, non-televised,
undercard bout on the HBO World Championship Boxing card at The Forum
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Historical First For New York: Female
boxers fight 3 minute rounds!
by Tanner B.
May 7, 2015 |
(MAY 7) It is only a matter of time before MMA is legalized in NYC. Now boxing will have to
compete with the UFC right here in the Big Apple. While competition is healthy and it will no doubt compel
promoters to put on the best matches showcasing top talent,
where does this leave women in boxing?
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Stars Align for Second
International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame Ceremony July 11, 2015 in
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
May 7, 2015 |
(MAY 7) PORTLAND, OR
- On July 10, 2014, the initial class of the International Women's
Boxing Hall of Fame was inducted, during a star studded ceremony, at the
Hyatt Regency Pier..Full
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Results
Just in from Japan: Kumiko Seeser Wins by Technical Decision
May 6, 2015 |
(MAY 6) Today in at the Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan,
Kumiko Seeser Ikehara, successfully defended her WBO minimum world
title over Kayoko Ebata, when the fight went to the scorecards in a
technical decision in the seventh round. Scorecards were (67-66, 67-66,
66-67). The bout was scheduled for ten rounds.
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Svensson reflects on WBC World title
defeat: ‘’I made a mistake and that cost me the fight!
Source/PR
Photo: Wende
May 4, 2015 |
(MAY 4) Klara
Svensson (15-1, 5 KOs) remains positive about her future despite losing
to the WBC Female World Light Welterweight Champion Erica Anabella
Farias (22-1, 10 KOs) in Copenhagen last night...Full
Story
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Christina McMahon defeats Catherine
Phiri for WBC Bantam Interim Gold belt in Lusaka
by Michael O'Neill
May 3, 2015
Photo: Facebook |
(MAY 3) She came, she saw, she conquered. At the grand young age
of 40, Ireland's Christina McMahon from the Carrickmacross club in Co.Monaghan shattered
the expectations of the home crowd Saturday night..Full
Story
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AIBA confirm Rio 2016 Olympic Games
qualification requirements
By Sue TL Fox
and Michael O’Neill
May 1, 2015 |
(MAY 1) Just 463 days to the opening ceremony of the 2016
Olympic Games in Rio and today comes news from the International Boxing
Association (AIBA) of the final qualification details including
deadlines: Rio 2016 Olympic Games...Full
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