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2010 |
The Best and the Worst of 2010 |
Another year has
gone by and it is time to have the "hot"
picks and "not" picks
for the
year 2010! There were definitely
the GOOD, the BAD, and the NOT so
good this year
in women's boxing! |
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Fighter of the
year
Holly Holm
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| This year Holly Holm had three
fights with three top ranked boxers, and won all three in world
title bouts. Earlier this year, WBAN ran a Boxing Poll and
let the Boxing Community pick their top female boxers this year,
and Holm won
overwhelmingly in that vote as the top female boxer in the world.
Also, Holm remained #1 on the WBAN ratings throughout
the year. In additions, Holm made a "History First" when winning a
second WBAN World Title belt this year. |
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Most
Accomplished
of the Year
Jeannine Garside
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| At the beginning of the
year---Garside came into our independent WBAN ratings at #7. In
2010, Garside went all the way up to WBAN's #1 ranking when she
had one of the biggest fights and wins of the year when she went
to Germany and took three of Ina Menzer's belts back home to
Canada, defeating Menzer by a 10-round unanimous decision!
Garside also stopped Lindsay Garbatt with an impressive TKO for a
world title belt. |
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Top European
Fighter of the Year
Cecilia Braekhus
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| Welterweight Cecilia Braekhus is
ranked #1 with WBAN as a welterweight. She had three title
fights this year, which she won all three fighting for multiple
titles. When we ran our latest survey for top European
Fighter of the year---Braekhus received the most votes.
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Top Amateur
Boxer
of the Year
Katie Taylor
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| Katie Taylor of Ireland just
continues impress! She has been our Fighter of the Month
on different occasions, and has been our yearly pick "many times
now" for Amateur of the year.
Taylor has been named WBAN's Top Amateur of the Year in 2006,
2007, 2009, and now 2010! This is definitely a
"History First" for WBAN to have one amateur picked for four
years as the top amateur. |
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TWO TOP "MOST
INSPIRATIONAL" BOXERS OF THE YEAR
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Most
Inspirational
Boxer(s) of the Year
Victoria Cisneros
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| Victoria Cisneros is truly one
the "Most Inspirational" who we have had the pleasure to meet in
the sport. Cisneros is a "Warrior". She does not care who
she fights, when she fights----Cisneros is always ready.
Cisneros has fought the best, and she boxes because she LOVES
it---pure and simple. No, Cisneros does not have a great
record---but WBAN will tell you one thing---this girl can fight.
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Most
Inspirational
Boxer(s) of the Year
Shondell Alfred
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| AS we say often in this
sport----You have come a long way Baby! Shondell Alfred,
of Guyana, grew up in the depressed community of Albouystown
where she took to athletics and later karate while in school.
Alfred's father Cecil and uncle Morris had been amateur boxers
but she says she began boxing as a pastime before encouragement
from her family and friends turned her hobby into a career.
Alfred has been boxing for eleven years, and has accumulated a
13-5-0 (4KO) record, and is currently a WIBA World Bantamweight
champion. She stopped Corrine Van Ryck De Groot this year
which in itself was quite a feat. Shondell said after the fight, “I hope my victory is seen as a boost
for women in Guyana for I see myself as their ambassador and
will always strive to be a good role model to young women in
sport,” Alfred is definitely one of the most
inspirational boxers this year! |
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Hottest Rising Star in
of the year 2010
Kaliesha "Wild Wild" West
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22-year-old
Kaliesha "Wild Wild" West, 13-1-2 (4KO) is WBAN's TOP pick for
the "Hottest Rising Star of the Year". This fighter has it
all! She can box, she is a world champion, she has taken on
some of the top opponents in her early boxing career...and to
put it simple, West has the "It" factor. Be on the lookout for
this fighter! Sue TL Fox |
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"Most
Entertaining" Boxer
of the year 2010
Melissa "Huracan"
Hernandez
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Melissa "Huracan"
Hernandez is not only one of the very top women boxers in the
sport---but she is one of the most entertaining, and yes,
sometimes the "Most Outrageous" female boxers in the sport.
She is a "Bad Girl" as I call her anytime I see her at the
fights---but she never fails to "entertain". And did
I mention this girl can "fight"? She is not very tall, but
she is full of punch, and any boxer who dares to go into the ring
with her better be in the best of shape! |
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Road Warrior of
2010
Chevelle "Fist of Steel"
Hallback
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| How does one even BEGIN to
describe what Chevelle "Fists of Steel" Hallback, 28-6-2 (11
KOs), has done in this sport---she really qualifies for
many of 2010's picks. Hallback is our top pick for
Road Warrior in 2010, with taking her last seven fights in other
areas of the country. It is truly
amazing what this multi-world champion (including being our WBAN
world champion) has accomplished. Hallback has been a
professional boxer for
a whooping 13 years! |
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WBAN "Top Honors"
of the
Year
Jennifer "The Razor" Barber
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Jennifer "The Razor" Barber has
done everything right in this sport. She fought
extensively in the amateurs before turning pro.
Barber is 10-1- (4KO) as a pro, and this year in one of her most
impressive and difficult areas to pull off a win, she went to
South Korea, and took back the IFBA world title belt from the
defending champion. She is not only one of the most
technical boxers on the scene but she is truly a role model for
other women boxers outside the ring.
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Highest
Achievements
of the year 2010
Ana Maria Torres
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| 30-year old Ana Maria Torres, of Mexico City,
Mexico, has been boxing for 11 years! She began her long
boxing career on July 3, 1999, when she fought Mariana Juarez.
Torres has accumulated an impressive boxing record of 23-3-2
(14KO), and has earned in her career the WBC Junior Bantamweight
world title, and the Mexican Bantamweight title. She has fought
MANY of the female boxers who are the heavy artillery in the
sport---with an impressive 2010, where she stopped Hollie
Dunaway and defeated Alesia Graf by a 10-round unanimous
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Best-Kept Secret in
Women's Boxing
Lindsay "Lethal"
Garbatt
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| Canadian Lindsay Garbatt,
6-3-1 (3KO), 28 years old, is our top pick for
"Best-Kept Secret" in 2010. Garbatt is not only one of
the best fighters we have seen in the sport---but her fights
are nothing less than fantastic. She has no problem in
taking on the likes of Jeannine Garside and Melissa
Hernandez (twice). She is highly skilled, tough,
exciting to watch in the ring--and boxing fans who do not
know her yet---when they see her fight, they will not forget
her! |
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Top
Female Boxer
Missing in Action
Vanessa Juarez
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So...What DID Happen to Vanessa Juarez? WBAN
could not take it anymore about where Juarez had
gone and we contacted her mother, Raquel Juarez. We
found out through this inquiry that Vanessa
had dropped out of boxing to help Raquel, through
Raquel's struggle with cancer. Raquel told
WBAN, "When I
started fighting cancer, Vanessa stopped boxing to
help me get through my surgery, radiation and
chemotherapy. It was 1 1/2 years of pure hell,
traveling back and forth to Houston, Texas, for
treatment. Vanessa put her career on hold to help
with me. Vanessa is planning to return to boxing,
and get in the gym. She misses the sport. "
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Top Five
Fights of the Year
Melissa
Hernandez vs. Lindsay Garbatt II
Jeannine Garside vs. Ina Menzer
Rhonda Luna vs. Ela Nunez
Victoria Cisneros vs. Melissa Hernandez
Ada Velez vs. Stacey Reile
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great fights that took place in 2010---but these
were some of the top fights that WBAN viewed and or
they were recommended by others. |
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The Most
"Painful" Fight to Watch of the Year!
Kim Ju-Hee vs.
Jujeath Nagawa
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This fight that took place in South Korea, HAD to be
one of the MOST painful female fights to watch.
WBAN had posted the video of this fight between Kim
Ju-Hee vs. Jujeath Nagawa. After Ju-Hee appeared to
take quite a beating to her face---she was declared
the winner!
Full Video of Fight |
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Special Tribute
of the Year
Christy Martin
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Long time veteran
Christy Martin was shot and stabbed in November of 2010. WBAN
would like to give a special Tribute to Martin, hoping that she
makes a 100% recovery from her devastating injuries. |
The "NOT SO GOOD" In the sport
for 2010!
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The
"Don't Get It" Award
Angel McKenzie
vs.
Jessica Balogun for a Title?
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On June 4, 2010, there was a
10-round title bout between Angel McKenzie, 4-22-0 (0 KOs),
vs. Jessica Balogun---the only thing WBAN does not get is
WHY would McKenzie be fighting for any title when she lost
five of her last six professional bouts?
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"Crazy
Title Fight" Award
Zulina Munoz,
25-1-2 fighting pro debuter Patricia Ordonez for
Title!
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This
fight qualifies for the craziest title fight of the year
because it makes "zero" sense to even ever have taken place!
The fight happened in December 2010, in
Guanajuato,
Mexico, and
Zulina
Munoz, 25-1-2 (19KO), fought pro debuter Patricia Ordonez
who were fighting each other
for a WBC
"Youth" bantamweight title.
Patricia
Ordonez,
completely unknown to WBAN, FightFax, and apparently
to BoxRec who has her listed as a pro debuter going into the
fight. Ordonez lasted a whole 1:34 seconds in the
fight---surprise...surprise.... The silliest or
craziest thing about this match, besides the obvious
mismatching of the two is that these women who are 23 years
old and are adults by any sense of the word were fighting
for a "Youth" title! The WBC responded to WBAN's request for
more information and we were told by Rex Walker who is
apparently the one who is involved in this part of the WBC,
told us that he was "informed" that Ordonez was 10-2----and
that her record would be updated by Mexico City contacting
BoxRec...well folks as you can see on Boxrec, there has been
no such update. WBAN contacted the Official
Boxing Record keeper of the sport "FightFax" and they had
nothing on this fighter Ordonez---and WBAN has no
information on Ordonez on our computerized fight results
database.
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In the
Edmonton Journal they published an article in 2010 with an
"Opinion of World heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko in
regards to female boxing. Vitali said the following,
"[Vitali] admitted on Sunday he is against women boxing at
the Olympics, claiming the spectacle makes him sick. The
International Olympic Committee announced last August that
women's boxing will be included on the list of events for
London in 2012, but Klitschko said he will not be watching.
"This sport is appropriate for men, but not for women," the
Ukrainian told Die Welt newspaper. "I hope that women will
not take it badly, perhaps I am old or conservative, but I
consider there are sports much more beautiful for women than
boxing," he added. "When I see two women face to face in a
boxing ring, it makes me feel nausea. I am not really a fan
female boxing."
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Crazy
Stories in 2010
Boxing Event KO'd by Vending Machines
Full Details
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Just when
you think you have heard it all, a story comes along that
will just be another nail in the coffin when promoters try
to put on a boxing event. While the citizens of
Framingham, Massachusetts, were eagerly scooping up tickets
to see hometown son Danny O'Connor's fistic Homecoming, the
town's Board of Selectmen did not share their enthusiasm --
thus forcing the entire show's cancellation. "The
Homecoming", scheduled for Friday, November 19, 2010, and promoted by Warriors Boxing,
was to have featured undefeated super lightweight prospect
and Framingham native Danny O'Connor (13-0, 3 KOs) in a
experience-building test against solid Mexican veteran Humberto Tapia. According to their web site, the Framingham
Board of Selectmen is the policy-making body of the town and
also acts as the licensing authority for various licenses
such as Alcohol and Common Victualer. Warriors Boxing
President, Leon Margules, explains the bizarre bureaucracy
he faced.
"When I first began arranging this event, representations
were made to me by town officials that I would be able to
sell stadium-type food and could get a temporary liquor
license. They said we had to go in front of this board, but
that it would be approved because everybody likes Danny and
they want boxing. Based on that, I sent them money, bought
airline tickets, got a promoter's license and contracted
fighters. Tickets were on sale and selling very well. On my
behalf, Danny himself attended the 'routine' hearing in
front of the board for a liquor license for the event. The
police chief said he didn't like the idea of beer and wine
being sold and it got rejected. But, they said just sell
more hotdogs to make up for it, so I said fine, I'll go
ahead without any alcohol sales. But then they had another
meeting and informed me they also won't approve concessions
and that if people want to eat they can use the vending
machines.
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Poorly matched
World Title Bouts
Too Many to list....Continuing Saga in the
sport---every year!
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