Beautiful Brawlers VIII Show in
Brisbane, California at the Ring of Fire Boxing Inc.!
by Sue TL Fox
September 6, 2018
(SEPT 6) On Saturday,
September 1, 2018, at the Ring of Fire Boxing Inc., located in Brisbane,
California, an All-Female Boxing Card the Beautiful Brawlers VIII
show took place that featured 66 fighters on the card.
Before the event took place,
owner and founder of the "Beautiful Brawlers" Blanca Gutierrez
had "thanked" Founder Jimmy Ford of the Ring of Fire Boxing Inc., and
to all his crew for their support in acceptance into their
boxing family and community.
She went on to say that they would bring the "best" Beautiful Brawlers
Show "EVER" on Saturday, September 1st at the Ring of the Fire
Boxing, Inc. venue.....AND I am here to tell you----AFTER
covering the event RINGSIDE----the BEAUTIFUL BRAWLERS VIII
delivered!
This event that began at noon and
ran several hours, with utilizing two rings at times during the
boxing event was entertaining, organized, flowed
smoothly----with exciting and interesting fights with
female boxers from the very young to teens and more.
The beautiful brawlers VIII belts and the medallion/medals were
absolutely gorgeous. Each fighter received either
the belt (if they won the bout, and/or the medal who took second
place).
What I really
thought was a great idea, is that the winner of the bout placed
the medal on their opponent, and the winner of the bout won the
belt----to me all of these female boxers were "winners" because
they represented the sport well, and are learning their craft in
the amateurs. These were truly "top of the line" awards for
these amateurs! [video of belts above]
These amateur boxers
did female boxing proud with their display of outstanding sportsmanship,
the respect for each other, and the graciousness when they
either won or lost a bout.
There were 31 bouts on the card, and WBAN has attached the
results for all of the bouts that were on this card. [All
Results of bouts on event 30 listed on PDF, and
independently adding the International bout: River Tucker,
Canada wins U/D over Stephanie Mendoza , Salt Lake City Utah].
Also the [2018
Baby Brawlers Champions]
[All
Results of bouts on event 30 listed on PDF, and
independently adding the International bout: River Tucker,
Canada wins U/D over Stephanie Mendoza , Salt Lake City Utah].
Photo credit: Sue TL Fox - Lupi
Gutierrez Beagle
Lupi Gutierrez Beagle gave her
thoughts about the event: "It’s all about the girls, the
female athletes. Let’s talk about these boxers and let people
both inside and outside of the boxing community know who these
young ladies are inside and outside of the Ring. Let’s raise
money to help them fulfill THEIR dreams and goals. It’s all
about the girls for us."
Blanca Gutierrez said, "Every year the Beautiful Brawler show
gets better because each year the talent pool of female boxers
gets better. We do this for the girls and we use this show as a
platform to show that Girls box too and it’s in our blood. The
boxing community is growing and we continue to be a close knit
community of women who box, coach and mentor. We know the sport,
and love boxing."
"Next year we have some big goals and we look forward to
stepping up our game and having fun, " added Blanca.
Eliza Olson said, "We are lucky
to have each other as a team. We are all strong and powerful
womyn with the same goal in mind—To bring up young womyn to be
strong and powerful leaders in our communities. Boxing teaches
discipline resilience and strength. And these young womyn are
learning that they can accomplish anything that they set their
minds to. One day we will be equal but until then we keep
fighting! One fight at a time!"
WBAN's William Taylor said, "Women's boxing has continued to
grow. In some ways, to a higher place than just a legitimate
sport. This event was more evidence of that statement to be
sure."
"There is no person who better exemplifies this than Blanca
Gutierrez. It is very obvious that she has invested her heart
and soul, blood sweat and tears and a lot of love in these young
ladies. A truly priceless asset to the sport," added Taylor.
Fire in the Ring Boxing program's mission is to keep bay area
youth off the streets. It is a boxing club fueled solely by
volunteers dedicated to providing disadvantaged youth in all San
Francisco neighborhoods (Excelsior, Mission, Potrero, Visitacion
Valley, Sunnydale, Bayview, Hunters Point, Sunset, Richmond,
Fillmore, Noe Valley, all surrounding neighborhoods and all
surrounding cities and counties) a positive environment where
kids can remain active and out of trouble upon getting out of
school.
The program has been designed to build confidence, sportsmanship
and leadership. The concept is that kids can come to the gym,
work out, get a "sense of purpose", compete (if interested), and
be safe from the temptations of the street. Our organization of
volunteers are individuals that work full time jobs, however,
find time to donate their time to help kids in need.
