(SEPT 27) ---The countdown is on! We are now less than a week before the "Night of the Stars" International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame two-day event that takes place in Las Vegas!    We have general admission tickets available - the VIP Tables and Premium VIP Tickets are sold out. 

The International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame (IWBHF) is celebrating a very special and unique year when we make yet another landmark in the sport commemorate our 10th Year anniversary.  The IWBHF was the first in history to dedicate a hall of fame to honor retired female boxers.  With the IWBHF we include men and women who are and were dedicated "outside the ring" with their contributions.  We also included IWBHF special award recipients for their contributions to the sport.  

In addition, we are celebrating our 25-year anniversary for the Women Boxing Archive network (WBAN).  With it being a huge year from us, we have made our event a two-day celebration that includes many "Night of the Stars" Boxing champions and more that will be at our hall of fame.

The City of Las Vegas Embraces Women's Boxing Making our International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame event, "Women's Boxing Day"! The City of Las Vegas has yet again embraced Women's Boxing when on our second day of our International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame (IWBHF) event that is set to take place on Saturday, October 7, 2023, at the Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, has been declared a proclamation day as "Women's Boxing Day." Full Story

We will have unique and special boxing memorabilia at our event that includes, a limited Edition of the special Autograph Gloves for our Upcoming event with the International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame event - October 6-7, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada! Such a special year for us, with the IWBHF celebrating our 10th Year Anniversary, and our 25th Year of our WBAN Anniversary. These will be at our event in October!

International flavor this year!  Germany's REGINA HALMICH, our 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient will be at our International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame event and be awarded with the 2023 Lifetime Achievement award: New Zealand's history-making IBF World title holder DANIELLA SMITH who is our 2024 IWBHF Inductee will be at the event;  Posthumous MARIA JESUS ROSA, (passed away at 44 years old) 2024 IWBHF Inductee will be represented by her husband who will accept her award who is traveling with a TV Company from Spain to shoot a story on Rosa for Spain;  Jamie Johnson from the United Kingdom will be at the event to receive a special award for her pioneering trailblazing career: and Alicia Ashley, who lives in China, will be traveling from Jamaica to receive a special award. 

Layla McCarter, Chevelle Hallback, and Olivia Gerula will be honored at our International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame event where both have fought 25 years plus! At our Pre-Celebration “Night of the Star” International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame event on our first day of our event, Friday, October 6th, 2023 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm,we will be honoring three active professional female boxers who are both multi-world champions.

We would like to give special acknowledgement to our "Modern Boxer" Inductees category for our upcoming two-day Induction Ceremony "Night of the Stars" event who are all retired world champions and/or retired multi-world champions!

Check out the latest "Who's Who" at our two-day event upcoming event taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada!

Christy Martin Retired World Champion, Multi-Hall of Famer in many Org.	Lisa Holewyne Retired World Champion - 2019 Hall of Famer	Carlo Palomino World Welterweight Champion & IBHOF Hall of Famer, Actor and more!
Roy Englebrecht 2021 IWBHF Inductee, top promoter and more!	Lorissa Rivas  Fought from 2006 to 2019 - with 12 professional bouts	Regina Halmich Retired World Champion, and 2014 IWBHF Hall of Famer
Angi Passmore Amateur Boxer, Digital Creator, IWBHF Volunteer	Joe Cortez One of the most respected and well-known Referees	Jake Gutierrez Master of Ceremonies for the IWBHF, Ring Announcer and more
Lita Kaufman Hall of Famer, Boxing Journalist, licensed as 2nd in Nevada, mor	Jesse Reid Sr. Elite Boxing Trainer  Has Schooled Some of Boxing’s Most Mercurial Champions	Sumya Anani retired Multi-World champion -2016 Hall of Famer
Layla McCarter Eight-time world Champion & Hall of Famer in Ca.	Chevelle Hallback Multi-World Champion and history first WBAN P4P Champ	Martha Salazar Retired World Champion & 2019 Hall of Famer
Sonya Lamonakis Retired World Champion & 2023 Hall of Famer	Suzy Taylor Retired World Champion & 2024 Hall of Famer	Danny Lopez "Little Red"  WBC Former Featherweight Champion
Wanda Countiss Boxing Promoter/ Matchmaker,  IWBHF  V-President	Sindy Amador  Retired IFBA World Champion - 2024 Hall of Famer	Melissa McMorrow Retired Multi-World Champion & 2023 Hall of Famer
Kaliesha West Retired Multi-World champion & 2023 Hall of Famer	Yvonne Trevino Retired World Champion & 2023 Hall of Famer	Daniella Smith History-First IBF World Champion & 2024 Hall of Famer
Leah Mellinger Retired World Champion & 2023  Hall of Famer	Laura Ramsey Retired World Champion & 2023 Hall of Famer	Elena Reid Retired World Champion and 2019 IWBHF Hall of Fame!
Bruce Silverglade 40 plus years-with Gleason's Gym,  Inducted in 2023 with the IWBHF	Jill Diamond Inter. Secretary of the WBC and International Chair of WBC Cares	Rhonda Luna Retired World Champion & 2024 Hall of Famer
Jenny Reid History-Making retired Amateur Boxer - 2024 Hall of Famer	Dallas Malloy  History First Amateur with USA Boxing - 2023 Hall of Famer	Czarina McCoy "The Black Rose" Active Multi-World Champion
Eliza Olson  Retired World Champion, 2022 IWBHF Hall of Famer	Tracy Byrd Retired Multi-World Champion, 2022 Hall of Famer	Olivia Gerula Active - WBC World Champion & Road Warrior in Sport
Stuart Breslow Special Award "Beyond the Ropes" 2024	Marty Wynn Special Award "Beyond the Ropes" 2023	Isra Girgrah-Wynn Retired Multi-World Champion & 2020 Hall of Famer
Ron Scarfone Top Journalist with covering the sport and More..	Yadira Bustillos Undefeated "Rising Star in the Sport" Keep your eye on her!	Destiny Day-Owens Undefeated "Rising Star in the Sport" Keep your eye on her!
Judy Kulis IFBA President & 2024 Hall of Famer PPV All-female cards	Melinda Cooper Retired World Champion, 2020 IWBHF Hall of Famer	Jamie Johnson Pioneer Boxer fought on history-first all female card in UK
Terri Moss Retired Multi-World Champion & 2015 Hall of Famer and more!	Amy Green Publicist & Writer Board Member and Publicist for IWBHF	Malissa Smith Boxing Historian and Author - IWBHF Speaker at events
Brooke Dierdorff  Retired WBC Champion - 2022 IWBHF Hall of Famer	Jaime Clampitt Retired World Champion - 2020 IWBHF Hall of Famer	Jill Morley Director, Producer Fight Like a Girl Productions
Kris Ejem President of "Girls Just Wanna Box"	Helene Jafine Coach & Partner of Girls Just Wanna Box	Bonnie Mann Retired Multi-World Champion- 2021 HOF
Hannah Fox Retired World Champion and 2022 IWBHF Hall of Famer	Stacy Prestage Retired World Champion & 2024 Hall of Famer	Maricela Cornejo Ranked #4 in the world -International  WBC Champion
Mary Ann Owen Top Las Vegas Photographer & 2020 Hall of Famer	Blanca Gutierrez President/founder of the Beautiful Brawlers & 2019 Hall of Famer	L. Gutierrez Beagle Beautiful Brawlers, and 2022 Special Award Recipient
Darlene Buckskin 1970's History-First Native American to get Boxing License	David Avila Top Journalist 2019 IWBHF Inductee	Stephen Blea IWBHF 2019 Hall of Famer, Ambassador for WBC Cares, Referee,  and more
Carol Ann Weber top Writer/Journalist Covered Stories on WBAN,  etc.	Shelley Williams multi-Hall of Famer and  inducted in IWBHF in 2020	Dawn Reynolds Former Retired Professional boxer from Las Vegas
Ava Knight Multi-World Champion -still active in the ring	Jacquie Richardson Executive Director Retired Boxers Foundation	Alex "The Bronx Bomber" Ramos Retired Boxers Foundation

As we said previously, due to 2023 being a huge Anniversary year and milestone for not only the IWBHF's 10-year Anniversary, but also WBAN's 25-year Anniversary of our associated partnership Women Boxing Archive Network (WBAN)----we have made this a unique year by inviting our  2024 IWBHF Inductees to also be included in this very special celebration at our Hall of Fame event.  

All 2023 Inductees:  Jennifer Alcorn;  Kaliesha West; Kim Messer; Leah Mellinger; Melissa McMorrow; Laura Ramsey; Sonya Lamonakis; Yvonne Trevino; Melissa Del-Valle; Jill Diamond Chastain Bruce Silverglade.  All 2024 Inductees: Daniella Smith; Sindy Amador; Maria Jesus Rosa; Rhonda Luna; Stacy Prestage; Judy Kulis; Lou Dibella; Jenny Reid; Esther Schouten; Suzy Taylor; and Agnieszka Rylik.  Special Award Recipients 2023-2024:  Marty Wynn, Stuart Breslow; Sumya Anani; Regina Halmich; Jamie Johnson; Michael O'Neil; Layla McCarter; and Chevelle Hallback.

Our key speaker is none other than one of the most noted female boxers in the sport, Christy Martin Salters.  Christy is absolutely amazing and not only has she been such a ground breaker in the sport, she is a multi-hall of fame, not only with the IWBHF, but the International Boxing Hall of Fame, and the list goes on.  She has been featured on several shows, books, promoter, created Christy's Champ's a non-profit for domestic violence, and we could not possibly list all she has done and continues to do. 

Malissa Smith (Author of the History of Women's Boxing, the IWBHF 2023-2024 Speaker to announce our Inductees that she has done yearly).  Malissa Smith is the author of A History Of Women’s Boxing, the first comprehensive narrative of the sport The Ring magazine dubbed "The Bible of Women's Boxing." Smith speaks and writes frequently about the sport and with her two co-hosts, developed the popular WAAR Room podcast focused on sports justice. Smith maintains positions in boxing as a founding board member of the IWBHF, an elector for the IBHOF, and as a member of the Ring’s women’s ratings panel. Maintaining her own wellness, she trains at the world-renowned Gleason’s Gym and writes pieces for her blog, Girlboxing.

Jake Gutierrez is our Masters of Ceremonies for our event this year.  Jake has been our MC since 2015, and he has a impressive resume of being a professional ring announcer, appearing on HBO, Showtime, ESPN, BBC, TSN, Telemundo, Univision, and various Pay-Per-View and Satellite networks.

We have Coyote Duran of Chicago, Illinois, “Coyote Duran’s Creation Nation” who is part of our IWBHF event who will be utilizing his talents as an artist to present some beautiful rendition's) of our 2023-2024 event.

TWO-DAY CELEBRATION EVENT - OCT. 6-7, 2023

On Friday, October 6, 2023, from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm.

The Pre-Celebration "NIGHT OF THE STARS" event, will include Free Give-aways; networking opportunities with other boxers,  autographs, the Will Call table to pick up tickets; Photo/Video Ops; Pre-sale merchandise available and more!  We have some special awards going to three-active world champions, Layla McCarter, Olivia Gerula and Chevelle Hallback for their longevity of boxing professionally 25 plus years; a Special award for pioneer female boxer Jamie Johnson from the UK, and posthumous Michael O’Neil, a long-time boxing advocate and journalist. It will be held in the Saloon (Espanada) Ballroom.  

On Saturday, October 7th, at our “NIGHT OF THE STARS” Gala event

5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Meet and Greet
The Gala Event to honor and celebrate our 2023 and 2024 IWBHF Inductees--along with our special award recipients, begins with a “Meet and Greet” at 5:00 pm, at the Mardi Gra Ballroom where the event is held.

6:00 p.m.  Dinner for Guests - Mardi Gra Ballroom
Plated Dinner with entree, salad, desserts and more, with two no-host bars available.  You can pre-order a vegetarian plate(s). 

7:00 p.m. Official Induction Ceremony Event