In 2004, when Women Boxing Archive
Network (WBAN) saw the lack of recognition for female boxers who
were at the top of their game being ignored, with no opportunity at
the time to earn an independent P4P World Title Belt and receive
that recognition----we became the history-first to offer such an
opportunity. At the time of creating the WBAN P4P Belt, only male Boxers had that opportunity---female did not when
we began this journey recognition for female boxers.
History First for top fighters fighting for the WBAN Belt for
best P4P Female boxers in the world. Holly Holm and Chevelle
Hallback won the first belts ever in June of 2008!
Many of you do not know this but it took nearly four years to find
the right opportunity to have the history first take place.
Initially when promoters found out that the WBAN Belt would not take
one dollar for sanctioning fees, of course they wanted this
beautiful uniquely belt on their card. What they did not realize is
the fight had to be a genuine best fighting the best and otherwise
we turned down many opportunities to have it on a fight that was not
worthy of the best fighting the best.
This was the dilemma: They would end up having a top female world
class boxer, who would be matched with an opponent that the WBAN
Board would not approved. Our goal from 2004 and still remains that
way is to keep the WBAN belt absolutely pristine, and it has been
that way throughout the existence of the WBAN P4P World title belt.
So little did we know at the time, that it would not take place
until June of 2008, when finally one promoter saw our vision, and
put two world title fights on a sold-out venue, televised that had
the IFBA as the Federation belt, alongside the history-first WBAN
P4P belt.
We do not perform as a sanctioning body and no sanctioning fees are
paid to us for the WBAN P4P Independent World Title belt, the
"Diamond" belt of the best fighting the best! When there
is a world title fight that is considered the "Best of the Best",
and the promoter is interested in adding this prestigious
independent WBAN belt to that fight---WBAN presents the matchup to
the Selection board members.
History-Firsts of the WBAN Belt:
*History-First Independent P4P Belt for Female Boxers - 2004
*History-First WBAN Belt fought for in France
*History-First WBAN Belt Fought for in Sweden
*History-First WBAN Belt on Pay-Per-View in New Mexico 2008
*WBAN turned down many offers from promoters to have the WBAN
P4P Belt on their shows prior to debuting it on the 2008 show.
Our WBAN Board would not approve their matching of fighters offered
at the time to be on the card(s). A Pay-Per-View card that
took place in New Mexico in 2008 was the very best fighters at the
time (fighting each other).
If you are a promoter and would like to have WBAN consider the
independent WBAN belt, and where the
fight has been officially sanctioned by a federation as a world
title bout.
contact WBAN.
