(OCT 31) On October 29^th, at the Dr. Papp László Sportarena,  in Szentes, Hungary, Anastasia Toukalova (Toktaulova), 106 ¼, of Moscow, Russia defeated Hungarian Viktoria Milo, 107 ¼, in a 10-round title bout for the vacant WIBF junior flyweight title. Final judges scores were 95-96, 92-98, and 90-100.

DEAR FRIENDS, RELATIVES, SUPPORTERS AND FANS...As I sit here and read the Olympic Creed, "The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well."

(OCT 31) On November 7th, in Bangkok, Thailand, in a Thai prison, Nongmai Sor Siriporn will be fighting Japanese champion Nanako Kikuchi. Kikuchi is fighting after Carina Moreno had to drop out on the advise of her doctor concerning medical issues. Siriporn and Kikuchi will be competing for the vacant WBC 105-lb world title.

(OCT 30) Last night in Dombasle, France, Anne Sophie Mathis won by a ninth round TKO over Nathalie Toro, now 14-1-0 (6KO), of Luik, Belgium.  Toro was defending her junior welterweight EBU title. A WBAN insider said that the fight was an incredible bout between the two boxers, with the crowd 

(OCT 30) Last night in Sano Paulo, Brazil, Duda Yankovich stopped Sandra Santos, in the second round. Santos was making her pro debut.  Yankovich is now 2-0-0 (1KO).  Yankovich told WBAN, that she hopes to be able to get a rematch with her first opponent Guillhermina Fernandes, who wants to fight Duda again.

(OCT 27) Middleweight Shelley Burton (6-2) has faced champs before-- and won. Although she is reluctant to compare pro boxing with the Tough Woman competitions early in her fight career, the victories she gained in her Tough Woman days gave Shelley confidence which is a definite advantage in any sport. "I did the Tough Woman the first time almost as a joke," Shelley said, " to win the extra money. Then when I beat somebody that was an undefeated champ, I really started to think about boxing.

(OCT 24) On Saturday, October 22, at the Emerald Queen Casino, in Tacoma, Washington, Molly McConnell, of Portland, Oregon,  looked sharp in defeating Janae Archuleta, of Denver, Colorado.  McConnell controlled the action with short quick hard jabs, while Archuleta tried to land big shots to McConnell's body. Each time Archuleta fired a shot to the ribs, McConnell came over the top and most of the time she landed. 

(OCT 21) Again, “Hall of Shamer” boxer Willicia Moorehead,  2-17-0, will be fighting again, on October 27, 2005, at the Civic Center, in Hammond, Indiana, when she takes on Amy Yoratovac.  This tidbit of information is reported on boxrec.com.  Moorehead has been stopped 11 times in her last 12 bouts, and losing her last 13 fights. It does not take much to figure out "why"  when you catch a glimpse of her boxing abilities.

(OCT 21) Word has been a buzzin’ since the Yonhapnews (Korean AP) reported that the upcoming WBC 105 Title match on November 7th, will be held INSIDE A JAIL, because Carina Moreno’s opponent, Nong Nai Siriporn, is in the middle of serving her sentence due to a drug-related crime. WBAN contacted the WBC, and asked them to confirm the report. WBC Mauricio Sulaiman responded by email, stating that this would be the FIRST FEMALE CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT in the history of Thailand, and the WBC is very proud to be part of this great event.

(OCT 18) Webster Dictionary describes a champion as a "winner of first prize or first place in competition." Taken a step farther, Webster’s defines the best as "excelling all others."  Those definitions may be accurate in other sports, but all too often it seems they fail to apply in women’s boxing, where anyone...

(OCT 18) It's boxing's basic story, the on-going interaction between the fighter and the promoter. It's been done in novels, movies and countless magazine and newspaper stories. I've done the story a couple of times and every time I did, there was always a "good guy" and a "bad guy". In truth, it was usually the promoter who wore the black hat. This story is different in the sense that not only do both the promoter and the fighter believe that they are each "on the side of the angels", in ..

(OCT 17) WBAN has just received "Part II" on the 1920's femaile boxer Jeanne La Mar.  (AKA: Jean La mar, The Countess Jeanne La Mar, The Countess, Jeanne Vina Lamar.)  Writer Terry Graham and Sarah Jo Rauschl provided this fascinating history of this past boxer, and a deep mystery that surrounds her.  PART II

(OCT 13) The first fight on the card was between Shadina Pennybaker and Daria “Ringname” Hill, of New Jersey.  In what could have been the best fight of the night (but as boxing fans found out) all of the matches could have been ...Part I     Part II

(OCT 12) On October 8, 2005, at the Harrah’s in Laughlin, Nevada, there was another fantastic card put on by Rock and Sock Productions, with “A Ring of their Own” Boxing card.  I generally do not cover the events myself, but rely on other photographers and writers to provide ringside coverage of the boxing events.  I did decide to cover the Laughlin event, and was not disappointed. 

(OCT 10) As reported on the www.ProfiboX.hu boxing site,  the Hungarian flyweight world champion Viktoria Milo (14-4; 3KO's) is going  to fight for the vacant WIBF Light Flyweight title in the co-main event of "Five Title Bout" card on October 29, 2005, in Dr. Papp László Sportarena, Szentes, Hungary.  Marylin Hernandez of The Dominican Republic was the original opponent for Milo, but she has informed Milo's management and the association, that she cannot take the fight because of passport and VISA problems.