ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships – Hero of the event – Philippines’ Josie Gabuco Source: Press Release/ASBC April 30, 2019

(APR 30) Philippines’ Josie Gabuco impressed in the ASBC Asian Confederation Elite Boxing Championships in Bangkok, Thailand where she not only claimed the gold medal in the seven-day long event but won the Best Woman Boxer Trophy. Philippines’ most successful woman boxer has done a superb comeback to the international stage in ...Full Story

Ireland sending 25 strong squad to European Juniors in Romania May 22nd/June 3rd by Michael O'Neill April 29, 2019

(APR 29) The Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) is sending a very strong team to the forthcoming EUBC Junior European Boxing Championships, being held in Romania late May.  The tournament opens in Galati, on May 22.at the 7,000 seater Patinoarul Galati Arena. As Wikipedia tells us : “Galați is the capital city of Galați County, in the historical region of Moldavia, eastern Romania. Galați is a port town on the Danube River.” In 2011, the Romanian census recorded 249,432 residents, making it the 8th most populous city in Romania but by 2017 Eurostat shows that had increased to 514,429. Full Story

Diane Beazley Returns for Pro Debut by PR/ Benjamin Watts April 29, 2019

(APR 29) The retired amateur boxer Diane Beazley will be maker her return to the ring on May 4th at Lake Karapiro New Zealand, but this time as a professional boxer. New Zealand Maori amateur female boxer Diane Beazley has been away from the ring for eight years. In her time she had won the New Zealand national amateur championship and the North Island Golden Gloves Championship.... Full Story

Melissa Hernandez Wins by Decision over Selina Barrios by Sue TL Fox April 28, 2019

(APRIL 28) Last night at the Cajun Dome, in Lafayette, Louisiana,  Melissa "The Shark" Hernandez, 137¾, of Miami, Florida, successfully returned to the ring after not fighting since July of 2016.  Hernandez fought Selina Barrios, 137¾, of San Antonio, Texas, delivering Barrios first professional loss.  Full Story

Alrie Meleisea Set to make a return By Benjamin Watts April 27, 2019

(APR 27) It has been confirmed that the undefeated former New Zealand champion Alrie Meleisea will be making her return to the ring after a 19 months hiatus. Former UBF Asia Pacific & NZPBA Heavyweight champion Alrie Meleisea (4 - 0 - 0) will be returning to the boxing ring on June 15th at ABA Stadium in Auckland New Zealand. She will be going up against former New Zealand title challenger Ashley Campbell. This will be her first fight since her last New Zealand title defence in November 2017.  Full Story

Two Female Bouts Featured on Las Vegas Card promoted by Roy Jones Jr. Promotions by Sue TL Fox April 26, 2019

(APR 26)  LAS VEGAS - Last night at the Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, Bantamweight Rosalinda Rodriguez, 117.5, of Miami, Florida, remains undefeated moving her record to 10-0-0 (2KO) after she won a six-round unanimous decision (60-54 on all judges cards), over Martina Horgasz, 117.4, 5-3-0 (4KO)of Budapest.. Full Story

Tonight: Two Female Bouts Featured in Las Vegas April 25, 2019

(APR 25) Tonight at the Sam's Town Hotel, & Gambling Hall, in Las Vegas, Nevada,  Rosalinda Rodriguez, 117.5, 9-0-0 (2KO), is set to fight Martina Horgasz, 117.4, 5-2-0 (4KO).  The two will be fighting six rounds, in a second female bout, Mikayla Nebel, 120, will be fighting Shurretta Metcalf, 119.5, in a four-rounder on a Roy Jones Jr. Boxing Card.

Pioneer Boxer: Pat Emerick, 2019 IWBHF Inductee Confirmed! April 24, 2019

The International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame is excited to announce that 88 year old Pioneer Female Boxer PAT EMERICK (aka: Pat Lancaster Landreth) and one of our 2019 IWBHF INDUCTEES who fought in the late 1940's-50's has confirmed that she will be in attendance and will be HONORED at our 2019 INDUCTION CEREMONY EVENT that will be held AUGUST 30th..Full Story

Geovana Peres title defence in October Source:  Press Release/ Benjamin Watt April 24, 2019

(APR 24) Negotiations have officially started for Geovana Peres first WBO World title defence. Bruce Glozier of Glozier Boxing has started preparations for the event which is expected to happen in New Zealand Spring this year.  Brazilian born New Zealand Geovana Peres, won her WBO World women's light heavyweight title on 30th of March this year against another New Zealander Lani Daniels. She won the bout in dominating fashion and is now wanting to defend her title as soon as possible.  Full Story

Jessica McCaskill vs. Anahi Sanchez on May 25th aiming to unify the Super-Lightweight Division Source:  PR/Matchroom Boxing April 23, 2019

Jessica McCaskill is aiming to unify the Super-Lightweight division when she faces Anahi Sanchez on Saturday May 25 at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, live on DAZN in the US and on Sky Sports in the UK.  Full Story

Australia:  Lauryn Eagle vs. Mayra Gomez for vacant IBA World title

(APR 22) On Friday, April 26th, at the Entertainment Centre, Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia, Mayra "La Guapa" Gomez, 18-8-0 (4KO), is of Neuquen, Argentina, set to face local favorite boxer from South Wales, Lauryn Eagle, 20-4-1 (12KO), to fight in a ten round bout for the vacant IBA Featherweight title.  has already started a trip to Australia with a dream on slopes: become a world champion again.

Women's Boxing Worldwide---Scarce action this weekend by Sue TL Fox Natasha Jonas April 19, 2019

(APR 19) According to this weekend and many previous weekends throughout the last year or two....we still are not seeing the activity change much for the regular club venues to feature female boxing, even though we are having some fantastic high-profile bouts going on that are being televised and showcased.  I went through Boxrec this weekend, looking at the worldwide activity, and folks "it ain't much."  Full Story

Headlining the Main Event:  Raquel Miller vs. Erin Toughill Source:  PR April 19, 2019

(APR 19) On May 18, 2019, is going to shake Hawaiian Gardens to it’s coconuts as SOCA Fights presents our second installment of The Gardens Casino Fight Night! This six bout card will feature great action including a women's NABO Middleweight Title Fight, and it all takes place at The Events Center at The Gardens Casino in Hawaiian Gardens. Tickets are available at...Full Story

Bridgett "Baby Doll" Riley Inducted into the 2019 International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame by Brian Ackley/ WBAN Senior Editor April 17, 2019

(APR 17) Ask Bridgett Riley about boxing being a “contact” sport, and she might not exactly agree with you, and for a reason you might not believe.  Her now Hall of Fame pro boxing career was at an early crossroads – her record a middling 2-2 – following back-to-back loses to Theresa Arnold, herself an accomplished boxer who lost just once in 16 pro bouts.  Full Story

Huge Fight:  Katie Taylor vs. Delfine Persoon by Sue TL Fox April 16, 2019

(APR 16) According to Internet News sources, a huge fight on the horizon is set to happen on June 1, 2019.  Katie Taylor, 13-0-0 (6KO)of Bray, Ireland, is set to unify the lightweight division that will include the IBF, WBC, WBA and WBO titles when she faces Delfine Persoon, 43-1-0 (18 KO).  Full Story

Selina Barrios to Face Former World Champion Melissa Hernandez April 27 in Louisiana Source:  PR/Mario Serrano April 16, 2019

SAN ANTONIO, TX (April 16, 2019) - Undefeated NABF Women's lightweight champion, Selina "Aztec Queen" Barrios (5-0, 2 KOs), returns to the ring April 27, 2019, against former world champion, Melissa "The Shark" Hernandez (22-7-3, 7 KOs). The six-round bout will take place at the Cajundome in Lafayette, LA, as a special feature attraction on the WBSS super-lightweight semi-final card, headlined by Regis Prograis (23-0, 19 KOs) vs. Kiryl Relikh...Full Story

Claressa Shields Crowned Undisputed Middleweight World Champion With Nearly Shutout Victory over Christina Hammer Source:  PR/Showtime Photo Credits: Stephanie Trapp/ Showtime April 14, 2019

(APR 14) ATLANTIC CITY– Claressa Shields is the undisputed middleweight champion of the world. The 24-year-old Flint, Mich. native delivered the best performance of her career and cruised to a unanimous decision over Germany’s Christina Hammer Saturday on SHOWTIME in arguably... Full Story

Ji Hyun Park Schools Game Yu Fei Wu, Retains WBF Title Source:  PR/WBF April 14, 2019

(APR 14) Former three-belt World Champion Ji Hyun Park from South Korea stayed on track for a potential shot at a fourth world title on Saturday, April 13, when she retained the World Boxing Federation (WBF) Women's International Strawweight title for the first time.  At the massive Bucheon Gymnasium in Seoul suburb Bucheon, the 33-year-old scored a landslide unanimous decision over Chinese challenger Yu Fei Wu, with scores of 100-90, 100-90 and 100-91 from judges Kyung-Han Lee, Yeong Bok Park and Sung-Chul Jo.  Full Story

Tonight: In Quebec, Canada: Marie-Eve Dicaire Defending her IBF Super Welterweight Title against Mikaela Lauren April 13, 2019

 (APR 13Tonight: Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada - Marie-Eve Dicaire, 152.6, of Quebec, Canada vs. Mikaela Lauren, 150.4, of Stockholm, Sweden. The two will be fighting ten rounds for the IBF Super Welterweight title. Dicaire comes into the fight undefeated at 14-0-0 (0KO), and Lauren, 35-5-0 (13 KO).

Tonight: Will this fight Be Hammer-Time? -- Claressa Shields vs. Christina Hammer Source:  Press Release April 13, 2019

(APR 13) ATLANTIC CITY - Undefeated middleweight champions Claressa Shields and Christina Hammer went face-to-face one final time during a tension-filled official weigh-in for the most significant event in women's boxing history. Both fighters made weight as the two champions aim to become the undisputed middleweight champion tomorrow in the main event of SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION live on SHOWTIME (9:10 p.m. ET/PT) from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J.  Full Story

Bantamweight Champion Segolene Lefebvre retained her title for the fourth time Source: WBF April 13, 2019

(APR 13) Undefeated World Boxing Federation (WBF) Women's World Super Bantamweight Champion Segolene Lefebvre retained her title for the fourth time on Friday night, April 12, outboxing Argentinian Laura Soledad Griffa at the Salle Gayant in her home-town of Douai, France. Full Story

Congratulations to Canada's  Amateurs:  One Gold, Two Bronze For Team Canada at the AMBC Pan AM Games Qualifiers Source: PR/boxingcanada.org Photo Credits:  Facebook April 12, 2019

(APR 12) After seven intense competition days, the 2019 AMBC Pan Am Games Qualifiers has finally come to an end in Managua, Nicaragua. Regrouping 32 nations across the Americas, the finals crowned 15 champions, including Tammara Thibeault from Canada.  Full Story

Erin Toughill to fight Raquel Miller on May 18th April 12, 2019

(APR 12) On May 18, 2019, at the Gardens Casino, in  Hawaiian Gardens, California, Erin "Irish" Toughill, 7-4-1, of Huntington, California, will be fighting Raquel Miller, 8-0-0 (3KO), of San Francisco, California, in an eight round bout in the middleweight division.  Toughill came back into the sport when she fought in January of 2019, when she lost a VERY "controversial loss".  Toughill, had a long break from boxing before her last fight...

Nanako Suzuki To Fight Renz Dacquel May 12th - Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre April 11, 2019

(APR 11) On May 12, 2019, Japan’s Nanako Suzuki, 19, of Tokyo, 3-1-0 (1KO), will face Renz Dacquel, of Manabo, Abra, Philippines, 1-1-0 (1KO), at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. The two will be fighting a six rounder in the light flyweight division. Source/Samart

Update/Finals Results of Pan Am Qualifiers Source: PR/USA Team USA Boxing April 11, 2019

(APR 11) Team USA picked up six more victories on the fifth day of the 2019 Pan American Games Qualifier, as well as earned their first medal, a bronze from Naomi Graham (Colorado Springs, Colo.) in Managua, Nicaragua.  Rashida Ellis (Lynn, Mass.) and Virginia Fuchs (Houston, Texas) picked up unanimous decision victories over their opponents to advance to Wednesday’s championship bouts in...Full Story

Elena Gradinar to Fight Brenda Karen Carbajal for an IBF World Title Source: PR April 9, 2019

(APRIL 9) NEW YORK) - An IBF Female World Title is on the line and women's boxing history will be made on Saturday, April 13, as FIGHTNIGHT LIVE Powered by Everlast once again works alongside SHOWTIME Sports to deliver a great night of action to fight fans everywhere. Beginning at 6 p.m. ET live from the hallowed Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J., the interactive, FREE Facebook series sets the table for the Shields vs. Hammer undisputed middleweight championship showdown with five fights, including a world title contest and a main event preview featuring the undefeated champion Claressa Shields herself.  Full Story

Denmark’s Yvonne Baek Rasmussen still feels competitive Source:  PR/AIBA Photo Credit: Facebook April 8, 2019

(APR 8) Denmark boxer Yvonne Baek Rasmussen, a mother of two kids, became the winner of the Nordic Boxing Championships defeated two strong young rivals. She defeated Finland’s European champion Elina Gustafsson and Norway’s No.1 Madeleine Angelsen at the women’s welterweight (69kg) division in Tampere, Finland.  Full Story

Ji Hyun Park Continues Quest For Fourth World Title Source: WBF April 8, 2019

(APRIL 8) Former World Champion Ji Hyun Park makes her first defense of the World Boxing Federation (WBF) International Strawweight title on Saturday April 13, headlining a card at the Bucheon Gymnasium in Bucheon, just outside of South Korea´s capital Seoul.  Park, 23-3 (7), takes on challenger Yu Fei Wu, who at still only eighteen years of age brings a record of 7-2 (1) and must be considered a healthy underdog, fighting outside of her native China for the first time, and taking part in her first championship bout.  Full Story

Mary McGee Wins by Decision over Szabados April 7, 2019

 (APR 7) Last night at the McBride Hall, in Gary, Indiana, Mary "Merciless" McGee, of Gary, now 25-3-0 (13KO),  won a six-round unanimous decision over Szilvia Szabados, of Miskolc, Hungary,18-15-0 (9KO).  Final judges scores were 60-54. This was McGee's first fight in 2019. She last fought in October of 2018, defeating her last opponent, Latasha Burton, by a KO in the third round. 

Philanthropic act: AIBA come closer to meeting all of the stated IOC concerns Source: AIBA/PR April 2, 2019

(APR 2) AIBA moved one step closer to solving one hundred per cent of the issues, stated by the IOC as critical. Having satisfactory resolved its anti-doping, governance and referee and judging concerns, AIBA is now close to completing its financial challenges. A recent AIBA interim audit, showed that although the organization has the necessary financial resources to sustain itself, the Association still carries over 16 million dollars in debts that were acuminated by the..Full Story

Lisa Holewyne Inducted into the 2019 International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame by Bernie McCoy April 1, 2019

(APR 1) The sixth edition of the International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame was the largest class, to date, numbering twelve inductees. As in past years, the majority of honorees (in 2019 the number was seven), were retired boxers. This is hardly surprising since athletes are the centerpiece of any sport.  This is especially true. .. Full Story