Heroes for humanity Awards By WBC Source:  PR April 29, 2020

(APR 29) Today, our finest fights are happening outside the ring.
The exceptional, steadfast courage and determination shown by many, has created some of the most admirable, upstanding and outstanding champions of our epoch.  Full Story

Prominent Pioneer Female Boxer Receives Honorary May 2020 Fighter of the Month! by Sue TL Fox April 29, 2020

(APR 29) WBAN is excited to announce that the month of May of 2020, we are giving an honorary Fighter of the month to prominent Pioneer Female Boxing champion Barbara Buttrick, 90 years old for her life long achievements in the sport, in and out of the ring.  Full Story

Special Final Tribute to 21-year old Cristian Oviedo who committed Suicide by Sue TL Fox Source:  WBC /Al Toque Photo Credits/WBC/Facebook April 27, 2020

(APR 27)  It is with deep sadness to learn about male boxer Cristian "‘El Botija"  Oviedo who at the age of 21 years old committed suicide on April 23, 2020.  Oviedo was born on  June 12, 1998, in San Basilio, Córdoba, Argentina. Oviedo was a well-respected amateur boxer who was a heavyweight amateur youth champion, who was ranked #4 in the Amateur..Full Story

New Professional Boxer on the Scene:  Meet Vivian "El Problema" Velazquez-Maldonado! by Sue TL Fox Photo Credits: Courtesy April 23, 2020

(APR 23) 5' 4" Vivian "El Problema" Velazquez-Maldonado born on September 22, 1994 in Cidra, Puerto Rico, has fought as an amateur and then turned pro in 2019.  She has accumulating 40 fights  as an amateur before turning pro.  She first began boxing at the age of 17 years old, and at that time joined a gym in Cidra, Puerto Rico, under the tutelage of Team sniper, who helped build the foundation of her boxing skills by successfully leading her career as an amateur boxer, therefore, she won multiple tournaments and medals representing her beautiful island, Puerto Rico.  Full Story

The night “big sweating tomatoes” changed women’s boxing forever By BRIAN ACKLEY WBAN Senior Editor April 21, 2020

(APR 21) It wasn’t immediately clear after Christy Martin defeated Deirdre Gogarty in their historic March 16, 1996 bout what a game changer their fight really was.  But it didn’t take that long, either, before the boxing world came to realize something special happened that night at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas.  Full Story

Biography 2020:  Jennifer "The Bolivian Queen" Salinas! April 21, 2020

(APR 21) WBAN is in the process of updating and featuring more boxers on our "Boxer Profiles" segment, and we are now showcasing super featherweight Jennifer "The Bolivian Queen" Salinas, born on June 30, 1982, in Annandale, Virginia, to an American mother and Bolivian father.  She is a multi-world champion holding the WBF and UBF Super Featherweight world titles, with a boxing record of 20-4-0 (5KO).  Salinas was raised in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, until the age of 16, and is fluent in both Spanish and English...Full Story

Did you Know that Female Boxers Fought 15-round Bouts in the 1980's? by Sue TL Fox April 19, 2020

(APR 19)  Many may not know this----but we had female boxers fighting 15 round (two minute each round) bouts, and one historical 15 rounder (three minute rounds) in 1983 (between Darlina Valdez vs. Holly McDaniel) in the 1980's!  Full Story

Biography 2020: Multi-World Champion  SusieQ Ramadan of Australia April 18, 2020

(APR 18)  WBAN has just updated history-making and multi-world champion SusieQ Ramadan of Australia.Ramadan has become Australia's first-ever female to win five World Titles in three different weight divisions. Her journey to create history began when she first captured the World Boxing Foundation (WBF) in the super bantamweight division, then winning the World Boxing Foundation (WBF) in Bantamweight.  Full Story

Video on Sports-Yahoo:  Heather "The Heat" Hardy talks about her boxing career and More! April 16, 2020

 (APR 16)  Check out the recent video on female boxer, Heather "The Heat" Hardy of New York. The video is entitled, "I'm not sorry, I'm a girl" - We recommend viewing this very interesting video. She has had and continues to have a boxing career from amateur to pro. Video

Omar “El Relámpago” Juarez Feeds Over 1000 Community Members in his Hometown Brownsville, Texas Source:  Mario Serrano April 16, 2020

(APRIL 16)  BROWNSVILLE, TX – This past Saturday, undefeated super lightweight standout, Omar “El Relámpago” Juarez (7-0, 4 KOs), an undefeated rising star who fights regularly on FS1 PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes, help feed those in need in his hometown of Brownsville, TX, during this COVID-19 Shutdown.  Full Story

Marianne Marston Appointed Coordinator of Female Boxing for the RBO Championship Source:  PR April 14, 2020

(APR 14, 2020) The President of the Royal Boxing Organization (RBO) Sébastien Pitois has announced that Marianne Marston has been appointed the Coordinator of Female Boxing for on making the announcement Pitois said, “We have spent a long time searching for the right person to head up the..Full Story

SAY Magazine - Leadership 2020 - Special Digital-Only Issue:  Kali "KO" Reis Featured in Cover Story in Magazine Source:  Say Magazine April 9, 2020

(APRIL 9)  Say Magazine is featuring this month, "Leadership 2020) Special Digital-Only Issue.  They said the following:  All of us at SAY believe we have a responsibility to continue sharing positive stories now more than ever. As a result, this leadership-themed issue is a special digital-only publication that is available to everyone everywhere at no cost. We hope you will share the power of SAY with friends and family across the globe, as a way to connect and share inspiring stories of perseverance during this global crisis."   Full Story and Link to the Digital Magazine

IABA  expands more on what Olympic boxing places are still available Copyrights: IABA Boxing Facebook April 8, 2020

(APR 8)  Three of Japan’s automatic host places for Tokyo 2021 have been confirmed.  The host nation selected the men’s 52kg, 63kg and 75kg weights, with another three host places – two for women and one for males – to be 100% confirmed.  The window of opportunity for the final World qualifier will now contract by one place in each of the fly, light-welter and middle classes from 5 to 4.  Full Story

Up Close and Personal Interview with Caitlin Foran - 10-times World Kickboxing Champion to making a pro debut in boxing Source/ Gianluca Di Caro April 7, 2020

 (APR 7, 2020)  With this pandemic lockdown in full force virtually world-wide, many fights have been already been cancelled, from the biggest, such as Anthony Joshua versus Kubrat Pulev, right through to many small hall events.   Whilst clearly the lockdown is affecting everyone involved in our beloved sport, it made me think of those that had been preparing for their professional boxing debut, such as today’s victim, sorry guest, Caitlin Foran, who was due to debut in Orkney on the 25th April... Full Story

Alicia Ashley Stranded in Florida in a Self-Imposed Quarantine April 6, 2020

 (APR 6)  According to the Jamaica "The Gleaner" website, Alicia "Slick" Ashley who works as a boxing coach in Shanghai, China, took a three-week vacation to Florida, and has now been able to return to her job at this time. She said that she was stuck in the USA, at this time due to the Coronavirus. Jamaician-Born Ashley has been in Shanghai since 2018, but is from Brooklyn, New York.

New York State Boxing HOF & Ring 8 establish fund to assist boxers and boxing personnel in New York Source:  PR/Bob Trieger April 1, 2020

(APR 1) NEW YORK (April 1, 2020) - The New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) and Ring 8 jointly announced today a partnership to establish a COVID-19 fund to assist New York and New Jersey boxers and boxing personnel who are in financial need during the coronavirus pandemic.  Full Story