Hot off the Press Results! August 31, 2006 ©Photo by Alan Messick

AUG 31) Tonight on the All-Women’s card in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, Elena Reid won the WIBA World title over Mary Elizabeth Ortega in a barn-burner 10 rounder by unanimous decision. Final judges scores 98-92, 98-92, and 97-93.  Full Story

Tonight: A Ring of Their Own in Lake Tahoe!©Photos by Alan Messick August 31, 2006

(AUG 31) Tonight there will be an All-Women's card at Harvey's in Lake Tahoe, Nevada.  They have a great lineup for the women's bouts. In the main event, Elena "Baby Doll" Reid ..Full Story with Photos

Chubirka-Belinszky on-going saga August 31, 2006

(AUG 31) On August 26, 2006, at the Emperor Garden, in Budapest, Hungary, and promoted by SlimTrax Promotion, Krisztina Belinszky, 102.5, won by decision (points) over Marianne Chubirka..Full Story on responses of Dobbs and Belinszky

Duda dispatches "The Mercenary" By Ewan Whyte August 31, 2006

(AUG 31) Duda "The Chameleon" Yankovich [5–0 (5KOs)], the Serbian who lives and fights in Brazil, improved her chances of obtaining a world title fight in the near future when she stopped Gabriela Marcela ..Full Story

Today:  Weigh-in for all-women's card in Lake Tahoe!  August 30, 2006 ©Photos by Alan Messick Hot Weigh-in Photo Gallery #382!

(AUG 30) Today the weigh-in was held for the ALL-WOMEN's card, in Lake Tahoe, and promoted by Rock and Sock Productions. In the main event bout, Elena "Baby Doll" Reid weighed in at 111.5, and her...Full Story

Team Belinszky's official statement By Team Belinszky August 30, 2006 Fight Photo Gallery #381

(AUG 30) Dear WBAN readers! We're shocked and angry about having to explain a clear victory again. Actually we don't need to explain anything, we're telling you the following official statement of the..Full Story

Ali Let’s the Truth be Known Source: Press Release August 30, 2006

(AUG 30) LOS ANGELES – Laila Ali is fed up with rumors and lies surrounding the delay of Ali Vs Wolfe Bout.  With speculation surrounding the much anticipated Laila Ali - Ann Wolfe fight that is long overdue; Laila Ali wants to set the record straight.  Full Story

Ramnarine fed-up with lack of support by her government August 29, 2006 SlideShow Gallery #2

(AUG 29) In the local news in Trinidad, it was reported that WIBA world champion Ria Ramnarine may make her next fight, her last.  Ramnarine is to fight Germany’s Regina Halmich on September 9^th, in Magdeburg....Full Story

(AUG 29) This month, Carina Moreno, of Watsonville, California, and NABF light flyweight champion, is featured this month in the Premier Round magazine. The mag features world welterweight champ  More

Salandy Meets with President of Trinidad and Tobago Source: Press Release August 29, 2006

(AUG 29) Jizelle Salandy of Trinidad, received an opportunity to meet with the President of Trinidad and Tobago, His Excellency George Maxwell Richard.  On August 24th, he gave her some words of inspiration for her upcoming fight....Full Story with photos
 

2006 Texas Female Championship Invitational Source: Press Release August 28, 2006

(AUG 28) On August 3, 2006 we ran a poll, asking the boxing community who they thought were the top ten amateur boxers.  We had a great response.  With the input from the public and some of the boxing community who are knowledgeable about the amateurs, this is the "first ever" top ten amateur boxers pick for WBAN.  Check out list!

(AUG 28) Jessica "Goodnite' Mohs is re-entering the ring, after having a couple of years lay off.   Mohs told WBAN, "I moved to Oklahoma City about a year and a half ago because my allergies were so bad in Arizona. I know, your not suppose to have allergies in the desert but, I was highly allergic to almost everything grown there. Full Story

(AUG 27) The WBC flyweight champion, Stefania Bianchini, of Italy,  will defend the belt on November 4, 2006, at the prestigious “Salle de l’Etoile” in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Her opponent will be the WIBA bantamweight champion, the chinese boxer Zhang Xi Yan.  Full Story
 

(AUG 27) Last night in Junction City, Kansas, Valerie Rix, now 4-0-1, of  Florida, fought to a six round draw against Chantel Cordova, now 4-0-1, of Colorado. One judge gave the fight to Rix, another judge for Cordova, and the third judge called it a draw.
 

(AUG 27) There are certain cliches in boxing that are used too often and lose their meaning because they are repeated too many times. Related story of fight results of Belinzsky vs. Chubirka that took place last night in Hungary But, I am going to say this with full meaning on my words.  Full Story

Last night at the Aragon Ballroom, in Chicago, Illinois, lightweight Rita Figueroa, of Chicago, won a six-round unanimous decision over Leora Jackson.  Juan C. Ayllon of Cyberboxingzone.com, wrote the following: "Popular returning female boxer Rita “La Guerra” Figueroa (135 lbs., 8-0, 3 KO’s) soaked up some heavy leather early, and returned in kind—and then some—as she overcome the swarming tactics of Leora Jackson (135.5 lbs., 2-8) with superior boxing and conditioning. Figueroa dominated in the latter portions of the testy eight rounder. Rita Figueroa said afterwards, “She was a tough girl. I haven’t fought in a couple months, so it was good to get back in there. But, she was tough. I give her credit. She didn’t win, though!”

(AUG 26) Tonight at the Emperor Garden, in Budapest, Hungary, and promoted by SlimTrax Promotion, Krisztina Belinszky, 102.5, now 19-4-2 (9KO), won by decision (points) over Marianne Chubirka, 111¼, (Chubirka came in over the weight limit) with one judge László Pete that was scoring the bout--Imre Nagy was the referee for the bout.  The judge's score was 79-74.   (Judge's name and referee's name listed on boxrec)  Full Story

(AUG 26) It has been reported in a press release that the  Ministry of Sports of Trinidad and Tobago has given $16,000.00 US to assist the promoters in helping set their  goals for Jizelle Salandy's upcoming fight.  The bout is set for September 25, 2006, and Salandy is set to fight Lisa Holewyne. Full Story

Weigh-in: Belinszky vs. Chubirka photos and story by JollyDee August 26, 2006 Weigh-in Photo Gallery #380

(AUG 26) The WIBF-GBU and WIBC minimum weight world champion Hungarian Krisztina Belinszky, 18-4-2 (9KO's),  who will fighting tonight in Emperor Garden, Budapest, Hungary, weighed yesterday afternoon at the Rosemary Restaurant & Resort, Budapest...Full Story

A Ring of Their Own Brings Style to Lake Tahoe! Source: Press Release August 25, 2006

(AUG 25) "Styles make fights" and we’re ready to deliver," said Wanda Bruce, A Ring of Their Own matchmaker. "From "Baby Doll" to "Hurracan" August 31 at Harvey’s will show fight fans a variety of styles and great action. "There will be explosive action when all of these fighters meet," Wanda promised and commented on the evenings card. Full Story

(AUG 24) Yesterday at the press conference at the Isleta Casino and Resort, Fresquez Productions announced  announced that Holly Holm will be fighting Jane Couch on September 23, 2006. To check out the details of the press conference, Go to NewMexicoSportsNews.com

Snippets of news from around the world.. By Ewan Whyte August 23, 2006

(AUG 23) The proverbial fur should fly when María José ‘Panterita’ Núñez Anchorena, the Uruguayan based in Paraguay whose first outing as a professional inspired the immortal headline ‘The Little Panther...Full Story

(AUG 23) Today at the Isleta Casino and Resort, in New Mexico, there will be a press conference held, with the announcement of Holly Holm's next fight.  The press conference will start at 2:00 p.m. The public and media are welcome to attend.  For info--call 505-884-7484.

(AUG 22) WBAN is upgrading the server for the WBAN Records Site, and it should be up and running by tomorrow. We needed to move it to a newer server.  Thank you for your patience. If you need to get on the records site, email WBAN. Sue Fox

(AUG 21) Magdalena Dalecki got her professional career off to a blistering start on the SES bill in Halle on Saturday evening when she kayoed Slavka Scepkova of Slovakia in the first round. Having gone the distance with...Full Story

(AUG 21) In an exclusive interview with Listín Diario, Mauricio Sulaimán, the son and personal assistant of WBC President José Sulaiman, revealed that Yahaira Hernández [6-0-0 (1 KO)] will be challenging Yvonne Reis for the...Full Story

(AUG 21) WBAN would like to pay a final tribute to Eliza Olson and her Family for their recent and tragic loss of Eliza's older brother, Mark Olson.  At the age of 39, Mark passed a way due to a heart attack. Eliza was very close to Mark, and he is one of the people in her life that encouraged her...More 

(AUG 20) Stacey Rogers enters the ring in her pro debut against Melissa "Hurracan" Hernandez on the August 31 "A Ring of Their Own" card August 31 at Harveys, Lake Tahoe, Nevada.  Rogers, 23, is 5-0 as a kickboxer and is eager to prove she has made a successful transition to conventional boxing. "The basics are the same, it’s just getting over the muscle memo...Full Story
 

Juarez Stops Vazquez August 19, 2006

(AUG 19) Last night at the American Airlines Center, in Dallas, Texas, Vanessa Juarez, stopped Rocio Vazquez by KO in the second round.   In the main event,  Evander Holyfield TKO'd Jeremy Bates in the second round, of a scheduled 12 round bout.

The "Hurracan" is Ready to go to Tahoe! August 18, 2006

 (AUG 18) Feisty featherweight Melissa "Hurracan" Hernandez (4-0-1) will face pro debuting Stacey Rogers when "A Ring of Their Own" heats up Harveys Casino in Lake Tahoe on August 31. Melissa owns back to back...Full Story

Latest Update on Summer DeLeon! August 17, 2006

(AUG 17) WBAN has been in contact with Summer DeLeon, an impressive boxer who fought from 1998 to 2002. Summer told WBAN that she now has two children, and that she works about 48 hours a week at a youth treatment...Full Story
 

Humberto Rosales, a lawyer who attended the 'Huracán en el Orfeo' bill in Córdoba (Argentina) on the 5th August at which Omar Narváez defended his world championship against Rexon Flores of the Philippines, has lodged a formal complaint against the organizers for fraud, the gravamen of the charge being that the woman easily...Full Story

(AUG 16)  Sina Dümer of Berlin will not now be appearing at the SES boxing gala in Halle on the 19th August. The 25-year-old, who has not fought since November 2004, had been scheduled to fight Galina Gumliiska of Bulgaria for the GBU lightweight world ...Full Story

(AUG 16) On September 21, 2006, at the Ameristar Casino, in St. Louis, Missouri, Hollie “Hot Stuff” Dunaway of Van Buren, Arkansas, will defend her WIBA World title against Diedre Hamaguchi of Brooklyn, New York. 

(AUG 15) Teampalle announced today, that Anita Christensen will appear on the undercard of the WBA-WBC unification World Championship Super Middleweight fight between Mikkel Kessler and Markus Beyer in Copenhagen on..Full Story

(AUG 15) When Jizelle Salandy steps into the ring on the 15th September, 2006 she will attempt to create history that no human being has ever attempted in West Indian Boxing. She is the youngest boxer to win an IBERO...Full Story

(AUG 14) In Brazil, Duda Yankovich won the 63,5kg national Brazilian professional title when she  TKO'd Leticia Rojo in the fifth round (1:12 seconds). The fight was scheduled for six rounds. The fight took place on August 11, 2006.  Photo Slideshow

(AUG 14) The Jeannine Garside vs. Lisa Brown fight that took place in June 23, 2006, in Edmonton, Canada,  will be televised this week starting tonight. This was a rematch for the two. 

(AUG 13) Despite (in the view of Juan E. Brignone of www.boxeo.org) dominating the fight from beginning to end and never abandoning the hunt for a T(KO), Marcela "La Tigresa" Acuña of Argentina was unable either to break the spirit..Full Story

(AUG 12) Last night at the Apalachian Power  Baseball Park in Charleston, West Virginia, Angie Woolum, of Nitro,  won a fourth round TKO over Christina Jones of Cincinatti, Ohio. 
According to the local news, Woolum, demonstrated more aggressiveness than any of her male in a scheduled four-round 130-pound fight.  Woolum said...Full Story

(AUG 10) On September 22, at Southport Sharks, in Southport, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, Sharon Anyos will be defending her WBC featherweight title.  Anyos was originally supposed to fight Fatuma Zarika (Njeri),  but according to Team Anyos, she has pulled out of the WBC Defence with Anyos, claiming to have a sore hand. Full Story

(AUG 10) Five days left to vote for your pick of  the Top Ten Amateur female boxers!  Take a few moments to vote on your top choice. The poll ends on August 15, 2006. 

(AUG 10) On August 26, 2006, in the main event, Krisztina Belinszky (18-4-2, 9KO), of Hungary,  will be fighting Marianne Chubirka (3-3-0, 2KO), United States, in a non-title eight round bout. The bout will take place at the Emperor Garden, Budapest, Hungary. Full Story

(AUG 9) This weekend amateur boxer Marlen Esparza participated in the Ringside World Championships and competed all four days (Aug 1-5), and winning her second consecutive Ringside World tournament.  More

(AUG 9) KANSAS CITY, MO -  Iowa City native and University of Iowa sophomore Katy Klinefelter won the first ever U.S. Under 19 National Championships for women, defeating Texas' Celina Salazar 16-8 in the 125 pound division final.  Source: Adam Pollack

(AUG 8) On September 23, 2006, at the Ft. Smith Arkansas Convention Center, Heavyweight Champion J.D. "The Natural" Chapman will be going for his 25th victory in the main event trying to take his no# 19 ranking in the world all the up to a shot at the world title. Full Story

(AUG 8) This week on August 11,at the Mountaineer Race Track, in Chester, West Virginia,  on an ESPN2 "Friday Night Fights" card, there will be a women's bout on the undercard.  Melinda Woody, 1-1, will be fighting Leslee Perella, 3-1-1 (2KO).will feature a 12-round NABF lightweight title bout...Full Story

(AUG 7) Expect middleweight sparks to fly when Laura "Lady Ram" Ramsey and Erin Toughill meet in a rematch August 31 when "A Ring of Their Own" travels to Harvey’s Lake Tahoe. Full Story

(AUG 6) Last night at the theater in Madison Square Garden, Courtesy of Dibella entertainment and HBO Sports, an exciting female bout took placed on the undercard of Quartey-Forrest fight. You can say whatever you want to say about Lou Dibella, but this is a promoter who believes in women boxing, which is a good thing.  Full Story

(AUG 6) WIBA bantamweight champion Carolina "Chapita" Gutiérrez of Argentina stopped Liliane Balles de Silva of Brazil in the second round last night, when the two met on the undercard of the Narváez-Flores world title fight in the Orfeo Superdomo in Córdoba (Argentina).  More

If the Ann Wolfe/Lisa Ested six round bout on ESPN2 on Friday night were a restaurant I would have given it two star review: good, not great. Good, certainly in relation to the usual female boxing fare that ESPN foists on it's viewers. But, unfortunately, the Wolfe/Ested affair turned out to be yet another female bout in which the winner was all but predetermined before the opening bell. The fight on Friday was only a bit more than a ..Full Story

 (AUG 5) When people talk the talk but don't walk the walk it makes boxing look bad and in women's boxing this seems to be going on a lot. Team Mrdjenovich has a lot to say about people not wanting to fight. She has never fought anyone to talk so much (I can only...Full Story

(AUG 5) Tonight at the Nyayo National Stadium Basketball Gymnasium, Kenya, Africa, in a non-title bout, Conjestina Achieng of Kenya will be fighting Uganda's Florence Nalukwago. No other details at this time...

(AUG 4) Elena "Baby Doll" Reid (17-3-5) and Mary "The Heat" Ortega (28-2-1) come together for a WIBA title clash when "A Ring of Their Own" travels to Harrahs, Lake Tahoe August 31^st. Both fighters are training hard and are ready to fight it out in the main event for the WIBA Flyweight title.  Full Story

(AUG 4) With champion Kwang Ok Kim indisposed and apparently unable to accede to her demand for a rematch, "The Warrior of Neza", Ana María Torres, will be fighting for the interim WBC bantamweight title in Veracruz on the 30th September – possibly against fellow Mexican Jackie Nava, who will be moving down from junior lightweight. The news comes just two...Full Story

(AUG 4) Double Duels schedule two bouts in two days for amateur boxers, whether they win or lose the first day of the boxing tournament. Double Duels are designed to be efficient, helping boxers and coaches save time and money.
Double Duels are open to any registered amateur boxer able to show proof of current registration within their NGB (boxers registered with USA Boxing must present their white passbook). Full Story

(AUG 4) There is an article published on Slam Sports by Murray Greig of the Edmonton Sun, where he wrote an article entitled, "Waiting for an answer from Ali." In this article Murray wrote, "Waiting for an answer from Ali." Full Story

EDMONTON - Glen Carriere has been playing the boxing game for decades, so when he said on Wednesday, "I probably shouldn't say this, Copyrighted Story on Edmonton Journal

(AUG 3) Promoters are looking for an opponent for Chevelle Hallback on August 18, in a six-round bout, in Florida.  email Butch Gottlieb if interested.  Only the brave need to apply...(with all the kidding aside) this is a good opportunity for qualified boxers to test their skills against the likes of Hallback.) 

(AUG 3) The writer Andrea Bacci, who just lately wrote a book about the life of Angelo Jacopucci, the italian boxer who died almost 30 years ago after a terrible match with the English Alan Minter...Full Story

PITTSBURGH – (AUG 2) - There comes a time in every boxer’s career when they are faced with their first real test or challenge, in fighting an opponent that can and will test their pugilistic skills – an opponent that could beat them. Full Story

(AUG 2) WBAN has just added Brooke Dierdorff, of Canton, Illinois, to the Boxers Profile segment.  Dierdorff, 125 lbs.,grew up the youngest of three in a small town Somonauk, Illinois.  Brooke participated in Basketball...To Read more, go here!

(AUG 1) WBAN was contacted this week by Damon Bingham of Team Laila Ali. Damon gave a quick update for the on-going saga of Ali's latest upcoming fight that was to take place on August 5th against Gwendolyn O'Neil. The fight was canceled after some problems had occurred with the promotion of that event.  More

(AUG 1) WBAN has been notified by Promoter Boxu Potts, that Gizelle Salandy will be fighting for two world titles, that include the WBC and WBA on September 15, 2006, in Trinidad and Tobago. More