Beautiful Brawlers III Blowing the Female Amateur Ring with Olympian Queen Underwood Official Press Release Source: Babyface Boxing August 14, 2013

Headlining the Beautiful Brawlers III is USA Olympian and beloved icon from Seattle, Washington, 132 lbs Queen Underwood, who came two months ago from the Continentals in Venezuela wearing the champions gold medal. Underwood will box a local favorite and 2013 Adidas National Champion Stalacia Leggett. They will be the Main Event at the Spectacular all-female amateur championship boxing card: Beautiful Brawlers III. ..Full Story

Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame Honor Layla McCarter - Fighter of the Year! by Sue TL Fox August 12, 2013 Photo: Mary Ann Owen

(AUGUST 12) On Saturday night at the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame held it’s first-ever induction ceremony and dinner before a sold-out audience of 400 boxing celebrities, dignitaries and fans tonight at the Monte Carlo Las Vegas Resort and Casino......Full Story

Martin And Marston Head-up Huge Event In Bugibba, Malta on Aug 30th source/PR August 12, 2013

(AUG 12)  Malta's reigning WBU International Light Welterweight Champion Super Steve Martin and London based Marianne "Golden Girl" Marston co-headline a sensational night of boxing at the Demis Tonna Prize Boxing Promotions Rumble in the Med Part IV Judgement Day event at the Dolmen Hotel and Spa Resort in Bugibba, Malta on Friday the 30th August. Full Story

Jessica Nery Plata successfully defends her WBC Youth Title

(AUG 12) On Saturday night at the Auditorio Plaza Condesa, Mexico City, Mexico, Jessica Nery Plata, now 11-0-0 (2KO), won a 10-round unanimous decision over Jasseth Noriega, now 16-2-1, Plata was defending her WBC light flyweight youth title.  

Four Female Boxing Bouts on South Korea Card by Sue TL Fox August 12, 2013

(AUG 12) On August 15th, at the Wolmido, Icheon, South Korea, there are four scheduled female bouts.  There is also four male bouts on the card.  Fight #1:  Light Flyweight Dan-Bi Kim, 7-2-1 (2KO) of Anseong City, South Korea, will be facing Yokfah Sithrusin, 0-3-0, Thailand, in a 10-rounder. Believe it or not with a 0-3-0 record, being stopped in her last fight, Yokfah who was 0-1 had already managed to fight for an international super flyweight title, fighting in a 10 rounder on that bout. She then becomes 0-2, and in her third fight is stopped by TKO.  She is now fighting 10 rounds in this fight.  The BIG question is----is it for a title?
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One on One Interview with Heather Hardy! by Tiffanie Daniels of Inside the Ropes August 11, 2013

On Friday night I had the pleasure of sitting down with Heather Hardy. We discussed her career, and the film documenting her life, named "Hardy", which will be released later this year. Before we get started with the interview, let me give you some...Full Story

New International Tournament, the Celtic Box Cup set for Dungarvan, September 27-28-29 by Michael O'Neill August 11, 2013 Copyright – Dan McGrath, ‘Editorial Images’, Dungarvan

(AUG 11) A new International Club tournament, the Celtic Box Cup, was launched this week in the West Waterford town of Dungarvan, home of the Peter Crotty Ironman Gym and Dungarvan Sports Centre. The three day tournament, which was launched by 8 times former Irish Champion, Waterford’s Neil Gough, is scheduled to take place between September 27th and 29th. Several top names, both male and female are expected to take part.Full Story

Cool Story of the Week: World champion Jelena Mrdjenovich Training at the Mayweather Gym in Las Vegas! Story/Photos: Mary Ann Owen August 10, 2013

(AUG 10) Yesterday at the famous Mayweather Boxing Gym, located in Las Vegas, Nevada, WBC Featherweight World champion Jelena Mrdjenovich of Edmonton, Canada, was training at the gym.  The gym was packed as usual with many fighters from all over the World. Jelena ran into a follow Canadian Pro fighter 20-1,10 KOs Arash Usmanee who is training for his fight Aug 23 in Verona, New York.  Jelena said that she cannot wait until she is back in the ring.
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Adams, Taylor and Torlopova head August AIBA world rankings - at Olympic weights by Michael O'Neil August 9, 2013

(AUG 9) No surprises in the latest Women’s World Rankings lists , applicable from 01 August, just issued by the AIBA from their Lausanne, Switzerland HQ.
That Olympic Gold medallist, Claressa Shields is at no. 4 is not unexpected when one considers that she was unable to compete in this year’s American Confederation Championships, due to the age limit for AIBA International competitions becoming 19-40 instead of 18-35.  Full Story

World Champion Rosilete dos Santos of Brazil Joins in the Fight on Behalf of WBAN's Petition for more Weight Classes and Equality August 7, 2013 Source/PR

(AUG 7) World Champion Rosilete dos Santos supports the expansion of weight classes for the female boxers in the next Olympics Games.  Rosilete dos Santos said women's boxing needs more representation.   The women's boxing has been included in the Olympics Games in the last edition in 2012. However, only three weight categories were included. ...Full Story

Cecila Braekhus talks about the Disappointment in only three weight classes for females August 7, 2013

Women's Boxing:  A Year Ago Today! by Sue TL Fox August 5, 2013

(AUG 5) In the 2012 Olympics in London WBAN celebrated one of the most significant and important history-firsts in the sport when for the first time female boxers competed in the Olympics. There were three weight classes that included flyweight (106-112 pounds), lightweight (123-132 pounds), and middleweight (152-165 pounds) division.  The success of the 2012 Olympics featuring these star athletics was overwhelming.  Full Story

San Antonio’s Celina Salazar Accepts Julaton's Challenge in Cancun on Aug. 17 Source: PR August 5, 2013

(AUG 5) Budding star Celina Salazar has eagerly accepted the challenge of former junior featherweight world champion Ana “The Hurricane” Julaton on Aug. 17, in Cancun, Mexico. It’s Mexican versus Filipina when Salazar (4-1-2) and Julaton (12-3-1) clash at the beautiful beach resort town of Cancun. Golden Boy Promotions along with Cancun Boxing will be presenting the 10-round featherweight female bout. Televisa will show the major female boxing event in the U.S. and Mexico.  Full Story

Zulina Munoz Wins by a First Round KO Photos by Pepe Rodriguez/WBC August 5, 2013

St. Vil Wins IWBF Welterweight Title by Mark A. Jones August 4, 2013

(AUG 4)  Last night at the Whitehall Athletic Club, Whitehall, New York, as part of a co-main event, Melissa “Little Miss Tyson” St Vil, 142, Brooklyn, NY, won the International Women’s Boxing Federation (IWBF) welterweight title pounding out a ten-round unanimous decision over Sarah “The Knockout” Kuhn, 143, Albany, NY.  The familiar boxing phrase, “Speed kills” has always been a constant in the sport and held true last night as St. Vil, who has a track & field background employed supreme foot speed moving in and out of Kuhn’s range with a two-fisted attack.  Full Story

Rola El Halabi Wins WBF World Title Source/WBF August 4, 2013 Photo: Facebook

(AUG 4) Not much more than two years ago she was in hospital with gunshot wounds in hands, knees and feet following an attack from her estranged stepfather just minutes before a world title fight, and no one expected her to ever lace on the gloves again. Now she is the World Boxing Federation Women's World Light Welterweight Champion! The Comeback story of Rola El Halabi continues to grow, and on Saturday night, August 3, it peaked when she defeated Hungarian Dalia Vasarhelyi at the Laubach Arena in Laubach, Germany to lift the WBF World title left vacant when...Full Story

Amateur Female Boxer Anna Crutchfield Brings Home a Ringside World Belt! by Sue TL Fox August 4, 2013

Equality For Female Boxers - 2016 Olympics Rio de Janeiro by Sue TL Fox August 2, 2013

(AUG 2) WBAN has just created a special community Facebook, titled,  "Equality For Female Boxers - 2016 Olympics Rio de Janeiro."  This segment is dedicated solely for the most crucial issue facing the sport in regards to the female amateur boxers who are aspiring to compete in the next upcoming Olympics.  There was a devastating decision by the International Olympic Committee [I.O.C], on July 25, 2013, that will directly affect the elite amateur female boxers in the upcoming Olympics in the  ...Full Story

Super Flyweights Zulina Munoz vs. Maribel Raminrez Headline on Televisa Deportes/Fox Deportes August 2, 2013

(AUG 2) LOS ANGELES, August 2 - The Agustin Millan Gymnasium in Toluca, Mexico will be the scene of one of the most exciting tripleheaders of the summer this Saturday, August 3, as Golden Boy Promotions and Canelo Promotions present three championship bouts on Televisa Deportes and FOX Deportes featuring some of Mexico's top talent....Full Story-

"Inspire Me" A Night of Amateur Boxing in Tribute to R. Douglas Brocking Photos and Story by Sue TL Fox/Harvey J. August 1, 2013 Flash Photo Slideshow *All photos at end of report

(AUG 1) Last Saturday night at the Evergreen Campus, in Burien, Washington, WBAN covered this event ringside.  Before the event began, we first met up with Bad Girls Boxing Lori Steinhorst,  along with three-time WBC World Champion Ann Marie Saccurato, Mary McGee, daughter of R. Douglas and Fitness Expert Lia Brocking, Gloria Salas, and Tricia Turton.....Full Story

Hard-Hitting Documentary, "Fight Like A Girl" to Screen at Hamilton International Film Festival-with Free Boxing Clinic for Girls Source/Press Release August 1, 2013

(AUG 1)  On Saturday, August 3, 2013 at 1:30 p.m., at the Hamilton Theater, 7 Lebanon St., in Hamilton, New York, there will be a screening of Fight Like a Girl.  The Documentary is an empowering story of four women who battle their personal demons through competitive boxing and find success in and out of the ring. ...Full Story