(DEC 31) NEW YORK- Split-T Management is pleased to announce the addition of manager Brian Cohen to the top Management company.  Cohen of Philadelphia will bring his stable of fighters to Split-T Management and will work very closely with CEO Dave McWater in the management and development of approximately 14 fighters.  Cohen manages current world champions Alicia Napoleon Espinosa and Mary McGee.  Full Story

(DEC 30) 5'8" Oshae Jones, a native of Toledo, Ohio, by way of Soul City Gym, has made history. Oshae is the first ever women’s welterweight Pan American Games boxing gold medalist. This amazing feat was accomplished in Lima, Peru on August 2, 2019 at the Pan American Games.   Full Story

(DEC 28) Tonight at the Club Independiente, Zarate, Argentina, Laura "La Joya"  Griffa, 18-4-0 (1KO), of Buenos Aires, will be fighting a ten-rounder against Nazarena "Capricho" Romero, 9-0-0 (4KO), of Cordoba, Argentina.  The two will be vying for the vacant Argentina (FAB) Super Bantamweight title and the vacant South American Super Bantamweight title.

(DEC 26) Another year has gone by and it is time to have the "Hot" Picks for 2019! WBAN has elected to list more than one boxer in certain categories to give our due respect for those fighters who have worked hard throughout the year to qualify for that top pick!  Check out the Top / Hot Picks for 2019 that have out 2019 WBAN Fighter of the Year, The Most Avoided boxer, Top Best-Kept Secret pick and much more!  2019 WBAN Yearly Awards!

It's a Rap for 2019---and WHAT an Exciting Year it has been! by Sue TL Fox Photo Credits: Mary Ann Owen December 24, 2019

(DEC 24) It has been quite a year in 2019!  We saw some great high-profile female boxing bouts on major networks, many news outlets that covered some of our top female boxers in the sport, and we watched women's boxing in general take a huge step into being in the main stream.  Full Story with photo gallery

(DEC 22) Last night at the  Sociedad De Fomento Fernando Hidalgo, Jose Leon Suarez, Argentina, Daniela Gisele Molina, 107¾, of Buenos Aires, Argentina had a four-round majority draw with Angela Sanchez, 111.5, of Buenos Aires. The final judges scores were 39-37½, 38-38, and 38½-38½. Molina moved her record to 1-5-3 (0KO), and Sanchez is 0-2-1.

(DEC 21) New York, NY- DiBella Entertainment (DBE) has signed newly crowned IBF World Female Junior Welterweight Champion “Merciless” Mary McGee (26-3, 14 KOs), of Gary, IN, to an exclusive promotional contract. McGee joins the strongest group of female boxing talent under any promotional banner. Full Story

Persoon Would Rematch Katie Taylor as soon as possible December 21, 2019

(DEC 21) According to the Irish Mirror, Delfine Persoon who lost a controversial decision against Katie Taylor said she would welcome a rematch "If the offer was made soon."  Persoon has decided to give the 2020 Olympics a go, due to it being accepted to be a pro and go back to the amateurs.  She wants the gold in the Olympics. WBAN will continue to keep boxing fans updated on the pros going into the Olympics in 2020.

(DEC 14)  On Saturday night, December 14, 2019, WIBF/GBU and WBF Flyweight Champion Sarah "Baby Face" Bormann, of Germany, successfully defended her titles against Lotta Loikkanen of Finland when she won by a ten-round unanimous decision.   Final judges scores were 94-96, 94-96, and 90-99.  Bormann raised her boxing record to 12-0-0 (7KO), and Loikkanen, who experienced her first loss as a pro boxer is now 6-1-0 (2KO).  Full Story

(DEC 17) LAKE CHARLES, La. – Virginia Fuchs was training Saturday night and missed seeing Joe Burrow, a fellow LSU Tiger, accept the Heisman Trophy as the nation’s best college football player.  “I forgot it was on and my mom called right away and said he won,” said Fuchs, who ran cross-country for LSU before becoming a boxer. “I knew he was going to win. There’s no one better than him right now out there.” Full Story

(DEC 17)  Harrisburg, PA--Alyica Baumgardner was sensational in stopping Christina del valle Pacheco in the 1st round of their scheduled eight-round junior lightweight bout that headlined a nine-bout card at the Zembo Shrine in Harrisburg, Pa.  The show was promoted by King's Promotions.  Full Story

(DEC 16)  On Saturday night at the Deportivo Leandro Valle, Mexico City, Mexico, Zulina "La Lobo" Munoz, 119, won an eight-round unanimous decision over Fredee Gonzalez, 121.   Final judges scores were 80-72, 79-73, and 80-73. Fredee Gonzalez has proven to be a warrior who has continued throughout her pro career to fight some of the very best in the sport.  Coming into this fight with Munoz, she faced another huge challenge when she again after several tries to defeat Munoz was up yet again to fight her.    Full Story

 (DEC 16)  On Friday night at the Zembo Shrine in Harrisburg, PA Alycia Baumgardner won by a first round TKO over Christina de valle Pacheco.  The two headlined the boxing event and the bout was scheduled for eight rounds. The card is promoted by King's Promotions. 

(DEC 15)  Tonight at the Deportivo Leandro Valle, Mexico City, Mexico, there is a female bout on the card featuring Zulina "La Lobo" Munoz vs. Fredee Gonzalez in an eight-round bout in the bantamweight division.  At the scales yesterday, Zulina Muñoz weighed in at 54 kilograms ( 119 pounds), and Fredee Gonzalez weighed in at ..Full Story

(DEC 15) On Friday night,  December 14, 2019, in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany,  Light flyweight Sarah Bormann won by a ten round unanimous decision over Lotta Loikkanen. The two were fighting for the WBF, WIBF/GBU title. Full pre-fight Story

(DEC 10) On Saturday night, at the Gymnase de la Martine, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France, there were two female bouts on the card.  In one bout, Amel Anouar, 124¾, won an eight-round unanimous decision over Helena Claveau, 125.5, for a local France Featherweight title. In a second female bout, lightweight Myriam Dellal, 132, won by a sixth round TKO over Donya Darouiche, 134 3/4. The two were fighting in an eight round bout for a local France Title.  Photo credit: Facebook

(DEC 8)  Last night at the Foxwoods Resort, Marcia Agripino (4-2-1) of New London, CT, and Michelle Cook (1-2-2) of Massena, NY, staged another epic battle in their rematch from 2013, this time with Agripino earning a six-round unanimous decision after the two fought to a draw six years ago. Cook, who hadn't fought in five years prior to Saturday. Cook had fought on August 23, 2014, when she fought Ivana Coleman.   

(DEC 6) Last night at Terminal 5, in New York, New York, Mary McGee, 138 1/4, won by a tenth round TKO over Ana Laura Esteche, 138 3/4. The two were fighting for the vacant IBF Super Lightweight title. Esteche went down in the eighth round.  To check out a short clip of the end of the fight,

(DEC 5)  The road to becoming a two -time World Boxing Council champion is approaching for the Zulina Muñoz, who will first have to win at Leandro Valle in Iztacalco, Mexico on December 15, 2019 in her fight against Fredde Gonzalez as the main event of ‘Reinas Y Reyes En El Ring’.  Full Story

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