(JULY 30, 2006) WBAN received notice today from Layla McCarter, that Rogerio Lobo, 35 years old, and a boxer out of Sao Paulo, Brazil, was robbed and shot to death on Friday, July 28th, as he was closing the pizzeria that he owned.
McCarter told WBAN, “Lobo had just fought on Wednesday July 26th, winning that bout by TKO. He had 58 fights, with many notable fighters on his resume...More

(JULY 30) Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions, HOME OF THE BEST IN CHICAGO BOXING, has announced details of CHICAGO SUPERSTARS, another installment of world class professional boxing set for Friday night, August 25th...More

NEW YORK, NEW YORK July 29, 2006,  They strive for guts, grit and glory – they are the Fight Girls, Oxygen’s new reality movie, premiering Monday, August 7th, at 9 pm. More

(JULY 28) Monalisa Sibanda jetted in at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport from Zimbabwe breathing fire over her 30th July fight with Fatuma Zarika. It is her second trip to Kenya.  She was first in Kenya in February when she astounded boxing fans by stretching WBF Middleweight Champ Conjestina Achieng the whole distance before losing
on points.   More

(JULY 27) Last night at the Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, NY, on ESPN2,  Cindy Serrano, 130,  won a six-round unanimous decision over Tawnyah Freeman, 135.  Final judges scores were 59-55, 59-55, and 60-54. More with photos

(JULY 27) "It's her or me" (the Hamburger Abendblatt informed us on Monday) is Susianna Kentikian's motto. Last night it was neither. In the sweltering heat that has brought most of Europe to a standstill, the 18-year-old....Full Story

(JULY 26) Susianna Kentikian won the International German Flyweight Title in a grueling fight against Daniela Graf at Sportschule Sachenwald near Hamburg last night.  The judges scored the fight...Full Story

(JULY 26) The word is:  Nava WILL be back!  She had a disappointing upset on May 20th, in Mexico,  when she was stopped by Argentina's Alejandro Oliveras.  The two were fighting for the WBC Super Bantamweight world title. Nava would like...Full Story with photos

(JULY 25) Juliette Winter from Derby became the inaugural winner of the female British Masters super-flyweight on Sunday when she out-pointed local favourite Shanee Martin over eight rounds at the Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, Essex.  More

(JULY 25) WBAN has JUST added Teresa Perozzi of Bermuda, to the Boxers Profiles Segment. Perozzi just recently had an win over previously undefeated Roselin Morales.  To read more about Perozzi, go here!

(JULY 25) July is usually the coldest month of the Year in Kenya's Capital City of Nairobi, but things are set to heat up with two boxing events headlined by some of Africa's top women boxers. Kenya is probably Africa's foremost...More

(JULY 24) On August 12, 2006, in Hammameth, Tunisla, Nathalie Toro, will be fighting Daniela David in a 10-round WIBF Lightweight title bout. Team Toro told WBAN, "Nathalie will fight for the first time after her last bout, that took place on October 29th, in Dombasle.  She is training very hard since, to be ready for this next bout.  She is in Paris at this time training with Gaetan Micaleff.  More

(JULY 24) WBAN has added four Flash Photo Slideshows to the Records site.  Slideshow #37, features an up and close gallery of Sharon Gaines vs. Tonia Cravens; Slideshow #38, features Kelsey Jeffries vs. Lina Ramirez; Slideshow #39.....More

(JULY 23) After an absence of several years, Sina Dümer of Berlin will be making a comeback on the SES card on the 19th August in the Eissportehalle in Halle, when she fights Galina Gumliiska..Full Story

(JULY 23) On July 20, in Lemoore, California, Carina Moreno, 107¼, won an eight-round unanimous decision over Stephanie Dobbs, 107.  Moreno won the vacant Women's NABF Light Flyweight Title. Flash Photo Slideshow - Photos by Mike Harris 

The rivalry between France's two best fighters, WBA world champion Myriam Lamare of Marseille and EBU champion Anne-Sophie Mathis of Dombasle, is generating as much if not more heat than the one in Argentina between Marcela Acuña and the newly crowned WBC champion Alejandra Oliveras, with Lamare apparently incensed by remarks made by the European champion in a recent interview. "I don't know Anne-Sophie Mathis," fumed the woman from Marseille on Sunday, "but there are things I do not like and I'm not afraid to say so out loud."  Full Story

(JULY 21) WBAN is developing a new segment that will be named,  "AMATEURS ONLY".  In order to succeed in developing an interesting segment for amateurs only, WBAN is asking for the public's help.  Within this "Amateurs Only" segment, we can have stories of future boxing stars, Amateur boxer of the month, and other topics.  More

(JULY 21) Last night at the HP Pavillion, in San Jose, California,  Eliza Olson won a six-round unanimous decision over Miriam Brakache.  Photo Gallery #375, with a Flash Photo Slideshow!

Overview of the 2006 Women's National Golden Gloves... Photos by Robyn July 21, 2006 Flash Photo Slideshow1 Flash Photo Slideshow2

(JULY 21) The 2006 Women’s National Golden Gloves Tournament, that was held in Florida, was a great success. It started on time every night, All ...More

(JULY 21) On Thursday Night, Maureen put away the school books, set Homer with Helen of Troy on the shelf and like a warrior out of Greek Mythology donned her gloves, ready to get down to business.  July 20, 2006, Junior Lightweight Maureen Shea met Olga Heron for six rounds at the Manhattan Center before an anxious crowd seated in the Grand Ballroom.   Full Story  Ringside Report by Ralph Rimpell

(JULY 21) In response to the nonsense that Mariem Brakache's team wrote and published on WBAN,  I would like to respond to it. First of all, you (Brakache) didn't know what....More 

(JULY 20) The Argentinen female boxer Patricia "Lioness" Quirico is scheduled to meet against German boxer Ina Menzer for the WIBF featherweight title on the undercard of
Universum Promotions will be realize on September 9th,  in
Magdeburg, Germany.  More

The SlimTrax Promotion are looking for an opponent that has a positive record, to fight,   Krisztina Belinszky (18-4-2, 9 KO's) on August 3rd or 4th weekend in Budapest. The fight is scheduled for 6-8 rounds at 105-108 lbs.  More

(JULY 18) On July 20, at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, in Lemoore, California, Jessica Rakoczy will not be on the card.  In another bout, Carina Moreno, 8-1-0 (3KO) will fight Stephanie Dobbs, 22-21-3 (13KO), will fight for the Women’s NABF Jr. Flyweight belt.

(JULY 17) WBAN received an opportunity to interview Cristy Terherst (Nickel), to talk with her about her recent appearance on MADE, a program that is televised on MTV.  The show was a success and has been televised many times. Interview

(JULY 17) WBAN has received an update from Team Gina Nicholas in regards to her comeback into the ring.  Nicholas told WBAN, "I plan to be back in the ring at Coushatta soon. I have a new ..More

(JULY 16) WBAN was contacted today by Team Brakache who talked about her last fight against Angelica Martinez which took place in Tunica, Mississippi, on July 8, 2006.
Team Brakache said the following...More

(JULY 16) Last night at the Legends Casino, in Yakima, Washington, there were two women's bouts on the card.
Tonia Cravens tried to be the aggressor as she faced veteran Sharon Gaines in a six round bantamweight fight. However, while Cravens threw more punches, many were off target. On the other side, Gaines waited to find openings and when they appeared, she took advantage of them, often firing a jab through Cravens' arms touching ...Full Story

(JULY 16) On Friday, July 14th,  Ramona Kuehne, won a four-round unanimous decision over Miroslava Durinova. In another women’s bout, Jasmin Oflas had a four- round draw with Malina Perplies.  More Results  (in

(JULY 15) WBAN has been notified that Michelle Herron of Seattle, Washington, will be fighting Noriko Kariya, of North Vancouver, BC, Canada, on August 5, 2006, at the Madison Square Garden, in New York. Promoter:  Dibella Entertainment.

(JULY 15) On July 20, 2006, Mariem Punchenella Brakache, 4-3-0 (1 KOs), of Atlanta, Georgia,  will be fighting Eliza Olson, 9-5-3 (2 KOs), of Fresno,  California, in a six-rounder at the HP Pavilion, in San Jose, California.

(JULY 14) MEMPHIS, TN – ESPN2 Friday Night Fights returns to Memphis, TN for an unprecedented night of boxing at FedExForum as Northeast Promotions and Prize Fight Boxing bring “Night of Champions” on August 4th.  More

(JULY 14) Susianna Kentikian [11-0-0 (9 KOs)] is scheduled to meet Daniela Graf [3-4-1] of the Koblenz FLP team for the vacant German flyweight title on the undercard of the Spotlight Boxing bill on the 25th July.  Full Story

(JULY 14) Yesterday at the Richard Steele's Gym in Henderson, Nevada ( 5 miles from Las Vegas) Middleweight Boxer Erin Toughill spars with Librado Andrade 23-0,17 KOs Super middleweight & the WBC Mandatory. Toughill has been sparring with Andrade for the past several years.  Andrade goes over boxing techniques with Toughill after sparring.More

(JULY 14)  It is only when someone you know or someone close to someone you know comes home from a war in a land far away, that the unspeakable horror that is war becomes something more than the abstract concept it seems to be to the overwhelming majority of Americans.  Full Story

(JULY 13) Emanuela Pantani (2-0-0), boxer from Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy, will fight this Saturday, July 15th, in Sequals, the hometown of Primo Carnera, the famous italian boxer. This year is the centenary of his birth so many boxe promoters are organising matches and initiative to commemorate it.  Full Story

(JULY 13) Last night, Cristy Terherst was featured on MTV's "Made" show.  Terherst was a boxing coach, for a 16-year old female, to get her to a point to have an amateur bout. Terherst was chosen out of the list of boxers forwarded to MTV from WBAN.

(JULY 12) First off I would like to thank the boxing community for all of the nice emails that I received in regards to my son returning from Iraq recently.   It has been a spine-chilling time for me, and some sleepless nights having him in Iraq.  Secondly, I have been told that there has been..More

(JULY 12) WBAN is going to be listing any and all women boxers on the Exclusive Matchup on the WBAN Records Site, who fill out the updated matchup form. We have updated the WBAN Registry for Women boxers form so that boxers...More

 (JULY 12) Yesterday at the Richard Steele's Gym in Henderson, Nevada,  Erin Toughill who is a Pro Boxer and MMA ( Mixed Martial Arts) fighter trains her husband Clark in  ..More

(JULY 12) Fight Night at the Tank returns to HP Pavilion on Thursday, July 20 at 7:30 p.m.  Headlining the card will be California Super Middleweight Champ and Fight Night at the Tank fan favorite Ricardo Cortes (18-1-1, 13 KO’s) who will be making his third...More

(JULY 12) WBAN is going to be listing any and all women boxers on the Exclusive Matchup on the WBAN Records Site, who fill out the updated matchup form. We have updated the WBAN Registry for Women boxers form so that boxers...More

(JULY 12) Following last week’s ESPN Wednesday Night Fights card from Colorado Springs, Colorado, Full Story / Rocky Mountain Boxing .com

(JULY 12) On July 19, 2006,  at the Hilton Hotel-Ontario Airport, in Ontario, CA,  Sarah "The Thrilla from Manila" Goodson, will be fighting Sandra "Smashin Smo" Ortiz in a rematch. The two will be fighting for the WIBF minimumweight title.

(JULY 11) Female boxer, Erin Toughill, was in Las Vegas, Nevada.  She and her manager Butch Gottlieb of Infinity Boxing met up at the Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino. Gottlieb, Toughill along with her Husband Clark had lunch and discussed future fights. More

(JULY 11) WBAN has received a open response from promoter and matchmaker Jerry Hoffman who just recently promoted a boxing event in Monterey, California. Hoffman talks about the last-minute...More

(JULY 10) WBAN has posted several Photo galleries #366 - #372, including Mpegs/photos of the Kinder, Louisiana card.   The following are details of the galleries. In Photo Gallery #366, is Mary Jo Sanders vs. Tricia Turton, fight photos and behind the scenes;  Photo Gallery #367, Layla McCarter vs. Shadina Pennybaker, with behind the scenes photos;   Photo Gallery #368, Flash from the Past gallery, these amateur boxers ....More

(JULY 10) WBAN received a statement from Vince Ornalez, the father and part of the Team for Dyana Ornalez. Vince Ornalez wrote the following: "This is in response to the e-mail sent to you by Butch Gottlieb ...Full Story

(JULY 9) WBAN would like to pay tribute to Gina Nicholas, who has just recently returned from Iraq. Gina was teaching boxing, etc. to the military. Also, Sue TL Fox's son, Jeff,  just got back from military duty from Iraq.

(JULY 9) Last night in Kinder, Louisiana, Valerie Mahfood, 173, fought to a six-round draw with Alexandra Maloy, 176. In a second women’s bout, Geboria Mayfield,139, TKO’d Lorissa Rivas 67 second of the first round.

(JULY 8) Yesterday, on July 7th, WBAN received an email from Dyana Ornalez’s manager, Butch Gottlieb, in regards to her two-days-before-the-fight cancellation for tonight’s fight in Monterey, California. Ornalez pulled out of the fight at 4:00 p.m., on July 6th. WBAN followed up on that email with Ornalez.  Full Story

(JULY 7) WBAN Rookie of the Year 2005, 18 year old Susianna Kentikian has already fulfilled her first goal for 2006. It has nothing to do with boxing, but, nevertheless, very important to her. A happy Kentikian told WBAN, that she is has passed her final exams from the Berufsfachhochscchule in der Uferstrasse, Hamburg.  More

(JULY 6) Last night at the City Auditorium, in Colorado Springs, and televised on ESPN2,  they had a questionable rematch of a women’s boxing bout between Unity Young, 98 ¼, and Chantel Cordova, 102 ½ .  More

(JULY 4) Two young women from Berlin, 22-year-old Jasmin Oflas and 25-year-old Malina Perplies, will be meeting at the Blue Box (Heinrich-Mann-Allee) in Potsdam on the 14^th July to decide which of them..More

(JULY 4) On August 5th, in Cape Town, South Africa, Laila "She Bee Stingin'" Ali will be fighting Gwendolyn O'Neil.  The fight will be shown live here in the states on InDemand PPV. (Check your local listings.) This will be a rematch for the two, with Ali winning the first time ...Full Story

(JULY 3) On June 30th, Margarita Mama’s,  in Pittsburgh, it was a sweet night for Natiata ‘Girliegirl’ Porter, when she won her second professional bout in as many attempts.
 What made it even sweeter for Porter was that she won it by a fourth round technical knockout, when she stopped a smaller Natoya Erwin, from Akron, Ohio.  More

(JULY 2) On August 18, 2006, at the American Airlines Center, in Dallas, Texas, Vanessa Juarez will have her second pro bout when she fights on the undercard of the Holyfield vs. Jeremy Bates.  Also, Americo Santos; Jesse Lara; and former Olympian Sergio Reyes will also be on the card.

(JULY 2) Last night in Manistee, Michigan, Natalie Brown, 139,  made it a short night, when she TKO'd Rebecca Giles, 144, 1:27 seconds of the first round.  Giles was down twice when the referee stopped the fight. Photo by Durell Wambolt

(JULY 1) WBAN has been contacted by Marianne Chubirka who has confirmed that she is indeed fighting Carina Moreno on July 20th, at the Palace Casino, in Lemoore, California.  The two will be fighting for the NABF world title. More