WBAN adds Elia Carranza to the Boxer's Profile Segment and the Women Cops Who Box Segment! Photo credits:  Facebook/Courtesy July 31, 2024

(JULY 31) Female Puerto Rican professional boxer and law enforcement officer. She currently lives in Miami Dade and serving the Broward County Sheriff’s Office as a Deputy. Her current boxing record is 8-1-0 (2KO) She has won the NBA Super Welterweight Champion, and WBC Latin champion.  Carranza told WBAN, "I also own a boxing gym in Fort Lauderdale that makes five years in September. I’m extremely involved in the community on many levels. From book bag drives, toy drives, feeding our homeless population, and so much more. I’ve dedicated myself to training but also to my community." "As a law enforcement officer, I want to break barriers and show that women can excel in traditionally male-dominated fields, just as I have in boxing.  Today, I continue to train, compete, and protect, " added Carranza. Photo credit/Facebook/courtesy Full story

Alyssa Mendoza’s grit shines and helps her advance in Paris, Roscoe Hill upended via 3-2 decision in Round of 16 Source:  Press Release/ Bob Trieger July 30, 2024

(JULY 30) PARIS – Alyssa Mendoza (Caldwell, Idaho) earned her first Olympic victory this morning at the Paris 2024 Games with a hard-fought, 3-2 split decision. In a sport of grit and grind, Mendoza had to dig deep and steal Tuesday’s win away from Tajikistan’s Mijgona Samadova. Mendoza took the first round 3-2 and looked strong after landing multiple jabs throughout the opening three minutes. Despite dropping the second round 4-1...Full Story

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly This Weekend in Women's Boxing! by Sue TL Fox July 30, 2024

(JULY 29) It was the Good, the Bad and the Ugly this weekend in women's boxing----I am not talking about the Italian spaghetti Western film that came out in 1966.   Let's start this out on a positive Note....A couple of the top cards this weekend that took place.  Full Story

Joshua Edwards and Jajaira Gonzalez fall short in Paris 2024 Olympics Source:  Press Release/ Bob Trieger July 29, 2024

(JULY 29) PARIS  – Joshua Edwards’ (Houston, Texas) and Jajaira Gonzalez's (Glendora, Calif.) 2024 Paris Olympic Games journeys concluded as both boxers experienced setbacks on Monday, July 29. Joshua Edwards made his Olympic debut early Monday morning but unfortunately fell short to Italy’s Diego Lenzi in a tightly contested bout. Edwards went down 4-1 after the first round and bounced back by winning the second and third rounds, 3-2. However, his comeback wasn’t enough as he lost by points in a 3-1 split decision.  Full Story

2024 Coal Miner's Daughter Tournament - September 13-15, 2024 in Tulsa, Oklahoma! July 29, 2024 To Register Online

(JULY 29) On September 13-15, 2024 the "2024 Coal Miner's Daughter Tournament" promoted by legendary Christy Martin at the TITAN SPORTS COMPLEX, located at 101 East 81st St., S Tulsa, Oklahoma 74132, will take place.  The tournament will not only provide a platform for these athletes to showcase their skills, but also serve as an opportunity for them to gain experience.  Full Story

Jajaira Gonzalez silenced the home crowd after a 4-0 victory in Olympics

(JULY 28) PARIS – Jajaira Gonzales (Glendale, Calif.) secured Team USA’s first victory yesterday at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, as she defeated the 2016 gold medalist in Estelle Mossely out of France. “I heard the crowd booing me and it motivated me to go in the ring and have fun,” Jajaira Gonzalez stated after her first Olympic victory.   Full Story

Claressa Shields Easily Takes Opponent out in the Second Round by TKO by Sue TL Fox July 28, 2024

(JULY 28)  Last night at the Little Caesars Arena, in Detroit, Michigan Claressa "T-Rex" Shields, 174 3/4, of Flint, Michigan, moved her record to 15-0-0 (3KO) after she quickly dispatched her opponent Vanessa LePage-Joanisse,174 1/2, now 7-2- (2KO), by TKO in the second round.  Shields won the WBC, WBF heavyweight titles, and the vacant WBO light heavyweight title.  Shields also created even more history in her pristine boxing career by becoming a multi-world champion in four divisions. Full Story

Episode 1: Grassroots of Women's Boxing: The fight for Amateur females Boxers to compete in AAU Boxing Tournaments in 1978 by Sue TL Fox July 27, 2024

(JULY 27) In 1978, there was a lot of excitement about female boxers not being allowed to compete in AAU Boxing tournaments. Most people wouldn't have known about this important moment in the sport if it weren't for "Bill Dickson," the father of women's boxing. Before he passed away, he drove to Vancouver, Washington with his wife and met me in a hotel room. During this meeting, he gave me boxes of genuine historical documents that...Full Story

Team USA Learns Path To Gold --Olympic Boxing Draw Source:  Press Release/Bob Trieger July 26, 2024

(JULY 26) PARIS – Team USA will have eight boxers competing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. These eight boxers learned their paths to gold, including their first-round opponents during Thursday’s Olympic Games tournament draw. The Paris 2024 Olympic boxing tournament has 13 weight divisions, seven men’s and six women’s. Competition in Paris will begin on Saturday, July 27, before concluding on Saturday, August 10, at the Roland-Garros Stadium and the North Paris Arena.  Full Story

Nisa Rodriguez to be honored by New York State & International Women’s Boxing Halls of Fame Source:  Press Release/ Bob Trieger Photo credit: Courtesy/ Sullivan Management July 25, 2024

(JUNE 28) NEW YORK CITY – Both the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) and International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame (IWBHOF) have notified super middleweight prospect Nisa Rodriguez (2-0), a New York City police officer and three-time National Golden Gloves Championship gold medalist, that she will be honored among her peers by these highly-respected organizations.  Full Story

GJWB in Tampa @ MVP Fight Week Recap by Kris Ejem Helene Jafine Photo Credits: Esther Lin/MVP

(JULY 25) What an amazing weekend in Tampa, Florida where Canadian boxers Natasha ‘The Nightmare’ Spence and Lucas ‘The Prince’ Bahdi made their mark on this massive sold out MVP (Most Valuable Promotions) Fight Card Saturday July 20th. With over 19,000 in attendance GJWB was lucky to be there to cover all the action on behalf of the WBAN and Sue TL Fox. The energy and fans were electric at the Amalie Arena all night!  Full Story

Maureen Shea returning to the ring Aug. 9th Source:  Press Release Photo Credit: Mary Ann Owen July 24, 2024

(JULY 24) WORCESTER, Mass.– Two-time, two-division world champion Maureen “The Real Million Dollar Baby” Shea (30-2-1, 13 KOs) returns to the ring for the first time in more than two years on the August 9th (Aug. 10 rain date) “Punch-Out at Polar Park II” card, presented by Shearns Boxing Promotions (SBP) in conjunction with Kendrick Ball’s Camp Get Right Boxing, at beautiful Polar Park in Worcester, Massachusetts.  Full Story

Women's Boxing Worldwide Boxing Action this Last Week by Sue TL Fox July 23, 2024

(JULY 23) This past week featured several exciting boxing matches and outcomes, along with other updates on women's boxing from around the world, that may not be "as" exciting that took place.
Outside of the professional circuit, women's boxing continues to gain momentum and recognition.  Their dedication to the sport is truly inspiring.  Full Story

Crazy Matchmaking that Continues in the sport of Boxing! by Sue TL Fox July 23, 2024

(JULY 23) WBAN has not given an update for a while on the craziest Matchmaking that is done in the sport of boxing.  We cannot make this stuff up folks....it continues in it's finest form of wonderment who these matches are made in the first place...why boxing fans would buy tickets to see some of the questionable bouts, just to build a boxer's record. Full Story

Jake Paul Wins by Sixth Round TKO; Serrano wins by second round TKO; and Green Wins by Decision Source:  Press Release Photo Credit:  Esther Lin/MVP July 23, 2024

(JULY 23) TAMPA, FL – On Saturday night, In front of a sold-out crowd of 17,500 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, MVP’s Jake “El Gallo” Paul (10-1, 7 KOs) put on an electrifying show as he demolished the King of Violence, “Platinum” Mike Perry (5-0, 3 KOs BKFC, 0-2 boxing), with a sixth round TKO. Full Story

Chantelle Cameron Wins by a Majority Decision over Elhem Mekhaled in vying for the Interim WBC World Title by Sue TL Fox July 21, 2024

(JULY 21)  Last night at the Resorts World Arena, in Birmingham, United Kingdom, in a thrilling showdown, Chantelle Cameron, 139.4, of Northhampton, UK,  emerged victorious, securing the Interim WBC Super Lightweight World Title with a ten-round majority decision over Elhem Mekhaled, 138.4, of Paris, France. The final judges scores were 95-95, 99-92, and 98-92, which was a bit odd.  Cameron moved her record to 19-1-0 (8KO's) and Mekhaled is now 17-3-0 (3KO).  Full Story

Amanda Serrano displays Why she is one of best in the sport---Stops Morgan in Two rounds by TKO! by Sue TL Fox July 20, 2024 (Photo Credits: Esther Lin/MVP)

(July 20) Tonight at the Amalie Arena, in Tampa, Florida, Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano defeated Stevie Morgan by a second round TKO in a scheduled ten-round bout. The bout was part of the “Fear No Man” Boxing event headlined by Jake Paul vs. Mike Perry and was streamed on DAZN PPV.  Full Story

MVP's Fear No Man:  Jake Paul vs. Mike Perry; Amanda Serrano vs. Stevie Morgan Source: Press Release July 19, 2024

TAMPA, FL – July 19, 2024 – MVP’s Jake “El Gallo de Dorado” Paul (9-1, 6 KOs) and the King of Violence, “Platinum” Mike Perry came face to face for the first time at a press conference held at the Amalie Arena ahead of their bout this Saturday, July 20. Paul vs. Perry, presented by CELSIUS Live Fit Essential Energy, is set for an eight-round cruiserweight bout and will be shown live globally on DAZN pay-per-view from the Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL.  Full Story

(JULY 19) WBAN received the latest update on the World Boxing Cup event for 2024, that the event will take place at the UG Arena, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from September 23-26, 2024. The event will go for four-day of competition.  As stated in the press release, "The four-day competition is the first World Boxing Cup event to be held in Asia and is being hosted by the Mongolian Boxing Federation and World Boxing." Full Story

End of an era, Michelle Preston hangs up the gloves for the last time by Benjamin Watt July 19, 2024

(JULY 19) 45-year-old five-time Kickboxing/Muay Thai World champion and two-time world boxing title contender Michelle Preston officially retires after losing her final fight on Thursday night against Mexican boxer Maribel Ramirez.  Many words can describe Michelle Preston, including trailblazer, legendary, history-making and now retired. Preston gave her boxing career one last chance as she aimed for the world title, with one loss...Full Story

Interesting Matchup this weekend:  Amanda Serrano vs. Stevie Morgan on DAZN Card by Sue TL Fox July 18, 2024

(JULY 18) This Saturday, July 20th, at the Amalie Arena, in Tampa, Florida, there is an interesting matchup on this card.  We have Amanda "The Real Deal" Serrano, 46-2-1 (30KO), of now Carolina, Puerto Rico, formerly from New York,  fighting Stevie Morgan, 14-1-0 (13 KO), of Tampa, Florida,  in a ten round non-titled bout.  This last week she had an online interview that we published on this article.  Serrano talks about this fight on Saturday and also about her upcoming fight with Katie Taylor.  Full Story

Big Fights This Weekend:  Shadasia Green vs. Natasha Spence and More! by Kris Ejem/Helene Jafine Team GJWB July 18, 2024

(JULY 18) Our TEAM GJWB Ambassador Natasha ‘Nightmare’ Spence (8-4-2) is stepping into the ring against Shadasia Green (13-1) on the Most Valuable Promotions card happening in Tampa, Florida on Saturday July 20th. Tune in on DAZN to watch this fight, plus another big female fight featuring Amanda Serrano vs. Stevie Morgan. Let’s cheer on Natasha!  Full Story

Who Will Be Crowned WBAN's 2024 Fighter of the Year? July 18, 2024

(JULY 18) The Women Boxing Archive Network, better known as WBAN, names its Fighter of the Year each year. In 2023, the organization made history by giving the honor to two boxers, Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano collected the coveted prize. It already has us thinking about the different female boxers 2024 has to offer and wondering which one will win WBAN’s 2024 Fighter of the Year honor.  Full Story

Public Workout:  Jake Paul, Amanda Serrano, Stevie Morgan and more! July 18, 2024 (Photo Credit: Esther Lin/MVP)

(JULY 18) Yesterday in Tampa, Florida a public workout took place for this upcoming live boxing event that will feature two female bouts, with Amanda "The Real Deal" Serrano vs. Stevie "Sledgehammer" Morgan, in a non-title ten rounder; and Shadasia Green vs. Natasha Spence. The mainliner is Jake Paul vs. Mike Perry.  The fights will be streamed on DAZN.   Full Story

Feature Story: Australian Diana Prazak to be inducted into the International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame in Las Vegas!  July 16, 2025

LAS VEGAS, NV -- This week we are featuring our 2025 International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee, Australian Diana Prazak who will be honored and celebrated April 4-5, 2025, at the Orleans Hotel & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Prazak is one of 20 our elite 2025 IWBHF Inductees, and we are featuring her this week in anticipating our up coming IWBHF Event. Full Story

Who Will Win These Three Huge Upcoming Women's Fights? July 15, 2024

(JULY 15) The realm of women's combat sports has never been more electrifying. Inside the Octagon, names such as Amanda Nunes, Valentina Shevchenko, and Alexa Grasso have taken female MMA to unseen heights, while in the squared circle, the likes of Claressa Shields and Katie Taylor continue to raise the bar higher..Full Story

Skye Nicolson Wins easily to successfully defend her WBC Title by Sue TL Fox July 14, 2024

(JULY 14) Last night at the Wells Fargo Center, in Philadelphia, Australia's Skye Nicolson, 125 1/2,  successfully defended her WBC Featherweight title when she easily defeated Dyana Vargas, 125 1/2, from the Dominican Republic. Final judges’ scores were 100-90 on all cards.  Nicolson remains undefeated with a 11-0-0 (1KO) record, and Vargas is now 19-2-0 (12KO).  Full Story

How is the Super Middleweight Division in Women's Boxing? by Sue TL Fox July 13, 2024 Photo credit: generic

(JULY 13) In my first article,  I analyzed the heavyweight division of the professional women's boxing in the sport today. Next, let's shift our focus to the super middleweight division in women's boxing. I'll be taking a closer look at the talented group of professional female boxers competing in this weight class. I gathered information from various sources, including the extensive coverage of this division by WBAN over the years. Here are the top ten, a very lean list of females in this weight-class. Full Story

Daniels to defend her IBF World title against world-ranked boxer in possible last fight in New Zealand by Benjamin Watt July 11, 2024

(JULY 11) History will be made as, for the first time ever, a world boxing title will be defended in Hamilton. Lani Daniels will defend her IBF World Light Heavyweight title against the undefeated Nigerian boxer Bolatito Oluwole, which could be Daniels's last fight in New Zealand.  On September 7th at the GLOBOX Arena (formerly known as Claudelands Arena) John Parker will fight for the WBA Oceania Cruiserweight title against Fijian boxer ....Full Story

Update on Alejandra "la Fenix" Ayala after being seriously Injured after her fight with Rankin?  Where is the help from this Sport? by Sue TL Fox July 8, 2024

(JULY 8) This week WBAN received an update on female boxer Alejandra “la Fenix” Ayala by Sinéad Babington who said that she finally had gotten up to Tijuana to see Alejandra and see her gym that she had opened before going to Scotland to fight over two years ago.  Babington said the following: In what was a fight of a lifetime for this talented boxer, that took place on  May 13th at the SSE Hydro, in Glasgow, Scotland, super welterweight Hannah Rankin, 153 1/2, won by a ten-round TKO over  Ayala. The two were fighting for the WBA Super Welterweight and the IBO Super Welterweight titles.  According to news sources, she was taken to a hospital immediately after the fight and had an undisclosed surgery.  Some media sources said it was a Hematoma, and we have not verified that information.  Full Story

Today!  Live Boxing at the Pacifica Moose Lodge July 6   wban100, vs. rankinwban100Thethe priair2024

(JULY 6) Today at The Pacifica Moose Lodge Babyface Boxing is hosting a live boxing show. There are boxers from all over the California who will be participating. North Carolinas Fonteneaux Boxing Academy is bringing a team of 9 boxers . Many Bay Area Boxing Clubs and clubs from all over Central, SoCal California will be participating.  15 male bouts 8 female bouts.

WBAN's Top Pick for July 2024 Fighter of the Month! July 4, 2024

(JULY 4) This will be a nice announcement for fairly unknown female boxer Joana Chavarria Lopez who is WBAN's top pick for July Fighter of the Month.  She reigns out of Valle, Mexico City, Mexico, who recently fought Zulina Munoz, with came into the fight with a  boxing record of 54-5-2, to Chavarria's 5-4-4 record going into the fight. Chavarria stopped Munoz in the 4th round.  Full fight results

Carranza Wins by Unanimous Decision Over LaVigne by Ron Scarfone July 2, 2024

(JULY 2) On Saturday, June 29th, at the Miccosukee Casino & Resort in Miami, Florida  Elia “Soul Snatcher” Carranza of Miami, Florida won a unanimous decision over Kaitlin LaVigne of Overland Park, Kansas in a six-round bout. Although it was classified as a super welterweight fight, the boxers’ weights were not within that weight class. Carranza weighed in at 157.2 pounds, which is middleweight whereas LaVigne weighed in 162.4 pounds which is super middleweight.  Full Story

New Book: Stand Up and Fight:  by Dallas Malloy Source:  Press Release July 1, 2024

(JULY 1) STAND UP AND FIGHT:  Words of Courage from a Women’s Boxing Pioneer to Unlock Your Faith and Conquer Fear
Dallas Malloy—2023 International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee and professional coach—just released her new book STAND UP AND FIGHT. The official announcement is July 4th but she wanted WBAN to hear it first!  Full Story