Live on ShoBox: Adler and Shields to Unify Women's Super Middleweight Division in "Battle of the Best" at MGM Grand Detroit Live Source/PR June 28, 2017

(JUNE 28)  DETROIT - Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa "T-Rex" Shields will challenge for her first world title against WBC Super Middleweight World Champion Nikki Adler in the main event of ShoBox: The New Generation Friday, Aug. 4, live on SHOWTIME at 10 p.m. ET/PT from MGM Grand Detroit.  A native of Flint, Mich., Shields (3-0, 1 KO) is the most accomplished amateur boxer in U.S. history and the only American to capture back-to-back boxing gold..Full Story

Two Female Bouts in Argentina June 26, 2017

(JUNE 26) On Saturday night at the Club Atlético y Biblioteca Newell's Old Boys, Laguna Larga, Cordoba, Argentina, Laura Griffa, 120¾, won a ten-round unanimous decision over Cristina Pacheco, 121¼. Griffa won the Argentina Super Bantamweight belt. In a second female bout, super featherweight Natalia Aquirre, 126, won a six rounder over Edith Soledad Matthysse.  More on Results

Cool Story of the week: Amanda "The Real Deal" Serrano donates her WBO 118 lb. World Title to the Sports Museum Source/photo: Facebook June 24, 2017

(JUNE 24)  WBAN's top pick for "Cool Story of the Week" Features Amanda "The Real Deal" Serrano, 32-1-1 (24 KO), from Brooklyn, New York, born in Puerto Rick, and a multi-world champion, including our WBAN world title holder.  This week she donated her WBO World title belt to the Sports Museum.  Full Story

Homecoming For WBF World Champion Nicole Wesner Source/PR/WBF June 22, 2017

(JUNE 22)  On Saturday July 8 at the Friedrich-Ebert-Halle in Ludwigshafen, Germany, undefeated World Boxing Federation (WBF) Womens World Lightweight Champion Nicole Wesner will make her third title-defense against Germany-based Bosnian Hasna Tukic on a show promoted by Sauerland Event.  Full Story

Shields Dominates to Win WBC Silver Belt, Sets Detroit Brawl Gate Record; Has Sights on World Championship Next Source/Press Release June 20, 2017

(JUNE 20)  In just her first eight-round fight, Claressa "T-Rex" Shields scored a spectacular unanimous decision victory last Friday, June 16, at the Masonic Temple in Detroit to win the WBC Silver Super Middleweight Title. Shields (3-0, 1KO) dominated tough Sydney "Ginger the Ninja" LeBlanc (4-2-1), winning all eight rounds on all three judges' scorecards en route to adding the WBC Silver belt to her NABF Middleweight Championship belt. LeBlanc was simply no match for the blazing fists of crowd favorite Shields..Full Story  Fight Video

United Kingdom:  Stacey Copeland Wins her Pro debut June 19, 2017

(JUNE 19) On Friday night at the  Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom, super welterweight Stacey Copeland, 156, of Hyde, Lancashire, United Kingdom making her pro debut, won by a four-rounder by points over Borislava Goronova, 155, of Sofia, Bulgaria. Final judges scores were 38-40.

Argentina:  Daniela Romina Bermudez and Paola Benavidez Fight to a Split Draw June 19, 2017

(JUNE 19)  On Saturday night, at the Club Talleres, Arroyo Seco, Santa Fe, Argentina, Daniela Romina Bermudez, 114¾, had a 10-round split draw with Paola Benavidez, 114¼. The two were fighting for the WBO Super Flyweight title. Final judges scores were 96-94, 94-96, and 95-95.

Argentina on top as ten women champions crowned at AMBC Championships in Honduras Source/AIBA PR June 17, 2017

(JUNE 17)  Friday afternoon saw ten women boxers crowned champions of the Americas as the penultimate day of the AMBC American Confederation Boxing Championships saw some memorable action in Tegucigalpa. With the men’s Semi-Finals also taking place to determine Saturday’s final session line-up, it was the women who took centre stage on Day Six of the competition, the biggest of its kind ever to be held in Honduras.  Full Story

Giebel Cruises To Beat Milenkovic In Germany Source/WBF June 11, 2017

(JUNE 11)  24-year-old Leonie Giebel won the vacant World Boxing Federation (WBF) Womens Eurasia Super Featherweight title on Saturday night, June 10, when she comprehensively outboxed Serbian-born Maja Milenkovic at the Porsche Zentrum in Paderborn, Germany. This was a rematch of a 2015 encounter, which Giebel won by fifth round stoppage, and Milenkovic showed that she had greatly improved in the interim. But Giebel, the reigning German national champion, was still too much for her, and on top from start to finish.  Full Story

Claressa Shields Announces Deal with Salita Promotions source: Press Release June 12, 2017

 Two-time Olympic gold medalist Claressa "T-Rex" Shields announced today that she has signed a promotional agreement with promoter Dmitriy Salita and Salita Promotions. Already a national sports figure and role model for women everywhere, the Flint, Michigan native is in position to realize her dreams as a....Full Story

Boxing; IOC confirmed 2 more weights for women in 2020 Tokyo Olympics by Michael O'Neill June 9, 2017

(JUNE 9)  Great news today from the International Olympic Committee is that there will be five women’s weights in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, the additional two 57kg and 69kg being at the expense of two men’s weights.   IOC President Thomas Bach made the announcement, later confirmed by a statement from IOC HQ.  Full Story

Crystal Hoy signs with New Manager June 7, 2017

(JUNE 7)  Veteran pro boxer Crystal Hoy, who resides in Las Vegas, Nevada, and David Selwyn of Boxing Kid Management have agreed this week (June 5) to a Boxer/Manager agreement.   Crystal has been in the ring with many world champions such as Alicia Ashley and Yazmin Rivas. In her last fight she traveled to NYC and fought Heather Hardy and lost a Majority Decision.  Full Story

Jennifer Salinas Wins by Decision over Marquita Lee Source/PR Dibella Entertainment Photos:  Emily Harney June 4, 2017

(JUNE 4)  MASHANTUCKET, CT  - The amazing comeback of Matt "Sharp Shooter" Remillard continued last night as the popular Connecticut lightweight stopped Fatiou Fassinou in the Broadway Boxing headliner held in Fox Theater, at Foxwoods Resort Casino, in Mashantucket, CT.  Full Story

"Lupita" Martinez Named WBAN's June 2017 Fighter of the Month!  June 1, 2017

(JUNE 1) WBAN is proud to announce our June 2017 Fighter of the month. Guadalupe "Lupita" Martinez of Tlalnepantla, México, was our top pick this month. She had an impressive win recently when she defeated another great fighter Zulina Munoz, winning a 10-round unanimous decision, and the WBC Super Flyweight Title.

Heavyweight Sonya Lamonakis Takes on Laura Ramsey for vacant UBF World Championship Source/PR June 1, 2017

(JUNE 1) WORCESTER, Mass. - Popular heavyweight Sonya "The Scholar" Lamonakis takes on Laura "Lady Ram" Ramsey for the vacant Universal Boxing Federation (UBF) World title, on Saturday night, June 10, in the ten-round "New England's Future 3" co-feature at the DCU Center (Exhibition Hall) in Worcester, Massachusetts. Full Story