(MAR 30) European TV viewers tuning in to Prosieben Fight Night tonight will have the opportunity to watch two reigning Women's Flyweight Champions in the ring. Regina Halmich holding the WIBF belt and...Full Story

(MAR 28) On April 28, 2007, Ina Menzer of Germany  will be fighting on the “Universum Champions Night, at the Konig Pilsenger Arena, in Oberhausen, Germany. Menzer will be defending her Featherweight title against Maria Andrea Miranda. .

(MAR 26) On Saturday night at the Skinner Park, in Trinidad & Tobago, Giselle Salandy, won a 10-round una. decision over Yvonne Reis.  The bout was a 10-round unification world title bout for six belts. Scores: 99-92, 99-92, 99-91.

 (MAR 25) Television is called a medium, many of it's critics will note, because it's seldom well done. Fans of Women's boxing will be the among the first to argue that television has rarely done anything well...Full Story

(MAR 25) Last night at the Gong Ju's Baekje Arena, in  Gongiu City, Korea, In front of a crowd of 3000 fans, Eun Young Kim, 118,  won a  10 round unanimous decision over Japan's Natsuki Fujimoto, 116 ¾. According to the IFBA...Full Story

(MAR 24) Tonight at Skinner Park, in Trinidad & Tobago, Giselle Salandy, of Trinidad,  will be fighting Yvonne Reis, of the United States,  in a 10-round unification world title bout.  It was reported that the two will be fighting for seven belts. 

Champion Ana "Dynamite" Pascal from Panamá improved
her record to 16-0-1 (10) with an unanimous decision
victory over Colombian challenger Paola "Furious" Rojas in a 12 round bout and retained her UBC World Super Lightweight Title. The bout was the main event, promoted by Pintoso Box at the Combat Colisseum night, in front of over 2,000, Friday in Cartagena of Indians, Colombia.  Full Story

(MAR 24) Tonight Crystal Morales, of California,  will be fighting Gloria Ramirez tomorrow in a rematch.  The two will be fighting at the Double Tree, in Orange County, California. Source: Mia St. John

Mark Twain once described the game of golf as "a good walk, spoiled." A paraphrase of the author's line might apply to the Thursday night fight card at the Isleta Casino in Albuquerque, N M. The program, put together by Rick Kulis and ably promoted by Fresquez Productions, featured three female boxing bouts, each compelling in divergent ways, showcasing six skilled..Full Story

(MAR 23) This weekend will be a busy weekend for women’s boxing.  WBAN has given an overview of the fights that will take place.   On Friday, March 23^rd, at the Deerfoot Inn & Casino, in Calgary, Canada, super featherweight Wendy Roy will fight Linda  Ludwig in a four-rounder on the undercard;  In Cartagena, Colombia, lightweight Ana Pascal will be fighting Paola Rojas in a rematch.  Full Story

Women’s Boxing Action on the “Best Damn Sports Show Period”! March 23, 2007  Comments about the card? go here!

(MAR 23) Last night in front of a sold-out crowd, at the Isleta Casino, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, there were three women world title bouts televised on Fox Sports Net’s “Best Damn Sports Show Period”.  In the first bout, veteran boxer Kelsey Jeffries, 123, of Gilroy, California, successfully defended her IFBA Featherweight world title against Rhonda Luna, 124, of Rowland Heights, California, winning by a 10-round split decision. Full Story

(MAR 22) Panamian undefeated UBC super lightweight champion Ana "Dynamite" Pascal and Colombian challenger Paola "Furious" Rojas did not have any problem making the 140 lbs. weight. The weigh-in was held today at the Combat Colosseum in Cartagena of Indians, Colombia. Full Story

(MAR 21) Today the weigh-in was held for tomorrow night's boxing event that will take place at the Isleta Casino, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The weights were the following:  Holly Holm, 143 1/4; Ann Marie Saccurato, 141; Jackie Chavez, 122; Lisa Brown, 121.9; Kelsey Jeffries, 123, Rhonda Luna, 124. According to Andy Rivera, Brown had to drop 1/4 lb.

Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino is proud to sponsor another
high-energy boxing event!  Six amateur fighters will enter the ring to show off their talents in three action-packed fights!
Then, Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino will host FIVE professional fights featuring Brooke Dierdorff of Chicago, IL facing off against Melinda Woody of Cleveland, Tennessee. Full Story

(MAR 20) On March 24, 2007,  "Lady’s Night Out" Boxing event will take place. The weigh-in will be at 2:00 p.m., and showtime is at 7:00 p.m.  Paul Murphy’s Boxing Club in Doraville, Georgia,  is hosting “Lady’s Night Out” in the People’s Peach of Georgia “The Doraville Arena” Where nation’s top amateur female boxers of all ages will showcase their talents.  Full Story

The 2007 Comcast / Ringside National Jr. Summer Boxing Classic Tournament will be held on Thursday - Friday - Saturday, June 21, 22, 23, 2007 in Augusta, Georgia.
Registration for the event is Wednesday, June 20, 2007 at the Hotel Headquarters from 12 noon until 8:00 p.m. The Host Hotel is Clarion Suites Inn located at 3038 Washington Road, Augusta, Georgia 30907...Full Story

(MAR 19) WBAN has received an open letter from Melissa "Huracan" Hernandez who responded to Bernie McCoy's article that was published yesterday. Hernandez wrote the following:  "I'm happy...Full Story

(MAR 19) WBAN has just added Photo Gallery #418 of the Dakota Stone vs. Tricia Turton bout that took place last Saturday night at the Little Creek Casino in Shelton, Washington. To check out the latest Gallery, Go here!o

(MAR 18) Last night at the Companhia Athletica Brooklin, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, junior welterweight Duda Yankovich, 137, of Brazil,  successfully defended her WIBA title against United States Belinda Laracuente, 136¼, by a 10-round unanimous decision. The final judges scores were 98-95, 97-94, and 98-95.  Full Story

(MAR 18) On Friday night at the Theater in Madison Square Garden, featherweight Maureen Shea raised her professional boxing record to 10-0. It was essentially business as usual for the self proclaimed "New Million Dollar Baby" as Shea stopped Eva Silva via TKO in the third round of a scheduled eight round bout on the Irish..Full Story

(MAR 18) On April 27th, at the Orleans Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Layla McCarter will be defending her GBU (135 lb) LightweightTitle against Melissa Del Valle. (12 rd/3min). McCarter had defended her GBU title three times this year, and this will be her fourth title fight in six months.

(MAR 18) WBAN has just added a Photo Gallery #417, of Hollie "Hot Stuff" Dunaway vs. Wendy Rodriguez.    Dunaway had an impressive win against Rodriguez by defeating her by a unanimous decision.  Photos: Jim Compton

(MAR 17) T'was the night before St. Patrick's Day, March 16, 2007, in The Theatre at Madison Square Garden, when Maureen Shea met Eva Lidia Silva for a Light Welterweight, scheduled 6 round bout.  With tonight's popular Irish Fight Card, every lad and lass in New York seemed packed into the house, chanting, shouting, beer, flags...Full Story

(MAR 16) Merrillville, IN-  Octavius James, CEO of One In A Million Inc., has announced that Chicago’s undefeated Rita “La Guera” Figueroa (9-0, 3 KOs) will face Mia “The Knock Out” Rosales- St. John (43-8-2, 18 KOs) in the main event of his “Fist of Fury” event on April 20th...Full Story

Holly Holm is a Golden Girl whose first boxing match was a pro bout. Ann Marie Saccurato won the National Golden Gloves. When they meet in the ring of the Isleta Casino Resort in Albuquerque, NM on March 22 the show will be billed as  “Destiny.” Whatever happens, the two women will make history that night.   Full Story

(MAR 16) On July 10-14, 2007, the 2007 Women’s National Golden Gloves Tournament will take place at the Marriott Hollywood Beach Ballroom, in Hollywood, Florida. If you need..Full Story

(MAR 15) Tonight at the Ameristar Casino, in St. Charles, Missouri, Hollie Dunaway, 106.9, won an eight-round unanimous decision over Wendy Rodriguez, 105.5. Final judges scores were 80-72, 80-72, and 79-73. More details

(MAR 15)  Nearly six years ago, in July of 2001, WBAN ran a story on Sylvia Torres, who was  82 years old at the time.  We had learned about Torres through a television program that was aired in Germany that featured light-hearted stories from around the world. According to that televised story, Silvia told her story about her life-long involvement and love for boxing from the age seven to in her 80's.  Full Story

(MAR 14) On March 24, 2007, at the Parken, in Copenhagen, Denmark, Vinni Skovgaard, 1-0-0, of Vejle, Denmark,  will be facing Eunice Miranda of Portugal,  in her second pro bout. In Cologne, Germany, Susianna Kentikian, 15-0-0 (12KO) of Hamburg, Germany...Full Story

It’s a big night for women’s boxing on Thursday, March
22 at the Isleta Casino Resort in Albuquerque, NM, when Kelsey “Road Warrior” Jeffries defends her IFBA featherweight title against Rhonda “The Natural” Luna.  Their fight is one of three women’s title bouts on the card, all scheduled to be broadcast by the Best Damn Sports Show on FOX. The matches are all interesting and contentious, like the Jeffries-Luna encounter.  Full Story

 (MAR 14) Boxing writer Katherine Dunn conducted phone interviews with both Kelsey Jeffries and Rhonda Luna on March 12th To read  interviews, go here: Interview: Kelsey Jeffries  Interview: Rhonda Luna.

(MAR 14) WBAN has just added a Hot Photo Gallery #416 of IFBA Jr. Featherweight World champion Jackie Chavez!
Chavez will be defending her IFBA Jr. Featherweight title, on March 22nd, in New Mexico, when she takes on Lisa Brown in a rematch. The bout is the co-main event, that will be televised on Fox Sports "The Best Damn Sports Show." More

(MAR 14) Octavius James, CEO of One In A Million Inc., has announced an impressive undercard of local standouts to support Mia St. John’s main event bout on April 20th at the Star Plaza Theatre in Merrillville, IN. Jimmy “The Fighting School Teacher” Holmes (14-0-2, 7 KOs) of DeMotte, Don Moore (10-0-1, 8 KOS) of Gary and LaPorte’s Cook brothers, light heavyweight Nick (14-1-1, 8 KOs) and super middle weight Jason (pro debut), will round out the five-bout under card for the “Fist of Fury” event.  Full Story

(MAR 13) WBAN has received a press release today from Rizing Starz, LLC, of Poplar Bluff, MO, stating the following:  "We have unfortunately received word that Jayla Ortiz has withdrawn from the scheduled title fight with Jeri "Fist of Fury" Sitzes scheduled for this Friday at Florentine Gardens in El Monte, California.  Full Story

(MAR 13) On March 17th, at the American Bank Center, in Corpus Christi, Texas, Vanessa Juarez will be fighting Elizabeth Villarreal, of San Antonio, TX,  in a six round bout, in the bantamweight division.  The main event will feature heavyweight Evander Holyfield vs. Vinny Maddalone.

(MAR 13) UBC world super lightweight champion, undefeated Panamanian Ana "Dynamite" Pascal has arrived in Cartagena of Indias, Colombia,  where she will defend her title against Colombian challenger Paola "Furious" Rojas in a 12-round rematch.  In December of 2005, Pascal TKO'd Rojas in a non-title fight in Colon, Panama.  Full Story

(MAR 11) Saturday night at the Little Creek Casino in Shelton, Washington,  Dakota Stone out-boxed Tricia Turton through the middle rounds of an eight-round middleweight bout to claim the Washington State Boxing Council (WSBC) Championship.  Stone, though pursued throughout the first round, was able to gain the slight edge by landing the more accurate punches. That would continue to be the story in the next five rounds as well.  Full Story

(MAR 11) On Friday,  March 9^th,  in Asunción, Paraguay, super flyweight María José Nuñez Anchorena, 114¾, won by a first round TKO over Nomia Rodriguez de Oliveira,114¾, in a scheduled four round bout.  The fight was stopped at 1:33 seconds, after Oliveira was down for the count three times.  Full Story

(MAR 10) Kenyan Conjestina Achieng (10-4-3) won
a non-title fight against Tanzanian Monica Mwakasanga (5-4-1)at Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi City. The Achieng displayed rare skills when she won in..Full Story

(MAR 9) On Friday, March 16th, at the Theater in Madison Square Garden, in New York, Maureen Shea, 9-0-0 (4 KOs), of Bronx, NY, will be fighting Eva Lydia Silva, 4-6-0 (0 KOs), of Ciudad Acuña, Mexico,  in an eight-round bout on the "Erin Go Brawl Card", presented by Irish Ropes Promotions. The card at Madison Square Garden is now sold out but fans can still view it on pay per view.  Full Story

(MAR 8) Tanzanian Middleweight Monica Mwakasanga arrived into Nairobi for her scheduled rematch against Kenyan Conjestina Achieng for Saturday's Pound4Pound Boxing card promoted by Kenyan Promoter Atomic Bunde of Timebomb Promotions. Monica who has fought Conjestina three times before, losing twice and winning the Kenyan once was breathing fire.  Full Story

(MAR 8) After a successful media blitz of Chicago media outlets including the Chicago Tribune, Sun Times, top radio stations and the top TV outlets, Mia St. John and her promoter Octavius James took a tour of the Chicago Board of Options Exchange trading floor with trader and boxing manager Ric Ramos. Full Story

(MAR 8) WBAN has received a notice that they have a last call for all interested amateur boxers who would like to participate in the March 24, 2007 boxing tournament, that will be held at the Doraville Arena, in Doraville...Full Story

(MAR 8) WBAN has just posted an extraordinary photo gallery #415 with 48 huge photos of “Behind the Scenes in Africa” when Cofer went there with her team to fight on an all women’s card in December of 2006. login

(MAR 7) This Friday, March 9th, Crystal Morales, of Oxnard, 5-4-1, will have her work cut out for herself,  when she takes on tough boxing veteran Gloria Ramirez, 9-14-6, of Sunland Park, New Mexico, at the Performing Arts Center, in Oxnard, California.  Ramirez is one of those female boxers in the sport that has a deceiving boxing record...Full Story

(MAR 7) WBAN has just been notified that Wendy Rodriguez will be fighting Hollie Dunaway on March 15th, in St. Charles, Missouri.  WBAN had posted that Dunaway needed an opponent.  More details to follow.

(MAR 6) On Monday, March 19th, World Champion (three weight classes) Holly Holm, 16-1-2 (5 KOs), of Albuquerque, New Mexico, will join Chris Rose, John Salley, Rob Dibble and ...Full Story

(MAR 6) UBC world super lightweight champion, undefeated Panamanian Ana "Dynamite" Pascal has arrived in Cartagena of Indias, Colombia,  where on March 16th at the Combat Coliseum will defend..Full Story

(MAR 6) WBAN has just added a segment that has a quick overview of "Last Week's Fight Results".  Dee Williams developed segment, and it reflects fight results that have been entered on the WBAN Records site in the last week. 

(MAR 5) After 2 years of production BOXERS premieres with the Walker Art Center's Women with Vision Film Festival on March 10th at 9:30pm off site at Uppercut Boxing Gym in NE Minneapolis....Full Story

(MAR 5) Lisa Kuronya fought her way to a national amateur boxing championship last year, just like a male fighter. She trained..Full Story

(MAR 4) Last night in Soumagne (Belgium), Nathalie Toro, 62.7kg., of Belgium, won a six-round bout (points) over Loly Muñoz, 61.4 kg., of Barcelona, Spain.  Toro improves her record to 15-1-1 (6KO), and Muñoz is now 4-3-1 (3 KOs).  

Belinszky wins by decision Story/Photos By JollyDee March 3, 2007 Photo Gallery #414

(MAR 3, 2007) Today at the SlimTrax Gym, Budapest, Hungary, in (full house cca.:250 spectators) Krisztina Belinszky, 102.5, outpointed Beatrix Farago, 110.5. This fight originally was scheduled for February 19, 2007.  The Hungarian federation cancelled this fight because of the three weight class difference between two fighters. Full Story

(MAR 3) In what was probably the biggest male fight for Kenya so far, Kenyan Boxer Sande Otieno, now 12-0 won a TKO over Ghanaian Wilson Lanquawe in an exciting WBC
International Super bantamweight fight. The Kenyan
southpaw came in strongly from the start and overwhelmed the Ghanaian in the 3rd round. Referee Alfred Buqwana stopped the fight after Wilson had received more than 10 punches without response.  Full Story

(MAR 3) WBAN has just posted a huge 50+ digital photo gallery #413 on the Hollie "Hot Stuff" Dunaway vs. Stephanie "All Action" Dobbs. Other related Galleries, of other bouts photo Galleries #409, #410, #412, Flash photo Slideshow #65, & 67.

(MAR 2) Last night in front of a sold out crowd in Imsil, Jeollabukdo, Korea, IFBA Bantamweight champion Gi Young Kim, 115, successfully defended her title by a 10-round unanimous decision over Chinese challenger ...Full Story

The stage is set for the return tonight in the Orfeo SuperDomo de Córdoba (Argentina) between former WBC super bantamweight champion Jackie Nava of Mexico and the woman who knocked her out and robbed her of the title last May, Alejandra Oliveras. Full Story

(MAR 1) Tomorrow night at the Qwest Arena,  in Boise, Idaho, Kerri Hill, of Russellville, Arkansas, will be fighting Beth Westover, of Boise,  in a four-rounder on the undercard.  At the weigh-in today, Hill weighed 120 lbs, and Beth, 117 lbs. 

(MAR 1) This Saturday, March 3rd, will be a big day for boxing in Kenya where four title fights will be held on the same card at the prestigious Grand Regency Hotel IN Nairobi City. The current African Boxing Union Super bantamweight
Champion Sande Otieno (11-0),  will face against Ghanaian Wilson Lanquawe for the WBC Super bantamweight International title.. Full Story

(MAR 1) Lemoore, CA-“We are proud to announce that we have signed an exclusive multi-fight, multi-year promotional agreement with NABF and WBC Interim Straw weight Champion, Carina “La Reina” Moreno that will allow us to use our resources and experience in promoting women’s boxing to help propel Carina’s career to that next level.  Full Story

(MAR 1) Katie Taylor believes that last weekends win over reigning German national champion Yana Kultysheva was ideal preparation for her clash with England's Amanda Coulson in Waterford this Friday....The reigning World and European lightweight...Full Story

 (MAR 1) Mia St. John will headline the “Fist of Fury” on April 20th at Star Plaza Theatre in Merrillville, IN. Conveniently located from downtown Chicago.  The card is presented by Octavius James’ One In A Million..Full Story