Kenia Enriquez Holds Second Annual Amateur Tournament Source/PR Photos: Richie Lopez March 29, 2016

(MAR 29)  This past Saturday afternoon, March 26th, inside the Perro Salado Hall in the Zona Rio of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, former WBO female flyweight champion Kenia Enriquez (15-1, 7KO) hosted her second annual all-female invitational amateur tournament. With fighters coming in from .. Full Story

Asian/Oceanian Olympic Qualifiers Update by Michael O'Neill March 29, 2016

(MAR 29)  The 2016 Asian/Oceanian Olympic qualifying tournament opened in Qianan, China with but few surprises in the opening sessions of either men’s or women’s preliminaries.  Disappointment though for Australia’s Kristy Harris in the women’s 51kg class, going under 3:0 to Thailand’s Peamwilai Laopeam. Defeat too for leading Indian 75kg fighter Pooja Rani a narrow 2:1 spilt decision against  Tajikistani Shoira Zulkaynarova. So here courtesy of the ASBC and AIBA we take a look at a few of the highlights, thus far, from China.  Full Story

Ladies Fight Night - Still Time for Female Amateur Fighters to Register for this event! Source/PR March 29, 2016

(MAR 29)   Atlanta, GA: There is still time for female amateur fighters to register for Ladies Fight Night, which will be April 30 and May 1 at Buckhead Fight Club, in Atlanta, GA. "We have gotten a wide response, and I'm excited to see this come together!" said Terri Moss. "We've got fighters from Texas, Alabama, North and South Carolina, Illinois and Florida so far, and want to give anyone a chance to register and participate!"  Full Story

2016 Freep Film Festival Kicks off "T-Rex" featuring Claressa Shields Journey winning the Gold Source/PR/Facebook Freep.com March 26, 2016 Photo: Facebook/public

(MAR 26) The 2016 Freep Film Festival kicks off this Thursday at 7 p.m. with the Detroit debut of "T-Rex" in the DFT.  "T-Rex” chronicles the journey of Flint’s Claressa (T-Rex) Shields as she pursues her goal of winning the gold in women’s boxing at the l .. Full Story

Stockholm prepares for biggest boxing event in almost fifty-years March 23, 2016 Photo Credit: KGZ Fougstedt Source/Sauderland Promotions

 (MAR 23)   In September 1968, Jimmy Ellis retained the World Heavyweight title with a controversial fifteen-round decision over Floyd Patterson at the Råsunda Football Stadium in Stockholm. 48 years later, big-time boxing returns to the Swedish capital when the Nordic Fight Night hits the Hovet on April 23... Full Story

Mikaela Mayer Qualifies for the Olympics on a Gold Medal Day for Team USA by Julie Goldsticker/ USA Boxing March 20, 2016 Photos: USA Boxing PR

(MAR 20) BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA -The day that Mikaela Mayer (Los Angeles, Calif.) has been working toward for the past six years finally came on Saturday at the Americas Qualifier in Buenos Aires. The American lightweight clinched her berth in the 2016 Olympic Games with a gold medal victory in Argentina. She was one of four victories on an undefeated day for the United States. Bantamweight Shakur Stevenson (Newark, N.J.) and Olympic champion Claressa Shields (Flint, Mich.) both joined Mayer atop the medal stand with victories in their gold medal bouts and flyweight Virginia Fuchs (Kemah, Texas) earned a win in her consolation match.   Full Story

The Ladies Roll and Paul Kroll Takes a Welterweight Victory at Americas Qualifier by Julie Goldsticker/ USA Boxing March 15, 2015 Photo: Fuchs/Facebook

(MAR 15) BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA (MARCH 14, 2016) - It was Ladies Night for the American women on Monday at the Americas Qualifier in Buenos Aires, Argentina as all three earned quarterfinal wins in the Olympic qualifying event. Welterweight Paul Kroll (Philadelphia, Pa.) started the day off with a U.S. victory in the early session while Pan American Games champion Antonio Vargas (Kissimmee, Fla.) dropped his flyweight contest.  Full Story