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Victoria Bustos Decisions Kim Connor
and Retains her IBF Lightweight Title
Source: Press Release/
Leslie Bonano
March 29, 2017 |
(MAR 29) In a recent press
release that WBAN received, it was in regards to a recent world
title bout that took place on March 18th, at the Gimnasio Futbol
Club, Vera, Santa Fe, Argentina. In that bout, Kim Connor,
131, of Little Rock, Arkansas, fought Victoria Bustos, who is from
of Santa Fe, losing a unanimous decision with final scoring was
96-94, 97-93, and 99-91.
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Career ending tumour for Female
Pioneer
by Benjamin Watt
March 29, 2017 |
(MARCH 29) A sad day in New Zealand Boxing as “The Samoan
Sniper” Kirsty Lupeamanu announces her retirement due to a Pituitary
Gland Tumour. “As some of you may have known (not many) I have
had a pituitary tumour for almost 4 years now...I had been signed
off to boxing......however was not warned about possible bleeding in
the tumour or growth. …Unfortunately I have been medically stopped
to box...I was told if I continue, I face fatal consequences”
Kirsty announced on Facebook.
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Melissa St. Vil to Defend WBC title
against Jessica Gonzalez
March 27, 2017 |
(MAR 27) This coming Friday, March 31, 2017, Melissa
"Little Miss Tyson" St. Vil, 9-2-3, of Brooklyn, New York, born in
Haiti, will be fighting Mexico's Jessica Gonzalez, 7-3-1, at the
Karibe Convention Center in Petionville, Haiti. St. Vil will be
defending her super featherweight WBC Silver title. This will be St.
Vil’s second defense.
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Katie Taylor makes it four from four
in Manchester
by Michael O'Neill
March 27, 2017 |
(MAR 27) Former Olympic Gold medallist and 5 time World
champion Katie Taylor extended her recent ‘winning streak’ in the
Pros to 4 from 4 with a comprehensive win over former IBF Super
Featherweight challenger Bulgaria’s Milena Koleva in an
eight-rounder on the undercard of the Jorge Linares vs Anthony
Crolla world title fight at the Manchester Arena on Saturday night.
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Fight Postponed/Update
Sweden's Donatella Hultin
Arrives in Las Vegas to complete Training for Upcoming Fight on
April 1st!
Photos and Text
by Mary Ann Owen
March 21, 2017 |
(MAR 21) Anna Donatella Hultin and her trainer Hisham Zaben from
Malmo, Sweden arrived in Las Vegas on Sunday to complete their
training camp up with some good sparring at the Mayweather gym with
TMT Fighter Layla McCarter. The two sparred several rounds yesterday
with Donatella and McCarter planning on sparring again....Full
Story
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Marlen Esparza Former USA Olympian to
make Pro debut
Source/PR
March 21, 2017 |
LOS ANGELES - The long awaited debut of Golden Boy
Boxing on ESPN is nearly here. On Thursday, March 23, Irish
middleweight contender Jason "El Animal" Quigley (12-0, 10 KOs) will
showcase his skills against the hard-punching Glen "Jersey Boy"
Tapia (23-3, 15 KOs) in a 10-round main event battle for the vacant
NABF middleweight title...Full
Story
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Nailini Helu gets a chance for New
Zealand title
Source/PR
March 21, 2017 |
(MAR 21)
Nailini Helu will be fighting for the New Zealand National (NZNBF
Version) Light Heavyweight title at ABA Stadium on April 21st
against Geovana Peres.
This
is the third time in Helu’s career to fight for a
New Zealand title, however this is her fight time
fighting for the NZNBF version. Other two times she
fought for the NZPBA Version.
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Worldwide Weekend Results for women’s
boxing
by Sue TL Fox
March 20, 2017 |
(MAR 20) This last weekend it
was very busy for female boxing and is appearing to be picking up as
of late. To begin the weekend’s action we had the following female
bouts on Friday, March 17, 2017. At the Sociedad General
Belgrano, Cordoba, Argentina, two local female boxers from Cordoba,
featherweight Cintia “La Panterita” Castillo, 124, won..Full
Story
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Savannah Marshall and Chantelle
Cameron depart GB Boxing
by Michael O'Neill
March 18, 2017 |
(MAR 18) GB Boxing performance director Rob McCracken confirmed
Friday that Savannah Marshall, Chantelle Cameron, Jack Bateson and
Kody Davis have all left the World Class Performance Programme (WCPP)
and are all expected to be turning Pro in the coming days.
Marshall, Cameron and Bateson have been members of GB Boxing squad
for over five years; they thus join Nicola Adams and Ireland’s Katie
Taylor and Michael Conlan in the Pro sport as well as a number of
top former ‘amateurs’ from other countries headed by...Full
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Viviane Obenauf Readies to make her
mark and become a WBF Champion
Source/WBF
March 17, 2017 |
(MAR 17) After losing decisions to Italian Vissia Trovato,
who went on to become European and World Champion, and Olympic Gold
medallist and five-time world amateur champion Katie Taylor from
Ireland, Swiss Lightweight Viviane Obernauf is ready to finally
make..Full Story
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Female European Championship Bout
Featured on Sauerland Promotions Card in Denmark
Source/Press Release
Photos: KGZ Fougstedt
March 17, 2017 |
(MAR 17) Dennis Ceylan (18-0-1, 8 KOs) and Isaac Lowe
(13-0-1, 5 KOs) took to the scales today at a bad tempered weigh-in
ahead of their European Featherweight title fight tomorrow night at
the Ceres Arena in Aarhus, Denmark.
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Katie Taylor's next opponent is
Milena "Hells Baby" Koleva
by Michael O'Neill
March 17, 2017 |
(MAR 17) Katie Taylor’s fourth Pro fight –
on March 25th at Manchester Arena - will be against Sliven,
Bulgaria’s Milena “Hell’s Baby” Koleva who has so far won nine of
her seventeen bouts including three by knock out. The 28 years old
from Sliven, Bulgaria’s eight largest city, is two years younger
than Taylor albeit the latter, as an ‘amateur’ has...Full
Story
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Results From Japan: All Female
Card on Dangan Ladies Vol. 4
Photos/Results by Samart
March 17, 2017 |
(MAR 17) On Wednesday night, at the
Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, on the Dangan Ladies Vol. 4 card
there were eight female bouts featured in the all-female card. In a
scheduled eight rounder for the vacant OPBF Super Bantamweight
title, Ayumi Goto, 121¾, of Tokyo, Japan, won by an unanimous
decision over Kim..Full
Story
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Highly Regarded Veteran Boxer Martha
Salazar announces Retirement
Source/PR
March 14, 2017 |
(MAR 14) Due to
doctor’s advice, Former WBC Heavy Weight Champion Martha Salazar
is announcing retirement. After 25 years in boxing Salazar was
able to finally reach her goal of winning the WBC Heavy Weight
World Title. Along her journey to the green strap she won WIBA,
WBO ...Full Story
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Marina Ramirez Wins by Majority
Decision over Judy Pereira
Photos & Text: Mary Ann Owen
March 12, 2017 |
(MAR 12) Last night at the Downtown Las
Vegas Event Center, in Las Vegas, Nevada, in front of a packed house
on a Roy Jones Jr. Promotions card, Marina Ramirez, of Las Vegas,
fought Judy Pereira, Canada, in a four rounder, at the 105
lb., Strawweight division.
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Women's Boxing Breaks the Barrier of
being main event on major Network: Showtime
by Sue TL Fox
March 11, 2017 |
(MAR 11) First off, WBAN would like to
congratulates Showtime for allowing women's boxing to finally be
televised on their network. With that said, so lets get down to
business on this topic. Now that we are aware of you putting a
1-0-0 (1KO) boxer in a main event for a title, WBAN has many ...Full
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Repeat on Women's Heavyweight Bout
by Benjamin Watt
March 11, 2017 |
(MAR 11) A new Women’s Champion was crowned last night at ABA
Stadium, with Alrie Meleisea winning the New Zealand National (NZPBA
Version) and UBF Asia Pacific Female Heavyweight Titles. Alrie
Meleisea took on Tongan Born Nailini Helu for the second time in
their career, the first bout being on the Robert Berridge vs Adrian
Taihia undercard in October. Meleisea took the bout in October on 48
hours notice and won the bout by split decision.
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Lefebvre Is Majestic, Stops Da Silva
Duarte For WBF World Title
Source/WBF
March 11, 2017 |
(MAR 11) Segolene “Majestic” Lefebvre put on a very
impressive performance on Friday night, March 10, when she captured
the vacant World Boxing Federation (WBF) Womens World Super
Bantamweight title in front of a near sell-out crowd of 1400 fans at
the Salle Gayant in Douai, France. ....
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Catherine Phiri to Defend WBC Title
against Mariana Juarez
by Sue TL Fox
March 11, 2017 |
(MAR 11) On April 1, 2017, at the Zócalo, Mexico City, Distrito
Federal, Mexico, Catherine Phiri, 12-1-0 (6KO), of Lusaka, Zambia,
will be defending her WBC Bantamweight World title against Mariana
"Barbie" Juarez in a ten round bout.
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Tonight in Mexico: Two female bouts on the
card
March 10, 2017 |
(MAR 10) Tonight at the Grand Hotel, in Tijuana,
Mexico, light flyweight Kenia Enriquez will be fighting Guadalupe
Martinez in a six-round bout. In a second female bout, flyweight
Brenda Flores, will be fighting Jessica Rangel. In the main event
super featherweight Jose Galvez will fight Alem Robles in a eight
round bout. The card is promoted by Promociones Mayen.
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Jessica "The Cobra" Camara
Readies to Make Pro Debut; trained at
Mayweather Gym this week in Las Vegas
Photos: Mary Ann Owen
March 8, 2017 |
(MAR 8) Welterweight Jessica " The Cobra " Camara, a decorated
amateur boxer, and 2015 Canadian National Champion who lives in
Montreal, Canada, will be making her pro debut March 30th in
Montreal on Group Yvon Michele Promotion..Full
Story
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Main Event/ShoBox: Claressa Shields
to fight Szilvia Szabados; Nieves vs. Potapov to fight for NABO
Title Co-Main
Source/Press Release
March 8, 2017 |
(MAR 8) DETROIT, MI - With a potential world title
shot on the near horizon for the winner, undefeated bantamweight
contenders Antonio Nieves and Nikolay Potapov both agree their NABO
Bantamweight Championship showdown this Friday is the most
important...Full
Story
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Fourth Taylor fight confirmed for
March 25th in Manchester, UK
by Michael O'Neill
Photo: Matchbox Boxing
March 7, 2017 |
(MAR 7) Katie Taylor’s fourth professional fight will take
place on the undercard of Anthony Crolla’s World Lightweight title
unification rematch with Jorge Linares at the Manchester Arena on
Saturday March 25, live on Sky Sports. An opponent is expected to be
named ...Full
Story
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Three Female Bouts Featured on Mexico
Card!
March 5, 2017 |
(MAR 5) Last night at the Plaza de Toros Restaurante Arroyo,
Tlalpan, Distrito Federal, Mexico, Fetherweight Yazmin Rivas won a
ten-round unanimous decision over Nazly Maldonado; In a second
female bout light flyweight Silvia Torres won a six-round unanimous
decision over Brenda Fernandez; and Valeria Perez won a four-round
unaninmous decision over Deisy Hernandez.
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New York: Heather Hardy
Won a Unanimous Decision over Edina Kiss
March 5, 2017 |
(MAR 5) Last night at the Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New
York, Heather "The Heat" Hardy, 124½, now 19-0-0 (4KO), of Brooklyn,
New York, won an eight-round unanimous decision over Edina "DNA"
Kiss, 124¼, now 13-3-0 (8KO), of Budapest, Hungary. Final judges
scores were 72-80, 72-80, and 73-79.
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Women's Heavyweight Revenge or Repeat
Source/Press Release
March 4, 2017 |
(MAR 4) We are less than a week away to “Red Line Combat
Academy” and “Phantom Boxing” event “Rise of the New Breed”. Main
eventing the fight is the rematch between Arlie Meleisea and Nailini
Helu for the vacant New Zealand National (NZPBA Version) & vacant
UBF Asia Pacific female heavyweight titles....Full
Story
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Five Star Matchup: Erica Farias to fight Cecilia in
Unified world title bout
March 3, 2017 |
(MAR 3) On June 9, 2017, in Bergen, Norway, Cecilia "First
Lady" Braekhus, 30-0-0 (8KO), of Norway, is set to fight Erica
Farias, 24-1-0 (10KO), of Buenos Aires, Argentina, where Braekhus
will be defending her WBC, WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO welterweight
titles. Photo: Pepe Rodriguez
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AIBA 2017 Commission Meetings in
India shape a dynamic road-map for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Cycle
Source: AIBA Press Release
March 2, 2017
Photo credit: AIBA |
(MAR 2) The India Boxing Federation welcomed a delegation
of over 100 AIBA Commission members to New Delhi for two days of
meetings from 27-28 February, during which their recommendations for
the Tokyo 2020 road-map were finalised and ...Full
Story