Marie-Eve Dicaire learned invaluable lesson from Claressa Shields fight Source:  PR/Bob Trieger Press ConferencePhotos  by Silvia Jones/ILE Photography March 31, 2021

(MAR 31) MONTREAL – Popular Canadian boxer Marie-Eve Dicaire learned an invaluable albeit disappointing lesson in her decision-loss to now-undisputed world super welterweight champion Claressa Shields (11-0, 2 KOs) on the March 3rd “Superwomen" pay-per-view event.  Full Story

Zulina "la loba" Muñoz return on May 1, 2021 by Jose Serrato March 30, 2021

(MARCH 30) On Saturday May 1, 2021 Zulina ‘Loba’ Munoz will start a new path in her career when she headlines a fight card from the Arena San Juan Pantitlan in Mexico City, Mexico.  After several proposals received did not come to fruition, Team Loba coaches Mauro and Lazaro Ayala sprang into action to put together a Cinco De Mayo weekend event in which Lobos, the former World Boxing Council super flyweight champion, will be the featured main event with Boxeo LAZ handling the promotion.  Full Story

The Boxer: Dulce Lucas – Pioneer Female Boxer from the late 1970s March 28, 2021

(MAR 28) The home for female boxing Dulce Lucas, a well-schooled and tough pioneer female boxer from the late 1970s trained in Los Angeles, California. She trained at the Hoover Street Gym, the training ground for many boxing superstars. They call Lucas “Miss Perpetual Motion” and she was currently #2 ranked super..On WBAN's Historical Database Website

New Zealand Lightweight Champion Mea Motu by Benjamin Watt March 26, 2021

(MARCH 26) The Night Mea Motu became the NEW New Zealand National (NZPBA Version) Lightweight champion, after stopping Tania Reid in the third round.  Undefeated boxer Mea Motu has improved her record to 6 wins with 3 wins coming by way of knockout after taking on the Australasian Champion Tania Reid. Mea completely out-powered and out-punched Tania, knocking Tania Reid down every round till referee John Conway waved it off in the third round. This is the first professional boxing title Mea Motu has won in her career so far. Full Story

Amanda Serrano Wins by Ninth Round KO over Daniela Bermudez March 26, 2021

(MAR 26) Last night at the  Plaza del Quinto Centenario, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Amanda "The Real Deal" Serrano won by a ninth round KO over Daniela "La Bonita" Bermudez. The bout was scheduled for ten rounds.  The two fought for the  WBC, WBO, and the vacant IBO Featherweight title.Photo credit: Facebook

Nothing in boxing has come easy for 2020 USA Boxing Olympic Qualification Team lightweight alternate Amelia Moore Source:  PR/Bob Trieger March 22, 2021

(MARCH 22) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Nothing in boxing has come easy for 2020 USA Boxing Olympic Qualification Team lightweight alternate Amelia Moore, who has overcome several major obstacles to be the elite boxer that she is today.  Full Story

Part III:  A Ring of Their Own and what happened in Year Two that Caused the Eventual Demise of AROTO by Sue TL Fox March 21, 2021 Intro to Series  Part I  Part II  Part III

(MARCH 21)  WBAN has been documenting the history of the A Ring of Their Own that was a significant historical footprint in all-female boxing cards, a series that the AROTO did, and the PPV's with women's boxing.  We also discuss some of the struggles that they went through doing something with women's boxing where they were way before their time in the sport.  Full Story

Undisputed Welterweight champion Jessica McCaskill looking for Biggest Names in Boxing Source:  PR March 20, 2021

(MAR 21) Chicago, IL - Fresh off her second consecutive victory over future Hall of Famer, Cecilia Braekhus, undisputed welterweight champion, Jessica McCaskill is looking to fight the biggest names on the female circuit.  Full Story

Female Boxer Shurretta Metcalf added to WBAN's Boxers Profiles Segment! March 19, 2021

(MAR 19) WBAN has just added  Shurretta Metcalf from Dallas, Texas to our Boxers Profiles segment.  Metcalf from Dallas, Texas, a mother of two young "kings",  began boxing at the age of 28 years old.  Metcalf got into contact sports to do it for extra money in the underground boxing scene, and she found that she was naturally good at it.  Full Story

Part II:  A Ring of Their Own - Why do a PPV show and what was the model for doing it? by Sue TL Fox March 17, 2021 Intro to Series Part I

(MARCH 17) In our next segment about the A Ring of Their Own where we have been in the process of documenting the history of the AROTO we asked Tokyo Rosenthal about why do a PPV, and what was the model for doing it.  To catch up with the series, read the Intro to Series, and Part I. Full Story

Part I:  A Ring of Their Own:  PPV and Women's Boxing Series Beginning in 2005 by Sue TL Fox March 15, 2021 Intro to A Ring of Their Own

(MAR 15)  Earlier this week we announced that we would be documenting the history of the A Ring of their Own, of Rock and Sock Promotions.  In the intro to our story, I talked about the era of this organization that occurred between 2005 and 2007 that were the some of the significant grassroots for a all-female boxing series...Full Story

Third-Generation Boxer Kayla Gomez Cornered by Mother and Grandmother Source:  PR/Bob Trieger March 15, 2021

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 15, 2021) – There is no more of a family affair in USA Boxing than Kayla Gomez’s, in which her mother, Crystal Aceves, and grandmother, Cindy Aceves, work her corner. They will be together once again at the 2020 USA Boxing National Championships, postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic from last December to March 25 - April 3, in Shreveport, La.  Full Story

Intro to Series:  A Ring of Their Own - Ahead of their time! by Sue TL Fox March 13, 2021

(MAR 13) Did you know that in 2005 there was a fantastic organization that featured all-female cards on PPV and ran a  women's boxing series that began in 2005?  WBAN would like to share a significant footprint in the sport of women's boxing when in that time frame the "A RING OF THEIR OWN" were one of the history-makers on the ground floor to having a...Full Story

Two Female Bouts on March 26th Card! March 11, 2021

Heavyweight Seini Draughn (aka)  Lei’D Tapa “Queen Of Rings” she is a proud Tongan, Professional Wrestler, MMA Fighter, Professional Boxer, and World Purple Belt competitor In jiu jitsu. Tapa, 2-0-1 (2KO) will be fighting on March 26, 2021, in Rock Hill, South Carolina for SouthPaw Promotions which will also be airing live on PPV!  Full Story

Salita Promotions and Kings Promotions proudly announce the signing of a co-promotional deal with Danielle Perkins Source:  Press Release March 11, 2021

(MAR 11) Dmitriy Salita of Salita Promotions and Marshall Kauffman of Kings Promotions proudly announce the signing of a co-promotional deal with newly crowned Women’s WBC Silver Heavyweight Champion Danielle Perkins.  Undefeated as a professional, the six-foot tall, 198-lb Perkins (3-0, 1 KO) was also the USA National Champion and 2019 Amateur Boxing Heavyweight World Champion....Full Story

Seniesa Estrada to fight Anabel Ortiz on March 20!   March 10, 2021

(MAR 10) On March 20, 2021, at the Dickies Arena, in Fort Worth, Texas, Seniesa "Super Bad" Estrada, 19-0-0 (8KO), of Los Angeles, California, will be fighting Anabel Ortiz, 31-3-0 (4KO), of Mexico City, Mexico for the WBA Strawweight world title.  Ortiz is the current champion and will be defending her belt.  This should be a great bout!

Ground-breaking new women’s boxing series, “Broadway Boxing Presents: Ladies Fight” streamed live Source/Press Release March 9, 2021

(MAR 9) New York City-International Boxing Hall of Famer Lou DiBella is proud to announce today, in light of Women’s History Month, a ground-breaking new women’s boxing series, “Broadway Boxing Presents: Ladies Fight” streamed live and exclusively..Full Story

Paper Champions for What Purpose? by Sue TL Fox March 8, 2021

(MAR 8)  I am deeply concerned that even in 2021 we are still having questionable title fights with one opponent that may be ranked high enough to possibly qualify for a belt and the challenger being ranked so low, you would have to look up just to look down. Some of the federations that put on these title bouts make little sense---especially in today's world of women's boxing is inexcusable. ..Full Story

Encouraging Sales of PPV Event with  Female bouts on card - press release March 8, 2021

 (MAR 8) Flint, MI-- Women’s superstar Claressa Shields furthered her claim as boxing’s “GWOAT” Friday night and became the unified WBC, WBO, IBF & WBA Super Junior Middleweight World Champion, by scoring a one-sided 10-round unanimous decision over Marie-Eve Dicaire of ..Full Story

Mossely Won by Decision over Kaiser--winning the IBO Title  March 6, 2021

(MAR 6) Last night at the H Arena, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France, Lightweight Estelle Mossely, 134, of Bagnolet, Seine-Saint-Denis, won a ten-round unanimous decision over Verena Kaiser, 134¼, of Cologne, Germany. The two were fighting for the IBO Lightweight title. Final judges scores were 93-97, 92-98, and 92-98.

Tania Reid about to make her finale appearance with tough Mea Motu by Benjamin Watt March 4, 2021

(MARCH 4) Tania Reid will be making her last appearance in the ring on March 26th at North Shore, Auckland Takapuna Rugby Club. She will be taking on the undefeated tough boxer that’s recently been making some mega waves, “Night” Mea Motu for the vacant New Zealand National (NZPBA version) Lightweight title...Full Story

New Boxer on the Scene:  Meet Marianne Ahlborg of Gothenburg, Sweden! by Sue TL Fox March 4, 2021

(MARCH 4) Super Welterweight Marianne Ahlborg, of  Gothenburg, Sweden, began boxing later in life a the age of 21 years old.   She also was very active with other different sports during her whole life, and one in particular was participating in soccer. Ahlborg told WBAN, "I got tired of that and decided to try something new and I thought that boxing would suit me as I always have loved hard physical training and have always been a strong and tough girl."  Full Story

Naomi Melissa Graham: Named our WBAN March 2021 Fighter of the Month!  March 3, 2021

(MAR 3) Congratulations to Naomi Melissa Graham who is our pick for WBAN’s March 2021 Fighter of the Month! Graham won first place at the Strandja Tournament, and makes it three times in a row that she has come on top in this event. She was also “Best Boxer of the Tournament."

First New Zealand born LGBT professional boxer has officially retired by Benjamin Watt March 1, 2021

(MAR 1) First-ever New Zealand LGBT professional boxer Diane Beazley has officially announced her retirement from the sport.  Maori boxer Diane Beazley is one of New Zealand’s pioneers in women’s boxing. She discovered boxing at the young age of 14 years old. She was introduced by her father Eddie Beazley who had a couple of professional boxing fights himself..Full Story