Chile:  Daniela Asenjo to fight Ruth Pasternostti May 30, 2017

 (MAY 31)  On Friday night (June 2) at the Gimnasio Club Las Animas, in Valdivia, Chile, Super flyweight Daniela "La Pantera" Asenjo, 4-1-2 (0KO), of Valdivia, is set to fight Ruth Pasternostti, 0-1-1, of Cordoba, Argentina.  The two will be fighting a four-round bout. Asenjo's last fight on in October 2015, so this will be a return to the ring after over a year not fighting as a pro.

Costa Rica:  Hanna Gabriels Won by Decision over Natasha Spence May 30, 2017

(MAY 30)  On Saturday night at the  BN Arena, Hatillo, San Jose, Costa Ricam Hanna Gabriels won a ten-round unanimous decision over Natasha Spence for the WBO and WBA Super Welterweight belts. Gabriels was defending the WBO belt. Final judges scores 99-91 on all cards.

Derieuw Wins by Decision over Montanari for WBF International Title Source/WBF May 28, 2017

(MAY 28)  Undefeated Oshin Derieuw put on a master-class on Saturday night at the Salle Marcel Dufour in Louvroil, France, beating compatriot Marion Montanari to win the vacant World Boxing Federation (WBF) Womens International Light Welterweight title.  Headlining a show promoted by the Boxing Club de Louvroil, 30-year-old Derieuw was always one step ahead of the brave and gutsy Montanari (32), and put on a near flawless performance on her way to winning her first professional title in dominant fashion.  Full Story

Mexico:  Four Female Bouts Featured on Card by Sue TL Fox May 25, 2017

This Saturday, May 27th, at the Ciudad Obregon, in Sonora, Mexico, there are four female bouts that will be featured on the card.  There are five men's bouts also on the card.  In a ten round bout for the Interim WBC light flyweight title, Kenia Enriquez, 18-1-0 (8KO), of Tijuana, Mexico, will face Maria Salinas, 15-5-3 (5KO), of Saltillo, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico....Full Story

Fan Favorite Shelly "Shelito's Way" Vincent Featured on June 3rd Card Source/PR Photo Credit: Facebook May 23, 2017

(MAY 23)  New York, NY  - On Saturday, June 3, DiBella Entertainment will return to the Fox Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino, in Mashantucket, CT, for the latest exciting installment of its popular Broadway Boxing series, presented by Nissan of Queens, Azad Watches, OPTYX, and Christos Steak House. The card will feature a bevy of New England talent, including fan favorite Shelly "Shelito's Way" Vincent in an eight-round special attraction featherweight bout, as well as lightweight Matt Remillard on the comeback and welterweight prospect Mykquan Williams on the rise.   Full Story

Montanari And Derieuw Square Off For WBF International Crown! Source/WBF Photo: Facebook/Derieuw May 22, 2017

(MAY 22)     In her most recent outing, last December, Marion Montanari lost a razor-thin split decision to Isabelle Pare in a hotly contested battle for the French national title. Just before that, she had come up short in another split decision to the talented and unbeaten Pare. So its safe to say the 32-year-old from... Full Story

Japan:  Fight Results of Eight Female Bouts Source:  Samart May 22, 2017

(MAY 22) On Friday, May 19th, at the Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan eight female bouts were featured on the card.  There were five debuters that included (Midorikawa, Ozeki, MontBlanc Miki, Nanako Suzuki & Kodama).  Check out the following results: Full Story

Promoter Sampson Lewkowicz Signs Carolina Duer of Buenos Aires Source/Sampson Promotions May 22, 2017

(MAY 22)  Promoter Sampson Lewkowicz proudly announces the signing of three-time women's world champion Carolina Duer of Buenos Aires to a promotional contract. Duer (19-3-1, 6 KOs), undefeated since her fifth fight in 2008, is the current interim IBF World Female Bantamweight..Full Story..

France:  Hamadouche Wins by TKO over Sanchez for IBF Title May 22,  2017 Full Fight video Link

(MAY 22) On Thursday night at the Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, France, Maiva Hamadouche, 128, of France, won by a fourth round TKO over Anahi Sanchez, 129¾, of Buenos Aires, Argentina.  Hamadouche was defending her IBF Super Featherweight title in a scheduled 10-round bout.  Full Fight video Link   All fight results go here

New Zealand:  Controversial decision change after announcementMay 21,  2017 By Benjamin Watts photo:  Facebook/Nansen

(MAY 21) A busy weekend for New Zealand boxing happened over the past weekend with a female New Zealand title bout ending in Controversy.
In Wellington New Zealand, NZPBA female Super Featherweight champion Rebecca Jennings defended her title against Baby Nansen. The bout originally end by a split decision win for Nansen to become the New Zealand champion. However ten minutes after the decision was announced, the supervising official went....Full Story

Brandon Rios, Maricela Cornejo, Leo Santacruz and Jose Ramirez Jr. Unite for a Great Cause, WBC Champs 4 Hope Source/WBC Release May 20, 2017

(MAY 20) LOS ANGELES-- Bam Bam Brandon Rios, Maricela La Diva Cornejo, Leo Santacruz and Jose Ramirez Jr. have all participated in different events, including the Annual 5k for PADRES CONTRA EL CANCER (Parents Against Cancer),.....Full Story

Marshall, Cameron and Jonas join Adams, Taylor and Shields in the Pros by Michael O'Neill May 19, 2017 Photo credit: Facebook/Marshall

(MAY 19) Team GB boxers, Savannah Marshall (the only woman to have  defeated Claressa Shields) and Chantelle Cameron have this week joined Nicola Adams and Ireland’s Katie Taylor in the Pro ranks. Another GB boxer, Natasha Jonas joined the pros last month. Cameron, a former kickboxing champion.....Full Story

Heather Hardy Wins by a Decision over Edina Kiss May 19, 2017 Photo credit: Facebook

Heather Hardy Wins by a Decision over Edina Kiss (MAY 19)  Last night at the the Paramount Theater, in Brooklyn, New York, Heather Hardy, 125.5,  won an eight round unanimous decision over Edina Kiss, 124.5.  This was a rematch for the two where Hardy defeated her by decision earlier this year. Hardy was defending her WBC Inter. Featherweight title.  

Claressa Shields to Face Mery Rancier For WBC Silver Super Middleweight Belt Photo: Mary Ann Owen May 10, 2017

(MAY 10) Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa Shields to Face Dominican's Mery Rancier for WBC Silver Super Middleweight Championship at Salita Promotions' Detroit Brawl on Friday, June 16, at Masonic Temple in Detroit.  Promoter Dmitriy Salita is proud to announce he will feature two-time Olympic Gold Medalist, and now Women's NABF Middleweight Champion, Claressa "T-Rex" Shields of Flint, Michigan, in the main event of his next "Detroit Brawl" on Friday, June 16, 2017.  Full Story

Review of Feliks Stamm Memorial tournament Warsaw Poland by Michael O'Neill Photo:  USA Boxing/Stamm May 10,  2017

(MAY 10)  The XXXIV International “Feliks Stamm” Tournament for Elite Men and Women took place in Warsaw, Poland with the finals on Saturday and Sunday.  This was a tournament which included five weights for women, not just the usual three but both male and female entries were missing some of the more famous names in AIBA/EUBC ‘amateur’ boxing since they have all departed to pastures new, mainly the Pro sport, since those ill-fated Rio Olympics which saw so many controversial issues and decisions in and out of the ring.  Full Story

Not a History First: Setting the Record Straight by Sue TL Fox May 7, 2017

 WBAN received a Press Release from Golden Boy Promotions, with Marlen Esparza stating the following:  "It's great to make history being the first woman in Nevada to do three-minute rounds....." Apparently Esparza is not aware that she is far from the first.  The four-rounder took place last night at the T-Mobile Arena, in Las Vegas, Nevada, where Marlen Esparza and Samantha Salazar fought on the undercard with Esparza winning by a unanimous decision.  Full Story

Eva Wahlstrom Successfully Defends her WBC Title Against Mayra Gomez May 7, 2017

(MAY 7) Last night at the Gatorade Center, Turku, Finland, super featherweight  Eva Wahlstrom won a ten-round unanimous decision over Mayra Alejandra Gomez.  Wahlstrom was defending her WBC Super Featherweight title for the third time.  Wahlstrom won the belt in 2015 when the belt was vacant defeating Natalia Aguirre.

Ducastel to Fight on May 12 to Become Two-Weight World Champion Source/WBF Photo: Facebook May 3, 2017

(MAY 3)  Former World Boxing Federation (WBF) Womens World Featherweight Champion Stephanie Ducastel from France will be attempting to become a two-weight champion on May 12, when she fights Argentinian Maria Soledad Capriolo for the vacant WBF World Super Featherweight crown.   Ducastel, 7-3-1 (2), has already achieved amazing things in only eleven professional fights. She captured the French national Featherweight title in her fifth outing, and then ...Full Story

Terri "The Boss" Moss to Promote her First Professional Boxing Card! Source/PR/Amy Green May 3, 2017

(MAY 3) Atlanta, GA- Terri “The Boss” Moss will promote her first professional boxing card July 1, at Buckhead Fight Club. The “Underground Showdown” is a series of fight cards that will bring boxing excitement back to Atlanta.  “I’m thrilled to take this step as a professional promoter, after successfully promoting Atlanta Corporate Fight Night since 2010,” Terri said. “On July 1, Underground Showdown...Full Story

WBAN Names Esmeralda Moreno as May 2017 Fighter of the Month May 1, 2017

(MAY 1) WBAN would like to congratulate Esmeralda Moreno who rematched with Ibeth Zamora Silva recently, winning by a split decision becoming the new WBC Light flyweight champion.  Moreno and Silva were ranked #1 and #2 in a five-star fight with BoxRec, which are the ratings we adopted earlier this year.y