Bovee named WBAN's 2004 November Fighter of the Month!

(OCT 30) WBAN would like to congratulate Amateur boxer Angel Bovee, 145, of New York, who won in the finals of the October 23rd 2004 Women's National Golden Gloves Championships that was held in Chicago. WBAN will have a biography posted soon on Bovee!

Four Pro Debuters on Card! Source: Honey B Boxing October 30, 2004

(OCT 30) On November 11, 2004, on the "Battle Royale Classics" Apollo Theater show, in New York, there will be four pro debuters on the card.  There will be Amateur Boxing Champion Jill Emery, Vanessa Charcour, Chika Makamura, and Earline Reed! Also, Veronica Simmons will be fighting Elizabeth Kerin! 

North Korea Crowns First-Ever Women's World Champion in Historic fight in Shen Yang, China October 29, 2004

(OCT 29) Kwang Ok Kim became the first-ever North Korean Women's Boxing World Champion. Kim, 25, knocked out Japanese opponent, Toshie Suga, 36 seconds into 9th round of scheduled 10 round bout, to capture the IFBA Bantamweight title on Friday at Sunrise International Hotel at Shin Yang, China. 

(OCT 28) North Korean and Chinese Officials will come together today to oversee the weigh-in and signing ceremony for tomorrow's historic IFBA Bantamweight Championship fight to held in Shenyang, China. Over 100 delegates from North Korea will attend the fight between North Korea's Kwang OK Kim and Japan's Toshie Suga at the Convention Center of the Sunrise International Hotel in Shenyang. Delegates and VIP's from China have gathered from all over the the country including several from Beijing. IFBA representative Park Sang Kwon, will over see the first professional women's world title bout to bring fighters from North Korea to compete in China. Joining Kwang OK Kim, will be two additional female fighters from North Korea who will also be fighting on the undercard of this history making event.

Results: Sanders Wins by Decision October 27, 2004

(OCT 27) Tonight in Warren, Michigan, IBA Intercontinental Jr. Welterweight champion Mary Jo Sanders of Detroit, Michigan, won an eight-round decision over Rita Turrisi, of Italy, who fights out of Las Vegas. WBAN will have more details soon! (Inset photo:  Sanders)

(OCT 27) LAS VEGAS, NV- In anticipation to what appears to be a super opening show for JBC Boxing out of South Africa here in Las Vegas on Friday, November 5th, 2004, Super promoter Joel Berman has put together a card of great fighters headed towards bigger and better Champions down the road.

(OCT 25) On Saturday, October 23rd, at the Desert Diamond Casino, in Tuscon, Arizona, local female boxer, Leilani Salazar, 120, now 4-5-0 (3KO) won defeated Christina Avitia, 124.5, with a four-round unanimous decision.  Salazar returned to the ring after not fighting since the year 2000.

(OCT 24) MAYWOOD, CALI-They fought just a week ago but a lot can change in seven days.  Mia St. John and Janae Archuleta met for the second time in a week with the same result, but the tempo increased before more than 1,200 at the Maywood Activity Center.  "She was different this time," said Archuleta....."

(OCT 21) Walking through a restaurant for a recent press conference, Mia Rosales St. John’s appearance sends murmurs through the crowd as she glides by like a warrior princess amongst her court.  In the world of sports St. John has become one of the most recognizable female athletes in the world comparable to Mia Hamm, Venus and Serena Williams and fellow boxer Laila Ali. 

(OCT 18) On a Teampalle card, on November 12, 2004, at  Brøndby Hallen in Copenhagen,  Alexandra Mattheus will face Agatha Gracia of Spain (4-1-1) for the vacant European WEBF featherweight title. Gracia is a police office in Barcelona.  She started out in kickboxing where she won the European Championship in 1998.  Also, Frieda Wallberg will fight Ilona Papp of Hungary (10-5) in a qualifier for the European championship.

(OCT 16) Last night at the Casino Del Sol in Tucson, Arizona, Mia St. John, 137, won a four-round unanimous decision over Janae Romero Archuleta, 146.5. The final judges scoring was 40-36.  The casino was sold out with 4,500 in attendance.

(OCT 15) On November 6, 2004, in Szentes, Hungary, in co-main-event the "Hungarian Boxprincess" Dr. Bettina Csabi (21-0-0; 10KO - 1EX) will defend her WIBF-GBU Bantamweight world Title. Csabi will be fighting Zarrika Fatuma (6-0-1; 2KO) from Kenya.

(OCT 12) Virginia Beach, Virginia - Iowa City native and University of Iowa student Emily Klinefelter won the 110 pound weight division at the 2004 National Police Athletic Activities League (PAL) Boxing Tournament held this past week from October 2 - 9. This is her second consecutive National PAL title. Emily defeated Georgia's Dana Dudley 24-3 and New York's Keisher McCleod 18-6. This is the U.S. #1 ranked Klinefelter's 7th national title crown. Klinefelter recently also won the 2004 U.S. National Championships and the Ringside International Tournament. Emily will be representing the United States in international competitions in Taiwan in November, and in Buenos Aires, Argentina in March 2005. Rumor now has it that women's boxing will be an Olympic sport in Beijing, China in 2008. Klinefelter is trained by Adam Pollack at Gold's Gym in Coralville.

(OCT 11) Last night at the Mountain High Casino, in  Blackhawk, Colorado, Junior Middleweight Tanya Gallegos, 148, stopped Asia Mays, 149, 1:18 in the third round by TKO, in a scheduled four-rounder on the undercard. The previous night on October 9th, at the Georgia Mountain Center, in Gainesville, Georgia, Mirasol Miranda won a four-round unanimous decision over Karen Davis in a scheduled super flyweight division.  Also, at Hooters, in Fort Worth, Texas, junior Welterweight Kim Colbert wasted little time when she caused an upset when she KO'd Rita Serrano :28 seconds of the first round.

(OCT 11) On Saturday, Oct. 9, at the Lighthouse Convention Center, in Raleigh, North Carolina,  on the Shaw University Homecoming Events, Bonnie Mann, 153,  won a four-round unanimous decision over Gwen Wood, 152.  Final judges scores were 29-37, 39-37, and 40-36.

(OCT 9) Be on the lookout on magazine stands for amateur boxing star, Latonya King, who has been featured in Jet Magazine.  The edition went out on the stands on October 4, 2004.  King is definitely a boxer to keep an eye on. Latonya has won multiple belts and has accomplished many things in the sport at her young age.

(OCT 7) The Comisión de Box del Distrito Federal (CBDF) has decided that Jazmín Rivas and Mariana Juárez should fight for the Mexican bantamweight title, which Ivón Muñoz is set to renounce shortly due to her inability to make the weight. Rivas captured the interim title when she defeated Martha Leticia Arévalo on the 21st August. Currently ranked #3, this will be Juárez's second shot at this title; last time she lost on points to the then champion Ana María Torres.

(OCT 7) Tonight at the MGM Hotel, in Las Vegas, Nevada,  Layla McCarter, of Las Vegas, Nevada, will be on the Jay Leno Show.  McCarter told WBAN that they will be doing the taping tonight, and that the show will be aired on October 21, 2004.

(OCT 6) Mia "The Knockout" St. John, 35-4-2 (15KO), of California, will get her long awaited shot at fighting Belinda Laracuente, 21-5-2 (9KO), of Florida, on December 3, 2004, at the Casino Del Sol, in Tucson, Arizona.  The two will be fighting for the vacant WIBA Lightweight World title. A few months ago, St. John made a public challenge to fight Laracuente.

(OCT 5) On October 9, 2004, at the Georgia Mountain Center, in Gainesville, Georgia, Karen Davis, of Atlanta,  will be making her pro debut against Marisol Mirando, 0-1, from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Davis, 5'2", 114 lbs., comes from the amateurs, beginning boxing in 1999.

(OCT 4) On October 23, 2004 at the Emerald Queen Casino, in Tacoma, Washington, Lisa Pederson, 2-2-1 (0KO),  of Las Vegas, Nevada, will be fighting Sharon Gaines, 3-1-0,  of Seattle, Washington.  The two will be fighting four-rounds on the undercard, and will be the only women's match on the card.

(OCT 2) BOSTON- Coming off an emotional loss on two fronts less than three months ago, Jamie "The Hurricane " Clampitt climbed into the ring to battle a determined Brenda "Tiger Lady" Bell Drexel last night in a matchup of Welterweights at the Bayside Expo Center.

(OCT 1) Professional Boxing at it's best will be displayed once again in the elegant Grand Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency-Monterey on Saturday, November 27th. Tickets went on sale today. The show will be a complete sellout prior to fight night for the 16th consecutive time.