Lamare to fight Morelli
September 30, 2010
by Torben Lodberg
Photo: Mary Ann Owen |
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(SEPT 30) Lucia Morelli will travel to Marseilles on November 6th
as challenger to Myriam Lamare's WBF Light Welterweight title.
Morelli has suffered with health issues throughout her career, and
this year is no exception. She tore a muscle in her right arm in
early May, and has only been able to resume her full training
schedule four weeks ago. Until then she was restricted to keep in
shape by running...Full
Story
Lisa “Bad News” Brown to
face Jeri Sitzes
Source/PR
September 30, 2010 |
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(SEPT 30) Jensen Strauss Boxing Limitee announced today that Lisa
“Bad News” Brown vs Jeri Sitzes 111 will take place at Casino Rama,
Ontario, October 30th. Michael Schmidt, spokesperson for
Jensen Strauss stated as follows: Firstly we would like to thank
Knockout Entertainment Canada Inc., Casino Rama, and team...Full
Story
Stephanie Jaramillo Steps Up, Again
by Bernie McCoy
September 27, 2010 |
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(SEPT 27) On December 3, 2004,
Stephanie Jaramillo did what few female boxers had done during
the first eleven months of that year, she stepped into the ring
with Sumya Anani. At the time, Anani was considered, by many, to
be the best female fighter in the sport and judging by the dearth of
opponents that were able to be coaxed into fighting her, that seemed
a valid premise. The previous week, another ranked..Full
Story
All Womens' Boxing Card
in Japan
Photos: Samart
September 27, 2010 |
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(SEPT 27) On Friday night at the Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan,
there were eight women's bouts on the card. Lightweight Fujin Raika,
134½, won a 10-round unanimous decision over Bronwyn Wylie, 133½,
for the vacant OPBF lightweight title. Final judges scores were
99-91, 99-91, and 98-92.
Full Results with photos by Samart
Others beginning to Question about HBO
September 25, 2010 |
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(SEPT 25) WBAN has literally been talking for
years about women's boxing not being televised on HBO (Home
Boys Organization) Oops wrong acronym...We are finally
seeing others question it!..Link
to Story
Raika and Fujioka Both
Win in Japan
September 25, 2010 |
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(SEPT 25)
Last night at the Korakuen Hall, in Tokyo, Japan, Fujin
Raika won a 10-round unanimous decision over Bronwyn Whyie
for the vacant OPBF lightweight title. In another bout, strawweight
Naoko Fujioka
Full Details on
Results Segment
Hernandez vs. Garbatt to fight for
WBAN Belt!
September 24, 2010 |
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(SEPT
24) WBAN is very excited to announce that on October 16, 2010, at
the Santa Ana Star Casin in New, Mexico, and promoted by Golden Girl
Promotions of Albuquerque, in the
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Hoy Remains Busy!
September 22, 2010 |
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(SEPT
22) Crystal Hoy of Las Vegas, will again step into the ring, after
fighting twice recently in Vegas. She is set to fight
on Oct. 1, against Amanda Crespin in a four-round bout on a Gary
Shaw Production in Santa Ynez, CA, at the Chumash Hotel/Casino.
Photo: Mary Ann Owen
Team USA Prepares to Face
off with China
By Julie Goldsticker
September 22, 2010 |
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SEPT 22) (COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – Team USA will return to
international boxing action on October 1 in “Empires Collide”, a
dual match with China, on October 1, at Capitale in New York, N.Y.
The 13-bout event will feature all the Olympic boxing weight
classes, with 10 men’s matches and three women’s contests in a
potential preview of the competitors who will box in the 2012
Olympic Games in London. t..Full
Story
World Championships Wrap Up
September 21, 2010
Source: AIBA PR
Photo: Mary Spencer |
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(SEPT 21) Mary Kom
from India today took a fifth AIBA World Championship title at
the Garfield Sobers Sports Complex in Barbados Saturday, beating
Romania's Steluta Duta convincingly to take the light flyweight
title. Ireland's Katie Taylor proved quick to recover from
yesterday's shake-up against Queen Underwood of the USA and stormed
ahead to an 18:5 victory against China's Dong Cheng ..Full
Story
Miami is Named a Host City for the
World Series of Boxing
By Julie Goldsticker
September 21, 2010 |
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(SEPT 21) (MIAMI, FLA.) –
The city of Miami has been selected as a host city for one of
the 12 World Series of Boxing (WSB) global franchises, WSB
Chairman and International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA)
President, Dr. Ching-Kuo Wu, announced Monday. The Miami-Dade
Sports Commission will serve as the management group for the
Miami franchise, which will be one of three WSB squads ...Full
Story
Crown Boxing Returns to The Rio
All-Suite Hotel & Casino
September 21, 2010
Photo: Mary Ann Owen |
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(SEPT 21) On October 22, 2010, at
the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, in the Crown Theater and Night
Club, Mandy Lapointe, of Las Vegas, will be fighting Hondi
Hernandez, of Chandler, Arizona. The card is promoted by Crown
Boxing. Doors open at 5 p.m., and first bout will start at 7:00
p.m. ..Full
Story
West Stops Gladney by TKO and Wins
WBO Title
Photos and Story
by Lori Steinhorst
September 20, 2010 |
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SEPT 20) On Saturday night at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles,
California, Kaliesha “Wild
Wild” West stopped Angel Gladney by TKO in the seventh round of a
scheduled 10 round title bout. The two were fighting for the
WBO Bantamweight title..
Full Story
Molly McConnell vs Kita Watkins Clash
for WIBF Title
by Katherine Dunn
September
19, 2010 |
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(SEPT
19) Hard punching Molly McConnell (10-2, 5 KOs) of Portland, Oregon
has fought for it in and out of the ring and finally gets her crack
at a title on Saturday..Full
Story
Photos: Hoy vs. Larcinese
September 19, 2010
Photos: Mary Ann Owen
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(SEPT 19)
WBAN just published a photo gallery #526, and Flash Photo
Slideshow #120 of the Crystal Hoy vs. Lucia Larcinese that took
place on Friday Night in Primm, Nevada.
To check out the photo
gallery and Slideshow
World Women's Championships
by Bernard O'Neill
September 18, 2010 |
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(SEPT 18) Ireland's Katie Taylor and Queen Underwood of the USA
lit up the 6th AIBA Women's World Championships in a thrilling 60Kg
semi-final in Barbados last night. Taylor emerged victorious
18-16 to book her ticket into today's (Saturday September 18th)
final where she'll meet China's Cheng Dong in a repeat of the 2008
World Championships final which Taylor won 13-2 in Ningbo City,
China.....Full
Story
Hoy Wins by Decision
September 18, 2010
Photos: Mary Ann Owen |
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(SEPT 18) WBAN is posting quick results, and will have more info
on this fight....Crystal Hoy won a six-round unanimous decision over
Lucia Larcinese. The two fought in Primm, Nevada.
Photos by Mary Ann Owen
From the South side
Photos and Story
by Lori Steinhorst
September 18, 2010
From the WEST Side |
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(SEPT 18) There is something striking about the small framed,
youthful looking scrapper from South Carolina. It's the manner in
which she tells you that she is a fighter. It is not so much the
words as it is the powerful spirit that lurks behind them. "I know
who I am and I know what I am here to do. I may look small but my
heart and my skills are......Full
Story
BabyFace Boxing, mecca of female
sparring in NorCal
By Blanca Gutierrez
September 17, 2010 |
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(SEPT 17) From young talented
amateurs to seasoned former and current female professional
fighters, girls and women lace up their gloves on Saturdays at
BabyFace Boxing to participate in the most exciting all-female
sparring in the bay area.
Full Story
(SEPT 17) Kaliesha “Wild
Wild” West is about to find herself center ring at the Staples
Center in Los Angeles, California, on the under card of Shane
Mosley vs. Sergio Mora. That is an exciting spot to be in for
the young fighter.
Full Story
Underwood, Jackson and Wasson Move
on to the Medal Round
by
Julie Goldsticker
September 16, 2010 |
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(SEPT 16) (COLORADO
SPRINGS, COLO.) – The women of Team USA continued their success
with three victories on Wednesday at the 2010 Women’s World
Championships in Bridgetown, Barbados. Lightweight Queen
Underwood (Seattle, Wash.), light welterweight Cashmere Jackson
(Cleveland, Ohio), and welterweight Andrecia Wasson (Center
Line, Mich.) all recorded quarterfinal wins at the Garfield
Sobers Sports Complex to move on in the tournament. Heavyweight
Denise Rico (Los Angeles, Calif.) dropped her tournament opener
in the final U.S. bout of the day.
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Monterey Fight Night Presents
"Coastal Collision"
by Mario Serrano
September 16, 2010 |
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WATSONVILLE CA, September 16 -
Four-time world champion, Carina "La Reina" Moreno, along with
trainer Rick Noble, Jerry Glover and Robert Terrence, have come
together and formed the "Monterey Fight Club", a promotional
company bringing boxing and mixed martial arts shows to the
Monterey and Santa Cruz counties.
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This Fighter Made MY face hurt!
September 15, 2010 |
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(SEPT 15) WBAN has posted the video of this fight that took place
in South Korea between Kim Ju-Hee vs. Jujeath Nagawa. After
Ju-Hee appeared to take quite a beating to her face---she was
declared the winner. Full
Video of Fight
U.S. Flyweight Marlen Esparza Drops a
Heartbreaker
by Julie Goldsticker
September 15, 2010 |
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(SEPT 15) (COLORADO
SPRINGS, COLO.) – Just 48 hours after her dramatic upset victory
over a defending World Champion, flyweight Marlen Esparza
(Houston, Texas) suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss at the
Women’s World Championships in Bridgetown, Barbados. Esparza
took on Thailand’s Peamwilai Laopeam..Full
Story
Two Title Bouts in Japan
Photos: Samart
September 14, 2010 |
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(SEPT 14) On Monday night
at the Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan, strawweight Anabel Ortiz won
a ten-round unanimous decisoin over Nanako Kikuchi. The two were
fighting for the WBC Strawweight Title. In the semi-main, super
flyweight Naoko Yamaguchi TKO'd Petchsairung Looksaikongdin in
the third round. She won the ..Full
Story
Crystal Hoy to fight on Gary Shaw
card Sept 17
Photos: Mary Ann Owen
September 14, 2010 |
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(SEPT 14) Crystal Hoy from Las
Vegas, Nevada, is scheduled to fight Canadian Lucia
Larcinese on Friday, Sept 17th, at Buffalo Bills
Hotel and Casino in the Star of the Desert Arena on a Gary Shaw
Production and will be televised..Full
Story
Boxing Action in
Sweden!
September 13, 2010 |
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(SEPT
13) On Friday night in Malmo, Sweden, Teuta Cuni, won a four-round
unanimous decision over Arlene de Freitas. In another bout,
Donatella Hultin won a four-round unanimous decision over Ana Boras.
Photo: Mary Ann Owen
Ana Maria Torres Wins WBC
Title
September 13, 2010 |
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(SEPT
13) On Saturday night in Mexico City, Mexico, Ana
Maria Torres,114½, defeated
Alesia-Tamara Graf, 114½, by a10-round unanimous decision, and
winning the WBC belt.
Complete
10-rounds Video
Sarah Kuhn Successfully Debuts
by Mark A. Jones
September 13, 2010 |
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(SEPT 13) Albany, New York-
Washington Avenue Armory: Sarah Janette Kuhn, 145 ½, Schoharie,
NY the 2009 and 2010 New York State 152 lb. Golden Gloves
Champion, made her professional debut a success by stopping
Natoya Ervin, 144, Akron, Ohio in 56 seconds of the third round. ...Full
Story
Upcoming Boxing Classes
in Vancouver, B.C.
By Vaia Zaganas
September 13, 2010 |
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(SEPT 13) Get in shape and have fun, boxing is one of the best
workouts ever! This class is designed for men and women of all
fitness levels with little or no experience in boxing. We'll be
working on the fundamentals of boxing, stance, footwork, basic
punches, combinations and conditioning. No sparring in this class,
..Full
Story
Underwood Pulls Out a Tiebreaker
Victory
by Julie Goldsticker
September 13, 2010
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(SEPT 13) (COLORADO
SPRINGS, COLO.) – United States’ lightweight Queen Underwood
(Seattle, Wash.) enjoyed a quick opening bout in her 2010
Women’s World Championships debut, but the second win didn’t
come quite as easily. Yet, the Seattle firefighter would not be
denied in her bout with Tajikistan’s Mavzuna Chorieva on
Saturday, winning a tiebreaker victory in second round action.
Underwood’s second win of the event pushed the United States’
winning streak to six straight victories in Barbados.
Full Story
Esparza Pulls Upset against Kim Ok
Hyang
by Julie Goldsticker
September 13, 2010 |
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(SEPT 13) (COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – Flyweight Marlen Esparza
(Houston, Texas) took the ring at the Sobers Sports Complex in
Bridgetown, Barbados, with the weight of the world and her own medal
hopes on her shoulders. Yet pressure is nothing new to Esparza, a
five-time national champion and World Championships bronze medalist
in the light flyweight division. Esparza would not be intimidated by
World Champion Kim Ok Hyang of North Korea, and she..Full
Story
McConnell to fight in Tacoma
by Lori Steinhorst
September 12, 2010 |
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(SEPT 12) When Molly McConnell first entered the gym in 1999 she
really had no idea the journey her life would take or the sacrifices
she would endure in the name of women’s boxing. When the boxing bug
bit Molly it sank its teeth in so deep that it would never let
loose. In a year that brought out the most famous daughters in the
fight game such as Laila Ali, Jackie Frazier and Freeda Foreman,
Molly had just ..Full
Story
Torres to fight Graf on PPV Card!
September 9, 2010 |
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(SEPT 9) With championship belts on the line in just a few days,
Mexican boxing heroes Erik Morales and Edgar Sosa joined a
contingent of fighters including “Mexican Fiesta” boxers Ana Maria
Torres, her opponent Alesia Graf, Daniel Estrada and Reyes Sanchez
to take a day out of the gym and show kids the importance of
physical activities.
Full Story
West media
workout
Photo: Gene Blevins
September 9, 2010 |
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