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Chorieva goes out in Incheon; Mary
Kom through to semi-finals at Asian Games
by Michael O'Neill
September 28, 2014 |
(SEPT 28) Sunday was quarter-finals day at the 17th Asia in
Incheon, South Korea where the boxing tournament is under the control of
the AIBA and women’s interest centered on the three Olympic weights
where China won all three titles in the last edition. No Cancan Ren this
year neither is Cheng Dong representing the country at 60kg. That said
two Chinese boxers are through to the semi-finals but flyweight Si
Haijuan exited the tournament at the hands of Mary Kom...Full
Story
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Four United States Boxers Win Gold
Medals at the 2014 Elite Women’s Continental Championships in
Guadalajara, Mexico
by Julie Goldsticker
September 28, 2014 |
(SEPT 28)
(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – Four
American boxers earned the top spot on the medal stand with
final round victories on Saturday at the 2014 Elite Women’s
Continental Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico. 2012 Olympic
gold medalist Claressa
Shields (Flint,
Mich.) and 2012 Olympic bronze medalist Marlen
Esparza (Houston,
Texas) both added new hardware to their trophy cases with championship
round wins at the Pan...Full
Story
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Mavzuna Chorieva, Mary Kom and Marina
Volnova Among Favourites in Incheon'
by Michael O'Neill
September 27, 2014 |
(SEPT 27) The 17th Edition of the Asian Games is now
in full swing in Incheon, South Korea, where on today, (27th)
the 40 athletes entered in the inaugural women’s boxing tournament see
action for the..Full
Story
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Six American Women Win Semifinal
Bouts to Advance to the 2014 Elite Women Continental Championships
Final Round
by Julie Goldsticker/USA Boxing
September 27, 2014 |
(SEPT 27)
Team USA enjoyed a highly
successful day of competition on Thursday at the 2014 Elite
Women’s Continental Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico. Six
U.S. boxers earned semifinal wins on the day to join light
welterweight Destiny
Chearino (Warwick,
R.I.) in the championship round. Flyweight Marlen
Esparza...Full
Story
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Tori Nelson: A Champion’s Struggle
Press Release
September 25, 2014 |
(SEPT 25) Ashburn, VA – Tori
Nelson is an undefeated multi-division world champion that
earned her place on pound for pound lists. Based on her
impressive success, most would believe she’s a full-time boxer
that is well off financially like her male counterparts.
Unfortunately for Nelson, that’s far from the truth and every
day is a challenge.
Full Story
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Night Of The Champions III - Amasheh
/ Donfack Defends WBF World Titles
Source/PR
September 24, 2014 |
(SEPT 24) DOG Event & Boxing Company returns to the Saarlandhalle in
Saarbruecken, Germany on Saturday October 11 with World Boxing
Federation (WBF) championship boxing, as Womens World Flyweight Champion
Raja Amasheh and World Super Middleweight Champion Bernard Donfack
defend their titles. On “Night Of The Champions III”, Amasheh will
make her first defense against talented Amira Hamzaoui from France,
while Donfack puts his title on the line for the first time in a rematch
against Christian Pawlak, a match-up...Full
Story
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Japan: Boxing Action in Two Female
bouts on Card!
Photos/results
by Samart
September 23, 2014 |
(SEPT 23) On September 20, 2014
at Azalea Taisho Hall, in Osaka, Japan, there were two WBO
female title bouts on the card. WBO Atomweight champion
Nao Ikeyama (JPN) won a unanimous decision over Masae Akitaya
(JPN). Akitaya went to the canvas in the 2nd round.
Kumiko "Seeser" Ikehara (JPN) won over Gretchen Abaniel (PH) by
split decision. Ikehara became new WBO Mini-flyweight..Full
Story
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WBC to Host Female Boxing Convention
WBAN Press Release
September 22, 2014 |
(SEPT 22)
The World Boxing Council will host a first ever four day
convention centered around the sport of Women's boxing,
September 24-28 in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico. The
event is expected to attract a sizable contingent of the outstanding
past and present female boxers along with WBC officials and notable
personalities...Full
Story
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Popular World Champion Tori Nelson to
Be Featured on Card
Source/PR
September 20, 2014 |
(SEP 20) Fairfax, VA ---- It’s
on. Jimmy Lange vs. Tony “Mo Better” Jeter -- Part Two. Two of
the DMV’s most popular boxers will square off again in a highly
anticipated, 10-round rematch on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 at
Patriot Center, Jimmy Lange Boxing officials announced today.
Tickets, starting at $50, are now on sale for “Lange-Jeter 2:
The Rematch” presented by Jeff Valcourt and Valcourt Building
Services, through all Ticketmaster outlets and the Patriot
Center Box Office. The North America Boxing Association’s (NABA)
vacant USA Middleweight belt, as well as the possibility of
moving up in the World Boxing Association’s (WBA) ratings, will
be on the line as well.
..Full
Story
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USA Boxing’s Experienced Women’s
Squad Prepare to Travel South of the Border
for the 2014 Elite Women’s Continental Championships
by Julie Goldsticker/USA Boxing
September 20, 2014 |
(SEPT 20)
USA Boxing’s experienced team of
female athletes is finalizing their preparations for the 2014
Elite Women’s Continental Championships, September 23-27 in
Guadalajara, Mexico. Olympic Training Center resident athletes Marlen
Esparza (Houston,
Texas), Christina
Cruz (New
York, N.Y.), and Queen
Underwood (Seattle,
Wash.) welcomed seven fellow national team members to their
Colorado Springs digs on Wednesday, September 10 for the
preparatory training camp. The highly decorated roster of
athletes
..Full
Story
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Boxing Action in Mexico: Irma Garcia to face
Duarte for WBA title
September 20, 2014
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(SEPT
20) Tonight at the Estadio de Beisbol, Guamuchil,
Sinaloa, Mexico, Irma "Torbellino" Garcia, 10-1-1 (2KO), of Mexico City,
will be fighting Simone Da Silva Duarte, 14-6-0 (6KO), of Sao Paulo, Brazil,
in a ten round bout for the bantamweight WBA World title.
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Tonight: Vanesa Calderon to
fight Julieta Cardoza in Argentina
September 20, 2014 |
(SEPT
20) Tonight at the Club Social y Cultural El Cruce,
Malvinas Argentinas, Buenos Aires, Argentina, in a four-rounder, Julieta
Cardoza, 6-0-0 looks to keep undefeated record in tact when she fights
Vanesa Calderon, 3-4-0 in a four-round bout, in the bantamweight division.
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September 2014 WBAN World Rankings!
September 18, 2014 |
(SEP 18) Dee Williams has just posted the WBAN computerized
World ratings for September 2014. This system is based on Dee's computerized rankings, and they are
independent ratings. You can see our top #1's in the sport---which
is NO easy task with WBAN! Congrats to all our top ten in the sport. To check out the latest rankings,
Go Here!
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AIBA Officially Recognises Boxing
India As Its New National Federation
By Michael O’Neill
September 16, 2014 |
(SEPT 16) With the 17th Edition of the Asian Games due to open in
Incheon, South Korea on Friday 19th, there has been much relief in
Indian boxing circles that the International Boxing Association (AIBA)
has provisionally appointed a new National Federation to replace the
I.B.F which was suspended in December 2012 and finally had its
membership terminated in March 2014. In an announcement from its
HQ in Lausanne this week it was confirmed that the AIBA Executive
Committee Bureau has formally recognized Boxing India as the provisional
AIBA National Federation representing the sport of boxing in India.
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Franchon Crews Sings Anthem At
Historic Event
Source/PR
September 15, 2014 |
(SEPT 15) Team USA member, World Silver Medalist Franchon “The Heavy
Hitting Diva” Crews performed the national anthem at the “Star Spangled
Spectacular Celebration” held at Ft. McHenry in Baltimore, MD. She also
read the second verse of the anthem in the ceremonial reading along side
Iconic General Colin Powell and others. Best known for her boxing
talents and representing the USA in international competition, she was
extremely excited and honored to...Full
Story
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Dr Ching-Kuo Seeks Record Third Term
As International Boxing Association (AIBA) President
by Michael O'Neill
September 12, 2014 |
(SEPT 12) Dr Ching-Kuo Wu,
President of the International Boxing Association (AIBA),
announced this week that he will run in the AIBA Presidency
election once again for the upcoming new term. If successful he
would reign over the sport for a third – and final – four year
term.....Full Story
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IWBHF Begins Planning for Second
Induction
Press Release/IWBHF
September 11, 2014 |
(SEPT 11) The International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame [IWBHF],
following the historical induction of seven women into the IWBHF ranks,
has begun preliminary preparation for the second ceremony, scheduled for
Summer 2015. Speaking of the July 10, 2014 ceremony in a recent
interview, Sue Fox, founder of the IWBHF and WBAN, noted, "the first
award celebration in Florida turned out better and more successful than
I ever even imagined." Media coverage was highlighted by a "live feed"
stream on www.iwbhf.com and
coverage on numerous Internet boxing sites, extending to such main
stream publications as Ring Magazine. ....Full Story
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USA Boxing’s Elite Teams to Hit the
Road for International Competitive Opportunities
by Julie Goldsticker/USA Boxing
September 10, 2014 |
(SEPT 10) (COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – Over the next two weeks,
USA Boxing’s elite male and female national teams will take to the skies
for international competitions in Poland and Mexico. The men’s squad
will be the first group to step in to the ring, boxing in the Leszek
Drogosz Memorial Tournament, September 15-20 in Kielce, Poland. USA
Boxing’s top women will challenge opponents from north, central and
south America at the 2014 Women’s Continental Championships September
23-28 in Guadalajara, Mexico. ..Full Story
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Yvonne Caples Returns to the Ring!
by Sue TL Fox
September 9, 2014 |
(SEPT 9) WBAN has just learned this week that Yvonne Caples, is
returning to the ring, since last fighting in December of 2006.
She will be stepping back into the squared circle this coming Friday, in
Durham, North Carolina. ....Full Story
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Open Statement: The Serranos'
against The WIBA!
September 9, 2014
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(SEPT 9) As some will
may already know--- there is a lot of buzz circulating around
the social media network, i.e., Facebook, Twitter of some of the
Top female boxers making a public stance in regards to Ryan Wissow, the
President of the WIBA.
This situation came about "and it was all" brought up by Mr. Ryan Wissow himself for his derogatory
and degrading remarks directed to some of the female boxers who
fought for his federation----and about women in general....Full Story
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Three Female Bouts on "Dangerous
Divas" Card
Photos and Story
by Sue TL Fox
September 8, 2014
*Special Photo Gallery
by Paul Gallegos |
(SEPT 8) On Thursday night at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, promoted by Bobby D Presents, had five
exciting bouts on the card, with three of those fights featuring
women in the ring! In the mainliner, two-time world champion
Jolene “Classy Assassin” Blackshear, 108..
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Where are they Now? A Special feature on
Shannon "Dallas" Hall!
by Sue TL Fox
September 7, 2014 |
Shannon "Dallas" Hall, born April 18, 1970 in Jonesboro,
Arkansas. Her mother was a secretary, her father a professional
wrestler. Her grandfather was an amateur boxer in the military.
Hall told WBAN, "My journey in combat sports began when I moved
to Dallas, Texas at the age of 22, when I tried out for THE
AMERICAN GLADIATOR television show. I actually tried out to be a
contender,and ended up being asked to be one of the new female
gladiators after making tryouts. I accepted the invitation and moved to
Los Angeles in 1993.
Full
Story
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Fight Video:
Jackie Nava Wins by a Majority Decision over Alicia Ashley
September 7, 2014 |
(SEPT 7) Last night at the Arena Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico City,
Distrito Federal, Mexico, Jackie Nava won by a close 10-round
majority decision over Alicia 'Slick' Ashley of Westbury, New York.
The two were fighting for the WBC Super bantamweight title.
Final scores: 95-95, 97-93, 98-92.
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Video of Fight: Mariana Juarez Wins by
a Third Round TKO
Photo by
Pepe Rodriguez /WBC
September 7, 2014 |
(SEPT 7) Last night at the Miguel Hidalgo Gym in Puebla, in Mexico, and
promoted by Promociones del Pueblo,
Mariana “Barbie” Juarez, won by a third round TKO over Carla Weiss.
Weiss did not answer bell for Fourth round.
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Shelly "Shelito's Way" Vincent:
Open Statement in regards to her relinquishing her WIBA Title Belt
September 6, 2014 |
(SEPT 6) With regards to the
issue of being stripped of the WIBA Women's Super bantamweight
title and my issue with Ryan Wissow [President of the WIBA], I
would like to take this opportunity to set the record straight.
There is some confusion as to what happened and where we stand.
Mr. Wissow made disparaging remarks [Social Network/Twitter]
about women's boxing and specific women in this great sport.
After I defended my peers and the sport of women's boxing, Mr.
Wissow threatened to strip me of my title. [Shelly Vincent
won the vacant WIBA super bantamweight title on May 17, 2013 at
the Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island]...Full
Story
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Olszewski, Fuentes Battle to Draw in
Brooklyn
by Bernie McCoy
September 6, 2014
Photo: Facebook |
(SEPT 6) Christina Fuentes
has traveled from Laredo, TX to New York twice this year. She
came to fight; more accurately to box professionally, each time
against better known, higher ranked, favored opponents. In February Fuentes stepped in
against Heather Hardy, the current "hot" New York..Full
Story
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Tonight: Mariana Juarez vs.
Carla Weiss
Story and photos by
Pepe Rodriguez/WBC
September 6, 2014 |
(SEPT 6) Tonight at the Miguel
Hidalgo Gym in Puebla, in Mexico, and promoted by
Promociones del Pueblo, and televised on Televisa, Mariana
“Barbie” Juarez, former WBC female champion and current WBC
super flyweight International champion, returns to the ring
Saturday against Argentinian Carla Weiss at the Miguel
Hidalgo Gym in Puebla, Mexico. The fight tops a card billed
as “Viva Mexico.” At the scales Mariana Juárez weighed
in at 114, and Carla Weiss 112. They are fighting for the
(WBC female super flyweight international title)..Full
Story
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Quick Results: Three Female Bouts Featured on the San Diego
Fights
September 6, 2014 |
(SEPT 6) Last night in San Diego, California, there were
three female bouts on the card and two male bouts----Haley Pasion won by a
majority decision over Jillian Lybarger; In another bout, Kenia Enriquez UD8
over Mayela Perez; and in main event, Jolene Blackshear TKO1 over Susan Reno
- great card - report to follow..
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Juarez-Weiss Final Presser in Mexico
Photos and Story
by Pepe Rodriguez
September 5, 2014 |
(SEPT 5) Yesterday afternoon in the city of Puebla, Mexico took place
the final press conference of the boxing card "Viva Mexico". Mariana
Juarez and Carla Weiss agreed the fight to be held next Saturday in the
Miguel Hidalgo Gym, will draw sparks because of their boxing styles as
both fighters like ...Full
Story
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Three Female Bouts Featured on the San Diego
Fights: Dangerous Divas'
by Sue TL Fox
September 4, 2014 |
(SEPT 4) Tonight Bobby D.
Presents will showcase a much awaited fight card billed as “San
Diego Fights: Dangerous Divas” at the Crowne Plaza Hotel,
Mission Valley, California. Boxing fans are going to be
treated with three female bouts on the card, and two men's
bouts. .Full
Story
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Public Workout with Mariana Juarez in
Mexico!
Photos by Pepe Rodriguez
September 4, 2014 |
(SEPT 4) On Saturday, September 6th, on the "Vivo Mexico" boxing
card, in the main event, at the Gimnasio Miguel Hidalgo, Puebla,
Mexico, promoted by Promociones del Pueblo, Mariana "Barbie" Juarez,
39-7-3 (16KO), will be set to fight a ten rounder against Carla Weiss,
9-2-1, of Mendoza, Argentina. The two will be fighting for the
Super Flyweight International WBC Title..Full
Story/photos
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Big Women's Bout this weekend in Mexico - Alicia Ashley vs. Jackie
Nava
September 3, 2014 |
(SEPT 3) On Saturday, September 6th, at the Arena Ciudad de Mexico,
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, Alicia 'Slick' Ashley of
Westbury, New York will travel into Jackie Nava's territory to fight
for the WBC Super bantamweight title in a 10 round bout. This should
be a non-stop battle between these two!
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WBO lightweight Champion Amanda
Serrano headlines Brooklyn Brawl
Source/PR
September 3, 2014 |
(SEPT 3) Brooklyn, NY -- Amanda "The Real Deal" Serrano [WBAN's September
2014 Fighter of the Month] will enter the ring at the Master Theater
(Formerly the Millennium Theater) in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn on September.
18 with a brand new belt strapped around her waist, and the usual stone
game-face signaling her intentions.
Full Story
(SEPT
2)
On Sunday, August 31, 2014, Melissa "Mighty" McMorrow,
multi-world champion talks about her fights that she has taken in Mexico.
Retired promoter and strong advocate of women's boxing, Jerry Hoffman
interviewed McMorrow at the Beautiful Brawlers IV show. Great
interview!
(SEPT 2)
WBAN just received an excellent overview of the Beautiful
Brawlers IV that took place on Sunday, August 31, 2013, in Redwood City,
California. Lucas Ketelle put the video together, and it is a
great lil' mini-documentary of the Beautiful Brawlers.
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Results from Australia -Two
Female Bouts
August 30, 2014 |
