SEPTEMBER 2015

Dellal vs. Koleva For WBF World Light Welterweight Title Source/WBF September 30, 2015

(SEPT 30)  Myriam Dellal from France and Bulgarian Milena Koleva are set to fight for the vacant World Boxing Federation (WBF) Womens World Light Welterweight title on Friday October 9 in Clermont Ferrand, France. Dellal, 11-5-3 (2), turned professional in 2008 and has won French national titles at Super Featherweight and Lightweight. She twice ..Full Story

Martha Salazar to defend WBC Title November 7th! Source/PR September 30, 2015

(SEPT 30)  Martha Salazar will make her first title defense of her WBC Women’s Heavyweight title on November 7th in Richmond, CA at the Memorial Auditorium in Richmond, CA. Salazar earned the WBC heavyweight title after defeating Tanzee Daniel in San Francisco, CA in November of 2014. Salazar earned her number one contender spot for the belt ..Full Story

The Twenty-Four Olympic Trials for Women's Boxing Participants Are Confirmed by Julie Goldsticker September 29, 2015

(SEPT 29)  The event that female Olympic boxing hopefuls have been targeting since the close of Olympic competition in London is now less than a month away and the 24 athletes who will vie for Olympic berths are finalized. The 2016 Olympic Trials for Women's Boxing will take place October 26-31 at the Memphis Cook Convention Center in Memphis, Tenn., in conjunction with the final Olympic Trials... Full Story

Costa Rica: Big Fight between Kali Reis vs. Hanna Gabriel September 26, 2015

(SEPT 26) On October 17, 2015, in Costa Rica, IBA Middleweight world champion Kali "KO Mequinonoag" Reis, 7-4-1 (3KO), Providence, Rhode Island, will be stepping between the ropes against multi-world champion Hanna "La Amazona" Gabriel, 14-1-1 (10KO), in a ten-rounder for the WBO Jr. Middleweight World Title.

Busy weekend for Ireland's Elite boxers at Celtic Box Cup in Dungarvan by Michael O'Neill September 22, 2015 Dervla Duffy: (photo IABA.ie)

(SEPT 22) A busy weekend ahead for many of Ireland’s Elite boxers as the 2015 edition of the CELTIC BOX CUP gets underway Friday at the Sports Centre in the West Waterford seaside town of Dungarvan.
Some 255 boxers from not only Ireland but also neighbours England, Scotland and Wales will join international...Full Story

Han Wins by Decision over  Joseph for the vacant IBF title! September 20, 2015

(SEPT 20) In a IBF World title fight at the Don Haskins Convention Center, in El Paso, Texas, local boxing sensation Jennifer Han, now 13-3-1 (1KO), of El Paso, won by a te-round unanimous decision over Helen "Iron Lady" Joseph, 12-3-1 (6KO), of Accra, Ghana.   Han won the vacant IBF Featherweight world title. Photo: Facebook

Mexico:  Jessica Chavez Wins WBC Title over Arely Mucino September 20, 2015

 (SEPT 20) Last night in Ecatepec, México, , Jessica "Kika" Chavez, now 25-4-3 (4KO), of Mexico City, Mexico, won the WBC flyweight title against  Arely Mucino, 21-3-2 (10KO), of Nuevo León, Mexico, won was defending her title.  Chavez won a 10-round unanimous decision. Photo:  Pepe Rodriguez 

"Bad Intentions" Boxing Card Featuring Layla McCarter vs. Melissa Hernandez Source/Press release September 18, 2015

(SEPT 18)  Guilty Boxing and SPR & Promotions announced today that they will bring live professional boxing to Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas located at 4455 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, Nevada 89169 on Saturday, September 26, 2015. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. with the first.....Full Story

Second Time Around---after Controversial bout in July of 2015 September 18, 2015

(SEPT 18) There is a scheduled rematch of " Barbie " Juarez vs.  Black " Taborda in October.  According to news on the net:  The second edition of the battle by the international title super flyweight of the WBC between the  Mariana " Barbie " Juarez and Argentina Vanesa " Black " Taborda, will be having ....Full Story

Sabrina "La Muñequita" Perez; "A Diamond in The Rough" Source/PR Team Perez September 16, 2015

 (SEPT 16)  Former WBA World Bantamweight Interim Champion and, current WBC  Silver Super Bantamweight Champion Sabrina "La Muñequita" Perez of Isidro Casanova, Buenos Aires, Argentina has kept her dreams alive alongside her longtime trainer and husband Diego Arrua as well as her coach Alcides Balbuena....Full Story

Souhila Bouchene, Kehinde Obareh and Edith Agu Ogoke are inaugural champions at African Games in Brazzaville by Michael O'Neill September 16, 2015

(SEPT 16) The 11th African Games have ended in Brazzaville, Congo, with some outstanding successes for the boxers from Algeria and Nigeria.
The Algerians topped the table with five Golds from the thirteen on offer on finals day. Nigeria placed second with four golds, two of them in the women’s Olympic weights.  Full Story

Former IBF/WBC Champion Susie Q' Ramadan Working Towards Another Title Shot September 16, 2015 Source/PR, Hosking Promotions

(SEPT 16) Former IBF and WBC World Female Bantamweight Champion Susie Q' Ramadan of Melbourne, Australia visited the Big Apple last week with Lynden Hosking (HP), Bess Slater (Operations Manager, HP), Luke Meldon (Trainer, HP), Pat Connelly (Trainer, HP) and stablemate..Full Story

Drabik, Potkonen and Fontijn take Feliks Stamm Memorial titles in Warsaw by Michael O'Neill September 14, 2015

(SEPT 14)  The host nation’s Sandra Drabik (51kg), Finland’s Mira Potkonen (60kg) and Nouchka Fontijn from the Netherlands (75kg) took the three women’s Olympic weight titles at the XXXII Feliks Stamm Memorial tournament in Warsaw, at ..Full Story

Pathway to Glory Olympic Trials Qualifier II Competition Rolls on on Wednesday in Philadelphia and Baltimore by Julie Goldsticker September 11, 2015

(SEPT 11)  Six women secured Olympic Trials berths last night (September 10)  at the Pathway to Glory Olympic Trials Qualifier II in Baltimore, Md., on Thursday night. Up the road in Philadelphia, 38 elite men moved one win closer to their own spots with quarterfinal victories at the Holiday Inn Philadelphia Stadium. ..Full Story

Boxing: Esparza & Miller go out on 'day of shocks' at Feliks Stamm in Warsaw by Michael O'Neill September 11, 2015

(SEPT 11) Team USA Boxing suffered two 'shock' defeats on the opening day of the prestigious Feliks Stamm Memorial tournament in Warsaw late Wednesday.  AIBA World no.1 Marlen Esparza exited the tournament in the preliminary round at the hands of the unranked Irish woman, Ceire Smith from Cavan BC 1:2 on a split decision....Full Story

Nicole Wesner Wins by decision over Irma Balijagic Adler Source/PR September 7, 2015 Photos: Facebook

  It was in the cards that the challenge of Irma Balijagic Adler could easily be the toughest fight to date for World Boxing Federation (WBF) Women’s World Lightweight Champion Nicole Wesner, and this was exactly the case when they clashed on Sunday night at the Markthalle in Wismar, Germany. Making her first defense of the title she won last December in her adopted home-country of Austria, Wesner got off to a good start and ..Full Story

Striking Beauties Boxing Gym for Women was honored to host USA Boxing Olympian Queen Underwood. by Mary del Pino September 4, 2015

(SEPT 4)  North Attleboro, Massachusetts - This week, Striking Beauties Boxing Gym for Women was honored to host USA Boxing Olympian Queen Underwood.The young woman from Seattle, Washington, boasts an impressive amateur record...Full Story

Big Fight Tomorrow Night - Zamora vs. Moreno in Trilogy Fight where Zamora Defends her WBC Light Flyweight World Title September 4, 2015

(SEPT 4) Tomorrow night at the centre of shows the fairgrounds, in Metepec, Mexico, Zamora Roca, 23-5-0, (9KO),  is set to fight Esmeralda "La Joya" Moreno, 31-7-1 (10 KO), of Mexico City, where Zamora will be defending her WBC World Light Flyweight title..Full Story