Updated story after finding out that Sandy Ryan was assaulted before this fight took place Mayer vs. Ryan Source:  PR/Excerpt September 30, 2024

(SEPT 30) NEW YORK CITY) —I am updating this press release (excerpt of the release) that we published--- after finding out that shortly before this fight took place, that Ryan was assaulted with someone throwing can of red paint striking her with red paint all over her before this fight.  This was a great fight, but should it have happened right before Ryan being assaulted---probably not!...Full Story

Title Defense of Baumgardner Ends in No Contest After Head Clash and Gash on Persoon by Ron Scarfone September 29, 2024

(SEPT 29) On Friday night in a mainliner, Alycia “The Bomb” Baumgardner of Toledo, Ohio retained the WBC, WBA, WBO, IBF, and IBO super featherweight world titles after her fight against top-ranked contender Delfine Persoon of Belgium was declared a "no contest".  In the fourth round there was an accidental clash of heads with 27 seconds remaining in the fourth round caused a gash to gush blood above Persoon’s right eye. Full Story

Tonight Three Female bouts featured on KOhen Promotions card along with Men's boxing September 28, 2024

(SEPT 28) Tonight, at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, KOhen Promotions will host a card featuring three female bouts, and male boxing bouts. This event marks the first promotion for K.O. Mequinonoag Reis Cohen, who is also known as Emmy Award Nominated Actress and Former world champion Kali Reis. Full Story

Tonight:  All-Female Boxing Card at the Lux Studios, in Atlanta, Georgia by Sue TL Fox September 27, 2024

(SEPT 27) ATLANTA-GEORGIA -Tonight at the Lux Studios, in Atlanta, Georgia, there is an all-female boxing card that will feature nine female bouts. In the mainliner, Alycia “The Bomb” Baumgardner, 15-1-0 (7KO), of Detroit, Michigan, will be facing Delfine Persoon, 49-3-0 (19KO), of Roeselare, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, in a ten-round where Alycia is defending her IBF, IBO, WBC, and WBO Super Featherweight world titles.  Full Story

Sandy Ryan to Defend her WBO Welterweight World Title against Mikaela Mayer at Madison Square Garden by Sue TL Fox September 25, 2024

(SEPT 25) NEW YORK CITY - NY – On Friday night at the theater at Madison Square Garden, in New York, in the mainliner, Mikaela Mayer, 19-2-0 (5KO) of Colorado Springs, Colorado is set to fight WBO Welterweight World champion Sandy Ryan, 7-1-1 (3KO), of Derbyshire, United Kingdom, where Ryan will be defending her title in a scheduled 10-round bout.  Full Story

Melinda Watpool Wins by Decision over Natasha Spence in rematch September 23, 2024

 (SEPT 23) On Friday night at the Pickering Casino Resort, Pickering, in Canada, Melinda Watpool won a ten-round unanimous decision over Natasha Spence.  Final judges scores were 99-91, 98-92, and 99-91.  This was a rematch for these two when they fought in December of 2023, when Watpool won that bout by a six-round decision.

Undefeated LeAnna Cruz vs. Mailys Gangloff in Main Event of KOhen Promotions Inaugural Card on September 28th at the 2300 Arena Source:  Press Release September 21, 2024

(SEPT 21) PHILADELPHIA On Saturday night, September 28th, Emmy Award Nominated Actress and former world boxing champion, Kali Reis will add boxing promoter to her already impressive resume as she heads up KOhen Promotions inaugural fight card at the 2300 Arena in South Philadelphia.  In the main event, undefeated super flyweight, LeAnna "Bumblebee" Cruz will look to add the vacant WBA Continental Super Flyweight title when she takes on Mailys Gangloff in a bout..Full Story

Tonight:  Brittany Sims to fight Nancy Fanco on a Kings Promotions Card September 20, 2024 Photo: Nancy Franco

(SEPT 20) Tonight at the Wind Creek Event Center, in Bethlehem, Philadelphia, promoted by Kings Promotions, there is a female bout on the card that will feature Brittany Sims, 120.2 vs. Nancy Franco, 116.6. Sims, of Salem, Oregon, enters the ring at 6-3-0 (3KO) record, fighting professional since 2019. Her opponent, Nancy Franco, of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico is a veteran boxer with a 19-20-2 (5KO), fighting since 2008.  Full Story

Flash From the Past:  One of the best fights in 1998:  Bridgett Riley vs. Yvonne Trevino by Sue TL Fox September 19, 2024

(SEPT 19) Historical Female bout on February 15, 1998, that took place in Biloxi, Mississippi: Bridgett Riley vs. Yvonne Trevino in a ten-round IFBA World title bout between these two.  Both Bridgett Riley and Yvonne Trevino were inducted in the past in the International WOMEN'S Boxing Hall of Fame (IWBHF). This was the first fight I ever viewed of the 1990's boxers in 1998 when I went live with WBAN in May of 1998--- it was amazing seeing these two fight in this ten-rounder. Full Story

Yokasta Valle Signs multi-year contract extension with Golden Boy Promotions September 17, 2024

(SEPT 17) LOS ANGELES, CA  – Recently, WBAN received news that Golden Boy Promotions did an multi-year contract extension of three-division and five-time World Champion Yokasta Valle (31-3, 10 KOs).  Yokasta said, “Signing this contract extension with....Full Story

Movie: THE FIRE INSIDE is the inspirational true story of Claressa Shields September 17, 2024

 (SEPT 17--Latest news on Claressa Shields - The movie is about Claressa, a high school Junior from Flint, Michigan, aided by her tough-love coach, Jason Crutchfield, pushes past all limitations to become the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing. Will be coming out in December in Theaters. Trailer to upcoming music

Esneidy Rodriguez Wins WBC Silver Atomweight Title Against Sana Hazuki by Ron Scarfone September 13, 2024

(SEPT 13)  Esneidy “La Leona” Rodriguez won the World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver atomweight title against defending champion Sana Hazuki on Saturday, September 7. The event was at the Auditorio Benito Juarez in Veracruz, Mexico. Veracruz is a state in Mexico which is where Rodriguez resides. Hazuki is from Fukuoka, Japan.Hazuki was rated the No. 6 atomweight contender by the WBC whereas Rodriguez was rated No. 11.   Full Story

Regina Halmich to fight male-female Exhibition in Trilogy against German TV presenter Stefan Raab in Germany by Sue TL Fox September 11, 2024

(SEPT 11) In 2001, WBAN covered an exhibition of Regina Halmich vs. German TV presenter Stefan Raab many years ago, where she broke his nose, and then again when they had a rematch in 2007. Well folks, history is repeating itself....Halmich, our 2014 International Women’s Boxing Hall of Famer, and 2023 IWBHF Lifetime achievement award recipient, is again stepping back into the ring---not with a female boxer, but an "entertaining" exhibition with with Raab on September 14, 2024,  the fight entitled, “The Clark Final Fight’ at the Düsseldorf’s PSD Bank Dome.  Full Story

Two Female Bouts Featured on Argentina card at the Salon de los Deportes, in Villa Maria September 10, 2024

(SEPT 10) On Saturday, September 14th, at the Salon de los Deportes, Villa Maria, in Argentina, there are two female bouts on the card. In one female bout, they have Maria Ines Ferreyra, of Cordoba, Argentina, with a 9-0-1 (5KO) record, will be fighting a ten-rounder will be fighting Johen Paola Gonzalez, 7-0-2 (3KO), of Colombia. The two will be vying for a local South American Lightweight title.  Full Story

Boxing Action in Canada:  Jessica Camara to fight Bonnie Hunter September 10, 2024

 (SEPT 10) This Saturday, at the Tohu, in Montreal, Canada, Jessica "The Cobra" Camara, of Montreal, will be facing Bonnie Hunter, of Scarborough, Ontario, Canada in a ten round bout.  Hunter better be prepared to bring her "A" game fighting the likes of Camara.  photo credit: Brian Cohen

Sequita Hemingway wins second New Zealand title, could the world title be on the horizon? by Benjamin Watts September 7, 2024

(SEPT 7) Manawatu's own Sequita Hemingway has won her second New Zealand Heavyweight title by a majority decision over Cheyenne Whaanga, with a possible world title fight in the future.  Hemingway who already holds the New Zealand national (Pro Box NZ version) heavyweight title, has just won the New Zealand national (NZNBF version) heavyweight title against a tough Cheyenne Whaanga who returned to the ring after an eight-year hiatus. Now that Hemingway is a two-time New Zealand heavyweight title, a possible world title fight could be next.  Full Story

Canada:  Melinda Watpool to Rematch Natasha Spence for the WBA International Middleweight Title September 7, 2024

(SEPT 7) On September 20, 2024, at the Pickering Casino Resort, in Pickering, Canada, Melinda “The Whip” Watpool, 6-0-0 (2KO), of Toronto, Ontario, Canada is set to have a rematch against Natasha “The Nightmare” Spence, 8-5-2 (6KO), of Cambridge, Ontario, Canada.  The two first fought on December 23, 2023, at the same venue, where Watpool won by a six-round unanimous decision, with judges scores saw the fight at 60-54, 60-53, and 60-54. Full Story

Ginny Fuchs Top Pick for September 2024 Fighter of the Month September 6, 2024

(SEPT 6) Congrats to Ginny Fuchs, WBAN's September 2024 Fighter of the Month. She had a fantastic fight recently where she defeated Adelaida Ruiz, who came into the fight with a 16-0-1 record and gave Ruiz her first loss after as David A. Avila described it as it was "In a heated and quick-paced super flyweight battle.  More on Virginia "Ginny" Fuchs

New Zealand world title fight leaves Sky, now live on Youtube by Benjamin Watts September 5, 2024

(SEPT 5) There has been a last-minute change for the world title defence between IBF Light Heavyweight champion Lani Daniels vs. Bolatito Oluwole as the promoters move away from Sky to go live on YouTube.  The current market for boxing promoters has gotten expensive. As not many people know, the promoters have to pay for the televised production company, with no financial return from the broadcaster itself, Sky TV.  Full Story

Our Final Count for the  "Women Cops Who Box" Pre-celebration Day at the IWBHF Event in Las Vegas! by Sue TL Fox September 4, 2024

(SEPT 04) We now have our final count for the "Women Cops Who Box" who will be celebrated and awarded at our pre-celebration of our "Night of the Stars 2" International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame Induction Event that takes place for two days,  April 4-5, 2025, at the Orleans Hotel & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada.  The final count are 12 "Women Cops who box that include the following:  Full Story

WBAN just added Argentine's Nazarena Romero to our Boxers Profile Segment! September 1, 2024

(SEPT 1) WBAN has just added Argentine's female boxer Narazena Romero to our Boxer's Profiles segment.  Romero just recently fought in August at the Casino Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, winning the fight by a tenth round TKO.  In that fight Valenzuela's corner threw in the towel 30 seconds of the tenth round.  Full Story

Lani Daniels's opponent arrives in New Zealand ahead of Daniels's world title defence by Benjamin Watt September 1, 2024

(SEPT 1) Nigeria boxer Bolatito Oluwole has arrived in New Zealand for her world title opportunity against two-division world champion and the IBF Light Heavyweight defending champion Maori boxer Lani Daniels. Oluwole arrived at Auckland airport last Friday at 2:30 a.m. to prepare for her first world title opportunity at Globox Arena (formerly known as Claudelands Arena) on September 7th in Hamilton, live on Sky Sports. She now has less than a week to climatise in a new country and overcome jetlag before the fight of her career.  Full Story