HISTORY OF
WOMEN'S BOXING

March 31, 2000 - Palm Springs, California 
Jennifer Alcorn defeated Kelly Whaley with a 4-rd unanimous decision in a lightweight bout. Judging results were 39-37, 39-37 and 40-36. Alcorn moved her record to 3-0, and Whaley dropped to 1-2.

March 25, Harrah's Casino in New Orleans, LA. .
IBA Strawweight champion, Brenda Rouse, defeated Andrea Blevins by a unanimous decision in a ten-round bout to capture the IWBF Strawweight Title. After the bout, Blevin's trainer, Ike Stafford, praised Rouse, and said she was vastly underrated. He noted that in his opinion, Rouse won almost every round. He also expressed pleasure with Blevin's performance against the much more experienced, IBA Champ, Brenda Rouse.  Blevins weighed in for the fight at 101 pounds, which was several pounds lighter than the champion.  Stafford added that Blevins would very much like a rematch with Nina Ahlin, in the near future. 

March 25, 2000 Bialystok Poland
Edyta Olewniczak  (Poland/55kg) defeated Marina Kozerod (Ukraine/55kg) in a four-round bout. The show was promoted by Panix Promotions in association with a local promoter and sponsor under the supervision of the Austrian Federation.

March 25, 2000 - Seven Feathers Hotel and Casino Resort, Canyonville, Oregon
In a women's six round Jr. welterweight re-match, Danielle Doobenen, 139 lbs (now 6-2, 4 KO's) of Tukwila, WA--now fighting out of the Wild Card Boxing Gym in Hollywood, CA-- won a majority decision over Lisa Holewyne,  140 lbs (now 8-8, 4 KO's) of Crawford, Texas. Doobenen TKO'd Holewyne in their previous match at Seven Feathers on Oct. 9, 99.   A women's featherweight four rounder had Kelsey Jeffries, 129 lbs (now 6-0, 1 KO)of Gilroy, CA winning a majority decision over veteran Melinda Robinson, 130 lbs (now 9-11, 5 KO's) of Texas.

March 24, 2000. UAW Hall in Parma, Ohio
Sue Mullett (133) defeated Kristin Allan (129) with at 1:34 TKO in the first round.  Mullett is now 6-4 (4KO) and Allan dropped to 3-2.  Vonda Ward 6'6" (191) defeated Lana Jock (188) by a first round KO.  Jock was making her pro debut. Ward moved to 4-0 with 4 first round KO's. Lana Jock is from Kansas City, MO. She was a seven- time tough woman champion.  Fight report for the Mullett vs. Allan:  
The fight started with both jabbing and feeling each other out. It quickly escalated with Mullett going to the body on the inside.  Allan went down from a right hook to the head. She was up at about 6 and after 8 the ref allowed the fight to continue.  The ref had to break Mullett and Allan apart, and Allan was  holding on, trying to make it through the round. Allan got pinned against the ropes and was taking heavy shots to the body while leaning over and protecting her head when the ref stopped it at 1:34.  Fight report on the Vonda Ward vs. Lana Jock fight:  At the opening bell Lana came flying across the ring wind milling punches, looking as if she was trying to tackle Vonda. Vonda fired a couple strong jabs and rights and Lana went down. She bounced back up trying to attack but received an 8 count. She came out firing ineffectually, still wind milling and wild. Connected with one or two but paid dearly for them. Lana was off balance with little technique. She slipped and fell while it looked like she was trying to bore in. She got up a little more slowly but continued to attack. Vonda kept her composure easily and weathered the windmill while firing very powerful straight jabs and rights. She connected with most and landed a powerful right. Lana went down for the count and was counted out at :52 seconds. Lana didn't get up for several minutes but appeared ok later and was upset with her performance.

March 23, 2000 Denmark
Anita Christensen defeated Piroska Beki from Hungary in a four round featherweight bout by a unanimous decision. Christensen moved her record to 2-0 (1KO).

March 23, 2000 Atlanta, GA  Black Tie event
Mitzi Jeter vs. Summer DeLeon .  Summer weighed 147 1/2, Mitzi weighed 145 1/2. It was a six round fight. They both showed that they were very technically sound, both women were in excellent condition. Mitzi was the aggressor during most of the fight, landing more and cleaner combinations. Summer was really trying to rely on a strong jab and left hook. The fight went the distance. The scores were 59-55, 59-55, 57-57, majority decision for Mitzi. Summer's record falls to 6-3-1, Mitzi's record moves up 12-3-1.  DeLeon is now 6-3-1. 

March 23, 2000 Tunica, MS
Suzy Taylor defeated Kendra Lenhart in a sixth round KO, according to news sources. This was advertised as the main event. Taylor moved her record to 6-2-1 (4KO), and Lenhart has dropped to 5-7-2. This was a rematch.  

March 23, 2000, Radisson Astrodome in Houston, Texas  -  Crisi Yaeger of Texas defeated Kris Sepulvado, of Elm Grove, Louisiana by a 4-round unanimous decision.  Yaeger is now 8-1 and Sepulvado is 0-7. This was a rematch for the two of them, when Sepulvado had lost to Yaeger by a UD last April 15, 1999.
Sepulvado is another fighter that needs to go get a job and get out of boxing.  She couldn't even get her name straight when she fought Mia St. John twice, when she called herself Kris Vado, and Carter.  Maybe she took one too many punches.   

March 22, 2000, Springfield, Mo. at Remington's
Amy Yerkes, (117), of Springfield Mo defeated Gina Greenwald (113) of Bellevue, Illinois by majority decision in a non tile 5rd muay Thai fight. Greenwald retains her ukf women's flyweight title.  Melony Richardson (115) of Springfield, Mo, and Mary Louya (110) of Springfield, Mo , fought to a 5 rd draw, women's muay Thai.    Source, Mo office of athletics: fax

March 19, 2000 Mountaineer Race Track and Gaming Resort, Chester, West Virginia
Jacqui "Sister Smoke" Frazier vs. Annie Brooks, who is from Hickory NC.  This is Brooks pro debut. Jacqui is 1-0. Jacqueline had her second pro bout against Annie Brook, a 198 pounder from North Carolina.  Jacqueline stopped Brooks 21 seconds into the third round, making her record 2-0 with 2KO.   According to news sources, Jacqueline easily won her second pro bout -- stopping her  opponent 21 seconds into the third of their scheduled four-round fight.  Her father was in the audience, and her brother Marvis, worked her corner.  Annie came into the fight outweighing Jacqueline by 25 lbs, and not being able to connect many punches.  She took two eight-counts in the first round, 11 seconds before the first round was over.   Brook's face was bloodied in the second round she got another standing eight count, when she failed to fight back. Sue TL Fox 3/19/00

March 18, 2000 - Genoveva Chavez Community Center, Santa Fe, New Mexico 
 Jayla Ortiz (Santa Fe, NM) ,defeated Leilani Salazar in an 8-round split decision. of Santa Fe moved her record to 7-5-2 with a hard fought eight round split decision over Leilani Salazar (Tucson, AR). Ortiz is now 7-5-2, and Salazar dropped to 2-3. Judges scored it 78-77 for Salazar, 78-74 Ortiz. On March 17, 2000 in Mendrisio, Switzerland.

March 17, 2000,  Taunton, Massachusetts
Christina Rondeau (130 lbs), who was making her pro debut, and is a had a technical draw against Dawn Wimer.  Both fighters had been cut, so the fight was needed.

March 17, 2000 - Switzerland
Sonia di Biase (Italy) defeated Sabine Ritter (Switzerland) in a 5^th round TKO. The division was a eight round Flyweight bout.

Mar.11, 2000-findley, Ohio
Vonda Ward (3-0 )TKO 1 defeated Nicolyn Armstrong (1-5),  Brenda Rodriguez (1-2) TKO 2 Heather Shoffner (0-5). Shoffner has had her boxing license suspended for sixty days, so boxing fans don't have to endure this farce of a fighter in the ring for a whole 60 days.  Again, WBAN encourages Shoffner to go get a day job and get out of boxing until she learns how to fight.

March 11, 2000 Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California
Sandy "The Shark" Yard scored a fifth round Knockout against Marsha Budde.  WBAN's inside reporter said that  Budde was a very tough competitor and took a lot of punishment but would not go down.  In the fifth round, Yard landed a big right and it was over.  The fight was televised on Univision! 

March 9, 2000 London, England 
 Britain's "Fleetwood Assassin" Jane Couch defeated South Africa's Michelle Strauss at 1:55 of the third round. Couch is now 12-2.

March 8, 2000  Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 
 Denise Moraetes defeated Snodene Blakeney with a unanimous decision (59-55, 59-56, 58-56)  Moraetes has moved her record to 9-1 and Blakeney has dropped to 9-4.    Angie Woolum defeated Linda Tenberg with a four round majority decision. (38-38, 38-37, and 39-37) she is now 3-1. Tenberg dropped to 3-1. 

March 7, 2000  Windsor, Ontario 
Laila Ali defeated Crystal "Braveheart" Arnand with a first round TKO.  Ali is now 4-0 4KO, and Braveheart who was making her pro debut is now 0-1.

March 4, 2000    Las Vegas, Nevada  
Tracy Steven defeated Nina Ahlin vs Tracy Stevens of Ontario, Canada,  in a four-round bout.  Stevens moved her record to 2-3, and WBAN's source said that the fight did not go well for Ahlin, and that she could not get an punches in against Stevens. Stevens had three losses before fighting Ahlin tonight, but she received one of her losses from Kim Messer. 

March 3, 2000 Las Vegas, Nevada
Christy Martin vs. Belinda Laracuente, eight rounds. Martin won by a majority decision 76-76, 77-75, 77-75. Both fighters came in at 140 lbs.  Martin walked away with the belt, and Boxing Fans walked away angry.