It is traditional in boxing to commemorate a death by a ritual tolling of the ring bell for a count of ten. It may, soon, be appropriate to begin a toll for the sport of Women’s boxing and it’s life span as a viable sport. Women’s boxing is on the verge of suffering the most
My thoughts go back 15 years in time when I first set my feet on American soil. I was excited and looked forward to a career as a professional boxer. Little did I know that there was no women’s boxing going on at the time. The few women boxers from the 70’s and
I recently had a chance to sit down with up and coming prospect Natalie “Too Bad” Brown at Chris Johnson’s Fighting Alliance boxing gym in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. As a professional the 28 year old Brown is currently 4-0, with three of those wins coming by way of knockout. [Photos by Durell Wambolt] Brown
Iowa City’s boxers Emily and Katy Klinefelter finished the year ranked 1st and 3rd in the nation respectively in their weight divisions (119 and 125 pounds). Emily won all three national rankings tournaments this year: U.S. National Championships, National Golden Gloves, and National Police Activities League (9-0). She also won a gold medal at the Pan
(JAN 9, 2007) Tonight in Bergamo, Italy, there was a European (EBU) flyweight Title fight between Simona Galassi, 111½, and Nadia Hockmi, 111¾. The fight was the main event of the show, which was televised on Eurosport. What was first called a win for Galassi, has now been called a draw, and the EBU European
Photo by Sue TL Fox/WBAN. All Rights Reserved. On January 24, 2007, in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, Jeannine Garside will rematch against Kim Colbert, 2-11-0 (2KO). Garside fought Colbert the first time on February 16, 2006, stopping Colbert in the third round by TKO in a scheduled six round bout. Garside, 6-0-1, with an amateur background
When was the last time 43-year old Gina Nicholas fought as a professional? The date was November 16, 2001. She will re-enter the sport fighting Mary Jo Sanders on January 12th, in a 10-round IBA Americas title bout. Nicholas is not ranked with WBAN–we do not ranked boxers who have been inactive for that amount
[Biography by Dee Williams} Laila “She Bee Stingin” Ali (5’10”, 166 lbs) made her ring debut against April Fowler of Michigan City, Indiana, on October 8, 1999 at the Turning Stone Casino Convention Center on the Oneida Indian Nation in Verona, New York. Normally, a bout that pitted a novice with no amateur experience (Ali)