Month: October 2012

AIBA Lifts USA Boxing’s Suspension – by Julie Goldsticker

(OCT 26) AIBA, the international association for amateur boxing, has lifted its suspension of USA Boxing and has confirmed that all boxing activity is free to proceed. Following direct communication between AIBA and USA Boxing, AIBA agreed to lift the suspension against athletes and members immediately. “We are extremely grateful to AIBA for their willingness to lift the suspension and allow

One on One Interview with Amanda Beaudin – by Rick McLean

(OCT 26)  Recently, I had the opportunity to speak with rising Canadian Flyweight prospect Amanda “Lionheart” Beaudin, (1-1, 1KO) of Hamilton, Ontario, about her big upcoming bout against fellow Ontario boxer Kara McLeod (3-1) at “The Return of the Gladiators” on Saturday November 3rd at Bingemans Marshall Hall in Kitchener, Ontario.     Photo credit: Alex

Fighting Women: A Symposium on Women’s Boxing – Press Release

(OCT 21) On June 21-22, 2013, at the Art Bar, Gladstone Hotel, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada,  Hosted by Brock University, the legacy of women’s boxing, including women fighting for financial gain, traces back to the first half of the 18th century. Yet women’s amateur boxing only became legalized in many parts of the Americas in the late 1970’s briefly and then

Video: Sugar Shane Mosley First Boxing Card

Video footage shot by Sue TL Fox.  Copyrighted by WBAN. All Rights Reserved. Famous world champion Sugar Shane Mosley put on his “First-Ever” Promotional boxing card in Pomona, California on October 6, 2012.  In the main event, featured female boxers Kaliesha “Wild Wild” West. vs. Christina Ruiz, in a 10-rounder for the IFBA Junior Featherweight