(JUNE 23) On Friday night, June 21, 2013, at the Dynamo Palace of Sports in Krylatskoye, Moscow, Russia, light welterweight Svetlana Kulakova won by an eight round unanimous decision over Suzana Radovanovic. In another female bout, Ekaterina Izotova, 112½, won a four-round unanimous decision over Yana Lyashko, 115. Both were making their pro debuts.
(JUNE 23) Last night at the Hotel Azul Ixtapa, Ixtapa Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, Arely Mucino, of Monterey, Mexico, won by a second round KO over Olga Julio, of Barranquilla, Colombia. This was a scheduled 10-round non-title bout .
(JUNE 21) Yesterday at the Hotel Azul Ixtapa, Ixtapa Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, the press conference was held for the upcoming boxing card that will take place tomorrow night at the same venue. [ Full story and photo Gallery by Pepe Rodriguez ]
(JUNE 22) Tonight at the Sports Complex in the luxurious Hotel Zaul Ixtapa, on the “Kochulito Ixtapa” boxing card, in the semi-main event, Arely Mucino, (51,300 kg), will be fighting Olga Julio, (51,300 kg), in a 10 rounder non title bout. Yesterday, all boxers made weight to tonight’s card. In the mainliner Fernando “Kochulito” Montiel
(JUNE 21) Andre Kut’s KEA Boxing Promotions returns to Schuetzen Park in North Bergen, New Jersey with a blockbuster night of boxing, featuring undefeated welterweight sensation, Juan “The Beast” Rodriguez Jr. (11-0, 5Ko’s) of nearby Union City, New Jersey in a six round welterweight contest. The twenty-five year old Rodriquez has quickly become a crowd favorite
(JUNE 21) In what WBAN would consider a “Cool Story” of the week, multi-world champion Layla McCarter received a top honor by the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame by being named the Nevada Female Fighter of the Year. Very well deserved! Congratulations McCarter who is rated #1 in our junior welterweight WBAN’s Independent world ratings.
(JUNE 20) Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing and Carlos Gonzalez of Best Boxing will return to the beautiful Megapolis Convention Center in the Hard Rock Hotel in Panama City, Panama, on Saturday, August 10, for an elite boxing event entitled “LAS VEGAS IN PANAMA II”.The glitzy night of world-class boxing will feature three world-championship bouts
Earlier today WBAN received a “behind the scenes” letter from Lucia Rijker, who prepared Diana Prazak for her fight against Frida Wallberg, in the HISTORY-FIRST WBAN BELT to be fought in Sweden, that took place on June 14th in Stockholm. Rijker told WBAN…. After seven weeks of hard work with Diana Prazak we succeeded
(JUNE 19) The 2013 Junior Olympic National Championships are now just one week away, and the 202 athletes scheduled to vie for gold in Mobile, Ala., are gearing up for the major national tournament. The final list of participants has been finalized via local and regional tournaments throughout the nation with several reigning champions and
(JUNE 19) I managed to speak to the Hungarian referee Bela Florian about Wallberg vs. Prazak bout that took place on June 14th, in Sweden —after the match happened. The referee said the following: “It was a very great fight, and a loss of direction after the fight.” “Neither the ring doctor or the ambulance