Month: December 2022

History First for female boxers in Cuba!

(DEC 23)  On Saturday, December 17, 2023, history again was made for female boxers when for the first time in Cuba they held their first women’s boxing tournament.  On this date, Cuba made history when the officially sanctioned females to participate in the sport. According to news sources , the introduction of female boxers in

Press Release: Dance Like Only God is Watching EXALTATION!

Exaltation South Dakota Photo Credit Tonia Barber EXALTATION World Premiere TRAILER The world premiere of EXALTATION took place place during the UNESCO 17th Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, Rabat, Morocco, on the 29th of November followed by a Q&A with Oscar Nominee and Emmy Winner director Matthew Diamond and Producer

Biography: Jill Diamond Chastain

Jill Diamond has served, without compensation, as the International Secretary of the World Boxing Council and International Chair of WBC Cares. She was the recipient of NY’s Ring 8’s 2011 Humanitarian Award and was recently appointed to the USA Mental Health Task Force, guided by Congresswoman Grace Napolitano. She was the first woman to sit

Global Boxing Forum: Moving forward in an athlete-driven world

Boxing stakeholders from all over the world will come together tomorrow in Abu Dhabi to discuss the key topics of the future of boxing. The 3rd Global Boxing Forum is to become a platform for all those involved in the sport to find new solutions for the development of boxing and reiterate the athlete-driven approach to

IBA fact-based response to the IOC statement

The International Boxing Association (IBA) notes that it has been dealing with significant governance issues, which are, in fact, a burden from the past leadership, namely, former President of AIBA, Ching-Kuo Wu, who was an IOC member since 1988, an IOC EB member, and an IOC Presidential candidate in 2013. Corruption, manipulation on the field