Category: Flash from the Past

Sue TL Fox, Founder and President of  the WBAN,  and the IWBHF created the history-first  Special segment, “©Women Cops Who Box”. Fox is a RETIRED POLICE OFFICER from the State of OREGON, and worked in law enforcement with part of that time in detectives retiring in 2008, who boxed professionally in the late 1970s and

CORA AND DORA WEBBER, were the only set of twins to enter the sport of professional boxing.  Cora Webber, the eldest of the twins began boxing in 1979, while still in her teens.  Dora  began boxing five years later, and quickly became very noted for her skills and abilities.   Cora and Dora did share one

In 2003, WBAN was named one of the Top Ten Boxing Websites on the Internet.  All of the other websites named were all male boxing websites.

Original Letter from promoter who was arranging the fight between Gwen Gemini and Sue TL Fox for May 26, 1977.  The two fought at the Expo Center in Portland, Oregon, and fought to a four-round draw.  Sue Fox came into the fight 4-2-2, and her much more experienced opponent was 14-1-1.   Original copy of the

Sue TL Fox has been trying for years to obtain the video of this television program where she was featured with Gwen Gemini and Dee Knuckles.  Fox attempted to try and get a copy of the video from NBC, but was told that when Tom Synder left the show that he owned the copyrights to

LOS ANGELES, CA (Nov. 2, 2022) – Having recently surpassed 100 years in print, Ring Magazine will launch its next 100 years as a monthly electronic magazine, leaders of the “Bible of Boxing” announced today. Following the publication of the November-December 2022 issue, the magazine will officially enter the digital age, with a monthly electronic issue

(AUGUST 21, 2022) Yes, I understand folks that we at times want to bury the true history of the sport—especially when “today’s” promoters want so badly to claim a “History-first”.  Please for those doing that, don’t erase the blood, sweat, and tears of those before today’s boxers. I remember all too well when a fighter claimed

(AUG 15) In an exciting upcoming event for women’s boxing there will be an All-Female card that will take place at the O2 Arena, Greenwich, in London, England, on September 10, 2022. This card is being mis-represented by the news media that this is a “History-First”.  It is NOT.  The first all-female card to take

(AUG 5, 2022) Many of you may not be aware of this—but Bob Arum of Top Rank tried to offer some of us Pioneer female boxers a one-year boxing contract of three fights in 1977…..WBAN would like to share this rare document with the boxing community.  Documents have been moved to the WBAN Archive Collection.   The

(MAY 2) After the fantastic female bout(s) that took place at the Madison Square Garden, in New York, that had a sold-out crowd of over19,000 boxing fans, and we are sure the sport has gained much momentum after this event, we would like to let those boxing fans and more know that an International Women’s