AIBA is aware of potential issues and allegations concerning the judging of certain bouts at the Asian Boxing Championships held in Dubai. AIBA takes such allegations very seriously. After liaising with several National Boxing Federations, AIBA anticipates the Refereeing and Judging (R&J) Committee will conduct an immediate investigation into the work of all relevant appointed
A joint meeting of the AIBA Committees, aimed at discussing current issues and povindg an opportunity to ask questions directly to the AIBA President, was held in Kielce, Poland and online today. All Committee Chairpersons made presentations announcing their plans to reform AIBA in various areas, including marketing, competitions, coaches, referee and judges, involvement of
The home for female boxing Dulce Lucas, a well-schooled and tough pioneer female boxer from the late 1970s trained in Los Angeles, California. She trained at the Hoover Street Gym, the training ground for many boxing superstars. They call Lucas “Miss Perpetual Motion” and she was currently #2 ranked super welterweight of the Women’s World
SO WHAT DID THEY SAY IN THE NEWS IN JULY 13, 1979 from a report about the ALL-FEMALE Boxing Card in California? Dulcie Lucas fighting on all female boxing card – 1979 This is what was said in 1979: “FEMALE BOXING is a Natural for television. Boxing has proven to be a highly-skilled, telegenic sport. Female
Top 20 Female Professional Boxers rated by the International Boxing Digest Magazine in late 1990s (1998-or-1999). re: Lucia Rijker, Sumya Anani, Isra Girgrah-Wynn, Marischa Sjauw, Andrea Deshong, Lisa Ested, Bridgett Riley, Delia Gonzalez, Lena Akesson, Jolene Blackshear, Christy Salters Martin, Para Draine, Deirdre Gogarty, Valerie Henin-Weit, Kathy Collins, Zulfiya Koutdussova, Eva Jones-Young, Laura Serrano, Regina Halmich, and Leah Mellinger. ARTICLE WITH
WBAN just published our first history-first coverage of the historic U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Women’s Boxing had officially kicked off with the tournament at the Northern Quest resort. All 24 participants as well as USA Boxing officials were on hand for the official event draw, which would determine each of the athletes road to
[Approx, date 1980s] In our last issue M. Chabut described the origins of The Foyer Club Sports et Loisirs at Grenoble in France, of which he is a Director, and in particular its section for teaching boxing and wrestling to young girls aged between 10 and 16. In a recent letter he has sent us
The night in February of 2000 when Ann Wolfe proved me absolutely wrong! On February 11, 2000, on an all-female boxing card in Kenner, Louisiana, Ann Wolfe took a fight against veteran boxer Mary Ann Almager. Wolfe was fairly new with three pro fights at the time. I recall at the time that I was
WBAN has began to publish historical photos in our archives to feature photographs that we have collected through over 22 years on the net covering the history of the sport, and the current latest news of the sport, both pro and amateur. In the photos, in Volume #1, it has the following and more in
Linda Platt is one of the first, if not the first, female boxing photographers in the country and possible internationally. She covered boxing from December 1979 through late August 1989. Her work has appeared on Entertainment Tonight. She photographed boxing matches for UPI, Reuters and AP. Her photos were published twice in Sports Illustrated, with