Category: Flash from the Past

AIBA Statement on allegations against officials at the Asian Boxing Championships

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

Joint Committees Meeting To Become Step Towards AIBA Good Governance

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 Boxer: Dulce Lucas – Pioneer Female Boxer from the late 1970s

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

What was said about women’s boxing in 1979?

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

Historical Article: Top 20 Female Professional Boxers Named in the 1999 International Boxing Digest Magazine

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

Linda Platt one of the early female boxing photographers in the country

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