Category: Historical data

AIBA Terminates Indian Amateur Boxing Federation’s Membership – by Michael O’Neill

The International Boxing Association (AIBA) today terminated the Indian Amateur Boxing Federation’s (IABF) membership after what it described as ‘an extensive evaluation and assessment of all issues surrounding the sport of boxing in India’.   The IABF had in fact been temporarily suspended since December 2012 albeit boxers had been allowed to compete in major International

Sulem Urbina Reflects on Winning Gold at the 2014 Independence Cup

  Photo/Courtesy – Team Urbina (FEB 27) MEXICO CITY, MEXICO/Press Release – Sulem Urbina’s amateur boxing win streak continues as she captured the 112 lb/51 kg gold medal at the Independence Cup in Santiago, Dominican RepublicTwenty-three year old amateur boxer, Sulem Urbina, a Mexican born, U.S. resident, returned to her Team Mexico training camp in Mexico

So What “Did” Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier “Really” think of Women’s Boxing …in…ah…1978? by Sue TL Fox

Source: Video tape of a documentary on Cathy “Cat” Davis—one of the most recognized and controversial women boxers of the 1970’s.  The documentary was about Cathy “Cat” Davis’ boxing career, and it also had many interviews of other persons. Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier were interviewed and asked their opinion about women’s boxing. I was surprised

Overview of research of the early beginnings of women’s boxing – 1776 – 1800s

Dr. Vanessa  Toulmin, who contributed the following research originally wanted to write a     book on the subject. She was interested in lady boxers because her research     area is travelling fairs and showpeople and for her doctorate, she     interviewed about a 100 showpeople from their 50’s upwards. One of these was     a lady called Annie Hickman, daughter