Category: History First

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

It’s a Rap for 2021-Looking forward to 2022!

(JAN 3) Well, it has been quite a year in 2021!  Let me do a review of all the good and the “Not so Good” of what happened in 2021.  I am looking forward to tackling the good and “Not so Good” in 2022! We began 2021 with the excitement of preparing, and working hard toward

Linda Platt – Boxing and Entertainment Photographer

Copyrighted photos:  Linda Platt First International Woman Boxing Photographer Linda was born in Washington, D.C. Her father loved boxing and introduced her to the sweet science at a very young age. She relocated to Las Vegas in late 1979 where she began attending weekly boxing cards at the Silver Slipper Casino making friends and photographing