Category: History First

Cecilia Braekhus Presented With Ring Magazine’s First Women’s #1 Pound-for-Pound Title Belt

(SEPT 14) Las Vegas, Nevada—Undisputed Women’s Welterweight World Champion ‘The First Lady’ Cecilia Braekhus, (34-0-0, 9 KO’s) was honored on Thursday afternoon, September 13 with a presentation of THE RING Magazine’s Women’s #1 Pound-for-Pound Title Belt. The presentation of the first belt of its kind was made by RING Magazine’s Editor-in-Chief Doug Fischer in the Media Center

Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano Makes Another Historical Imprint Saturday Night

(SEPT 10) On Saturday night, at the Barclays Center, Brooklyn, Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano, now 35-1-1 (26KO), of Brooklyn, went for her sixth title, in six weight classes, making history when she fought in a WBO Super Lightweight World Title against Yamila Reynoso.  Serrano won the bout by a ten-round unanimous decision, with judges scores

Carlos Balders Claims the US first Win in the 2014 Youth World Championships

  [Story by Julie Goldesticker/USA Boxing/photo-facebook of Gonzalez] (COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) –  The United States squad opened the 2014 Youth World Championships with three preliminary round bouts on Tuesday at the Armeec Arena in Sofia, Bulgaria. Bantamweight Carlos Balderas (Santa Maria, Calif.) took the United States squad’s first victory in a short preliminary bout in