(SEPT 25) This week I got an opportunity to interview a new professional boxer on the scene, Tiffanie Ward. Ward just recently fought Maricelo Carnejo, winning that fight by a four-round unanimous decision. Blanca: When did you get into boxing? How old were you? and why boxing? Tiffanie: I started boxing at age 22, I’m
(JAN 5) WBAN caught up with southpaw Rachel “The Joker” Clark this week, a light middleweight from Fayetteville, North Carolina. Clark has been boxing as a professional since April of 2008, when she pro debuted at the Plex, in North Charleston, South Carolina. In that first fight, Clark stopped her opponent, Betsy Rowell, with a second TKO. Rowell was also
(NOV 29) This week WBAN got an opportunity to catch up with female boxer Alesia Graf, who will be fighting in December. She talks about this upcoming bout, along with the sport and other tidbits of updates and thoughts about the sport! TL Fox: Alesia, WBAN has been told that you have an upcoming fight
[Photos: Gumdar Photography] Tonight at the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on the undercard of the Mrdjenovich/Hernandez undercard Brandy Badry of Edmonton will be looking to move her professional record to an even 2-2 when she squares off against Jaime Ward, of Vancouver, BC, who is making her pro debut. The fight is
This week WBAN interviewed Ana “The Hurricane” Julaton, of Daly City, California, to speak with her about her boxing career, where she wants to go in the sport, who she wants to fight and much more! TL Fox: Can you tell us how you got into boxing, and did you begin in another contact Sport, before
It had been 17 months since I last walked down Weirfield St. in Brooklyn and I was heading for the same place, Kidz Fitness Gym. The same imposing sentinel was at the front entrance, Jordan Maldonado, surveying his domain on this unseasonably warm March morning and, as always, loaded to overflow with boxing talk, most
[Interview by Sue TL Fox/WBAN] This week WBAN received an opportunity to have an interview with Alesia Graf—who now fights out of Australia. She talks to WBAN about her role in the sport, what she would like to accomplish, and where she plans to go after she stops boxing. Interview is as follows: TL Fox:
Recently I was able to interview some of the world’s best amateur boxers who hail from Canada. This list included Ariane Fortin of Quebec in addition to Mary Spencer, Mandy Bujold and Jacqueline Park of Ontario. All four women are multi time national champions and have represented Canada very successfully in all regions of the
(JULY 15) This week WBAN conducted an interview with Lucia Rijker about her corporation, Rijker Striker Inc., she has developed that incorporates all of her talents and knowledge that she has gained throughout the last 26 years of competing in and outside the ring. TL Fox: You started Rijker Striker, Inc. in about February of
Interviews with Four Women Boxers at The Canada’s Junior Nationals On February 17-20, 2005, the Canada’s amateur Junior Nationals took place in Brantford, Canada, and was hosted by the Brantford Youth Boxing Club. The event was first rate, and Jason Robinson and Boxing Ontario did a fantastic job! While covering this event,