(APR 8, 2005) In the “Movie Land” news this week, it has been reported that actor Clint Eastwood is set to direct and star in a boxing-themed ‘Million Dollar Baby’ based on a movie about a fighter-turned-trainer who ends up training a woman in her early 30’s who wants to box. BUT this will NOT
JULY 2 ARRIVAL/WEIGH-IN REPORT It was an exciting night at the Hyatt Regency in Monterey, California. Promoter Jerry Hoffman had another sell-out crowd, and people were still lined up to try and buy tickets to this boxing event. There were six fights on the card that included one women’s bout with Marsha Valley and
On July 2, 2000, I went to Monterey, California, to cover the Marsha Valley vs. Gina Guidi bout that was being held at the Hyatt Regency. I arrived at about 1100 a.m., at the San Jose Airport, and was met by driver Marty Houston. We had to wait for about an hour for the arrival
Lavonne Ludian was a very popular female boxer in the late 1970s and early 1980s. She was a 21-dealer in Las Vegas, Nevada and had many of her fights in Las Vegas, and Lake Tahoe. She fought Teresa Kibby, Sue TL Fox, Aggie Henry, Cathy Davis, and more….Source/1980 Glove Magazine, page 11
On April 16, 1977, at the Aladdin Hotel (that has now been demonlished), in Las Vegas, Nevada, fought on a National televised boxing card, that featured Lavonne Ludian vs. Teresa Kibby. This was a rematch for the two. What many people do not know is that these two boxers were offered a $15,000 deal by
Fight report written by a local paper where Ludian was from…Nevada State Journal – Reno -By Steve Sneddon – Dated March 2, 1977 [Fight took place March 1, 1977] In a surprise, LaVonne Ludian of Las Vegas ran into a little more trouble than she expected in her tuneup for next Wednesday’s women’s welterweight championship