by Bernie McCoy – September 22, 2013 Amanda Serrano overpowered an overmatched Kerri Hill in a scheduled six round bout featured on a nine bout boxing card promoted by New Legend Boxing and Old World Boxing in conjunction with W.O.N. Promotions before a raucous, sell-out crowd of New York boxing fans at Resorts World Casino,
Photo by Sue TL Fox/WBAN. All Rights Reserved. On January 24, 2007, in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, Jeannine Garside will rematch against Kim Colbert, 2-11-0 (2KO). Garside fought Colbert the first time on February 16, 2006, stopping Colbert in the third round by TKO in a scheduled six round bout. Garside, 6-0-1, with an amateur background
(MAY 5, 2003) Last night at the Trump 29 Casino, in Coachella, California, Bridgett “Baby Doll” Riley, a Five-Time Kickboxing World Champion, Former Boxing Bantamweight World Champion, ranked #7 to #4 in the world in three prominent federations, a true talent in the sport, sporting a 14-3-0 record, and was to have fought a world
KNOXVILLE, TENN. April 28 — Melissa Salamone defeated last minute substitute opponent Sophia Johnson of Atlanta, when the referee stopped the fight at 1:37 of the 5th round of a scheduled 6 rounder. There were no knockdowns. Johnson was game and aggressive, but inexperienced and nowhere near Salamone’s class. Salamone easily eluded most of
Tonight, September 17, 2000, at the Cobo Arena, in Detroit, Freeda Foreman took on her second opponent, Aicheria Bell. According to Fox Sports Net, Bell is a 0-3 fighter, losing two of her previous bouts by being stopped. Bell is out of Wisconsin. Foreman’s first opponent, Laquanda Landers…you guessed it…. is out of Wisconsin—-at
(JUNE 15, 2000 by Sue TL Fox)Tonight at the Universal Amphitheatre, , 22-year old Laila Ali fought a late-replacement boxer—-48 year old grandma Marjorie Jones. Most of the boxing community who contacted WBAN said that this match would not last 25 seconds…Well the bout lasted a whopping 68 seconds with Jones getting knockdown three times with
A Fighter without a Chance: Alicia Sparks – Part II – By Sue TL Fox On April 20, 1999, After Alicia Sparks did the first story with WBAN, Sparks went ahead and TOOK A FIGHT that was offered by Reggie Johnson. She fought SHADINA PENNYBAKER, a four rounder in a middleweight bout, and was KO’d
In January of 1999, Indiana’s Alicia Sparks, first drew attention when she was quoted in the Miami Herald, in the article The Seamy Side of Women’s Boxing. Sparks told Ken Rodriguez of the Miami Herald that she took her first fight on a few days’ notice. She had never put on a pair of gloves
Copyrighted Article by Margaret E. Welsh/Fighting Woman’s News- August 19, 2011- Photos: Valerie Eads/C 1977 (AUG 19) This past report states the following: On July 14, 1977, I went to Allentown, PA to see a boxing match between Cathy “Cat” Davis and Toni Lear. Unfortunately, Lear was scratched by the Athletic Commission doctor because of an ear
Pat Pineda poses with Floyd Patterson – 1976 On April 28, 1976, at the Forum, in Inglewood, California, the first women’s pro fight took place in California. Pat Pineda, also the first female to obtain a California Boxing License, along with Diane Syverson, was stopped in the second round of a scheduled four round bout