Category: News Story

Darlina Valdez returns to ring

Historic copyright information:  Santa Fe, N.M.,  Sunday , October 28, 1984   THE NEW MEXICAN    C-3 Santa Fe’s Darlina Valdez, who won the first world title ever decided in women’s boxing, will return to the ring for the first time in more than a year Saturday to take on Arlene Weber of Albuquerque in a six

World Boxing approves applications from five more National Federations to increase membership to 27 countries

The National Federations for boxing in the Philippines, Scotland, Wales, Suriname and the US Virgin Islands have become the latest five organizations to have their membership applications approved by World Boxing, the new international federation established to keep boxing at the heart of the Olympic Movement and support the growth and development of the sport

For the History Books: Claressa Shields Wins “Best Boxer” Award at 2023 ESPYS Becomes First Female Boxer to Win the “Best Boxer” honor!

Boxing superstar Claressa “G.W.O.A.T.” Shields continued to make history this week, as the world’s top pound-for-pound women’s boxer was awarded the 2023 ESPY Award for “Best Boxer” prior to Wednesday’s award ceremony. Shields became the first ever female boxer to win the award that has been given out since 1993. “First I want to thank

Recent Developments Regarding International Boxing and the Olympic Movement

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 20, 2023) —  On April 25, 2023, USA Boxing sent a letter of termination to IBA’s Secretary General exercising USA Boxing’s right under Section 12 CESSATION (Termination) OF MEMBERSHIP.   USA Boxing received numerous notes of support from our membership and the international community for making this first and vital step demonstrating

BWAA Proudly Announces Lance Pugmire as the 50th Fleischer Award Winner

The Boxing Writers Association of America would like to proudly announce that Lance Pugmire is the 50th recipient of the Nat Fleischer Award for Excellence in Boxing Journalism that was first presented by the Boxing Writers Association of America in 1972. A 30-year newspaperman who grew up reading daily dispatches by prior Fleischer winners Norm

Punch Magazine – females with boxing gloves – dated July 3, 1912

The background of this photo may be part of PUNCH Magazine.  Wiki describes it as as the following:  Punch, or The London Charivari was a British weekly magazine of humour and satire established in 1841 by Henry Mayhew and wood-engraver Ebenezer Landells. Historically, it was most influential in the 1840s and 1850s, when it helped to coin the term “cartoon” in its

Fighters From the Fifties – Barbara Buttrick vs. Vivian Foster

Barbara Buttrick was on the fight scene a good many years.  In these photos, we see her in a private bout held in a carnival tent in Iowa.  In August of 1954.  Her opponent was Vivian Foster.  Despite the weight difference–Barbara only weighed 95 lbs., Vivian quit after a third-round knockout.  [This document is in