(JULY 30) Katie Taylor, Ireland’s Gold Medallist from the 2012 Olympics in London, and 5 times AIBA World Champion, duly won her first ever Pro bout in the United States as she proved (as expected) much too strong for the gallant Texan, 22 years old Jasmine Clarkson when the two clashed on Saturday night at
(JULY 28) This week I got an opportunity to interview two-times Olympic Gold Medalist and USA Champion boxer Claressa Shields who is breaking barriers in women’s boxing in the USA. Since Shields won two Gold medals back to back, the only USA boxer to ever accomplish this. Women’s boxing now has the momentum and credibility
(JULY 26, 2017) AIBA staff locked out of Lausanne headquarters as police called to intervene in dispute” – notice pinned on door “Dear AIBA employees,” it said, according to Agence France-Presse. “Please be informed that the AIBA executive committee have passed a motion calling for a vote of no confidence in the current AIBA president, Wu
(JULY 24) There was a very exciting, surprising, and high honor for world champions Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano and Cindy “Checkmate” Serrano. The two came back recently from Puerto Rico yesterday to see a beautiful Mural of the two! Amanda Serrano said to WBAN, “I just came back from Puerto Rico yesterday to be
(JULY 23) DETROIT – German WBC Super Middleweight World Champion Nikki Adler is hard at work for her Friday, August 4 title defense against two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa “T-Rex” Shields. Adler (16-0, 9 KOs) will make the third defense of her WBC 168-pound title, and try to add the IBF Super Middleweight belt to
Source/PR/Courtesy photo: (JULY 17) Budding women’s boxing superstar, community activist, role model and two-time Olympic gold medalist, Claressa Shields has been bestowed with another honor, as she has been announced as the winner of the 2017 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Sports Award for “Biggest Powerhouse.” In winning the prestigious award, which honors the heaviest hitters, strongest
(APR 27, 2017) Earlier today, WBAN received a press release by Golden Boy Promotions in regards to Marlen Esparza fighting her second pro bout after a very successful amateur boxing career, earning a Bronze medal in the 2012 Olympics. She will be fighting Samantha Salazar in a four-round bout. She is set to fight on
(JAN 1, 2017) WBAN sends warmest congratulations to Great Britain’s Olympic Flyweight Gold Medallist from London 2012 and Rio 2016 on her being made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2017 Queen’s New Year Honours List announced this week. This is the second such award for the 33 years
As a freelance sports journalist, one often takes for granted the various Press Releases received from Sporting organisations throughout the world, and indeed we often analyse them to see if they are just promoting a particular product or personality, be they amateur or professional. Others just boast of their own achievements, some of which do
Following the disappointments of Rio and the subsequent switch to the Pros of Paddy Barnes, Michael Conlan and Katie Taylor, so far and others likely to follow, Ireland’s National Federation has been reviewing its plans for the next four years ending with the Tokyo Olympics. “The Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) has published “ Boxing