Category: News Story

Regina Halmich Set for IWBHF Induction – Press Release / Bernie McCoy

PORTLAND, OR—The newly formed International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame (IWBHF) has announced the scheduled induction of Regina Halmich into the initial class of seven women to be honored on July 10 in Fort Lauderdale, FL., in conjunction with a US National Female Golden Gloves tournament. Halmich is generally recognized as the boxer who, during

IWBHF Press Release: Regina Halmich Set for IWBHF Induction

PORTLAND, OR—The newly formed International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame (IWBHF) has announced the scheduled induction of Regina Halmich into the initial class of seven women to be honored on July 10 in Fort Lauderdale, FL., in conjunction with a US National Female Golden Gloves tournament. Halmich is generally recognized as the boxer who, during

Latest Update on Daisy “The Lady” Lang!

    (APR 21)  WBAN had the pleasure of catching up with retired world boxing champion Daisy “The Lady” Lang.  Lang boxed professionally from 1996 to 2004.  Lang was born in Sofia, Bulgaria, but during her boxing years she fought out of Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.  Lang had an accumulative record of 19-3-1 (7KO). During her time

Sulem Urbina Reflects on Winning Gold at the 2014 Independence Cup

  Photo/Courtesy – Team Urbina (FEB 27) MEXICO CITY, MEXICO/Press Release – Sulem Urbina’s amateur boxing win streak continues as she captured the 112 lb/51 kg gold medal at the Independence Cup in Santiago, Dominican RepublicTwenty-three year old amateur boxer, Sulem Urbina, a Mexican born, U.S. resident, returned to her Team Mexico training camp in Mexico

WBAN’s Hot Prospects of the Year Step up to the plate to fight each other!

   WBAN is happy to report that we have a “hot” top matchup taking place on February 28, 2014 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, in San Diego, California, when Noemi “La Rebelde” Bosques, 4-0-1 (1KO), of St. Petersburg, Florida, travels clear across the United States to fight Kenia Enriquez, 9-0-0 (5KO), of Tijuana, Mexico,   In WBAN’s

Hardy Split-Decisions Fuentes at Roseland by Bernie McCoy

(FEB 13) Heather Hardy won her eighth straight professional bout on Wednesday night, but it wasn’t easy. The undefeated Brooklyn super bantamweight eked out a razor thin split decision over a game, aggressive Cristina Fuentes in the feature bout of a nine fight DiBella Entertainment card at the historic Roseland Ballroom, which will be razed