On November 9, 2013, the Golden State Boxers Association [GSBA] presented “Ladies First” Hall of Fame Awards honoring eight women, both prominent boxers and females outside the ring who have had a significant impact in the world of boxing with California connections to the sport. Highlighted in Ring Magazine, in the top ten most significant
Author: Sue TL Fox/WBAN Photo credit: Courtesy photo/Alcivar Patricia Alcivar aka “Patty Boom Boom”, 5’4″, was born in Elmhurst, New York on December 12, 1976 and lived in New York City all her life, until 2007 when she moved to Asheville, North Carolina. Patricia was an accomplished amateur boxer having won two consecutive NYC Golden
Author: Dee Williams/WBAN 5’9½” super middleweight “Vicious” Veronica Simmons was born on March 30, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York. She began boxing in 1995 and has trained in New York City at Kingsway Gym and at Gleason’s. Veronica had a spectacular career as an amateur, winning every competition she entered and compiling a perfect 15-0
(JUNE 21) In what WBAN would consider a “Cool Story” of the week, multi-world champion Layla McCarter received a top honor by the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame by being named the Nevada Female Fighter of the Year. Very well deserved! Congratulations McCarter who is rated #1 in our junior welterweight WBAN’s Independent world ratings.
(JUNE 19) I managed to speak to the Hungarian referee Bela Florian about Wallberg vs. Prazak bout that took place on June 14th, in Sweden —after the match happened. The referee said the following: “It was a very great fight, and a loss of direction after the fight.” “Neither the ring doctor or the ambulance
(JUNE 19) Earlier today WBAN received a “behind the scenes” letter from Lucia Rijker, who prepared Diana Prazak for her fight against Frida Wallberg, that took place on June 14th in Stockholm, Sweden. Rijker told WBAN…. After seven weeks of hard work with Diana Prazak we succeeded in our mission to KO Friday wallberg in
(JUNE 17) On June 14, 2013, at the Water Front Congress SAS Radisson, in Stockholm, Sweden, Frida Wallberg faced Diana Prazak in a world title bout. Wallberg was defending her WBC Super featherweight belt, and fighting for the WBAN Super Featherweight belt against Prazak. [the whole fight: Link ] In a “Bittersweet” win for Prazak,
(JUNE 14) Coming up this week in the first half hour of American Voices on SiriusXM Radio, Senator Bradley will be interviewing retired world champion Mia The Knockout” St. John. St. John, not only a success inside the ring, outside of the ring she also speaks to children in schools on the importance of education
Photo by Alastair. WBAN purchased copyrights of photo of Cora Webber. All rights Reserved. More on Cora Webber: Additional info on Webber Cora Webber defeated 2016 IWBHF Inductee of Lady Tyger Trimiar May 15, 1981 in a six round bout. She also re-entered the sport and defeated Belinda Laracuente in 1997. BoxRec is not
NATIVES By “Michelle Genz” /April 12, 1998 – The Miami Herald – It’s nearly impossible to imagine former women’s boxing champion Barbara Buttrick with a bloody nose, harder still to imagine the diminutive English-accented 68-year-old bookkeeper bloodying someone else’s. But as “The Mighty Atom of the Ring,” she not only bloodied but broke three noses