Category: News Story

Historic IBF Rankings update by Benjamin Watt

Since their first World Women’s champion in 2010 when Daniella Smith won the first IBF World title, the IBF has had a Women’s rankings from April 2011. However, not all divisions in the women’s rankings were recognised throughout the years. Photo credit:  Daniella  Smith/History-First IBF Female Boxer holder Today the IBF has released their rankings,

Lou DiBella Biography

Lou DiBella is an American boxing promoter, television and film producer, has been a long time supporter of women’s boxing. Through his famous promotion of Broadway Boxing shows in and around New York City, the president of DiBella Entertainment promoted such fighters as Sonya Lamonakis, Keisha “Fire” McCleod, Jessica Camera, Hanna Gabriels, Cherneka Johnson, Alicia

The history of New Zealand women’s Heavyweight boxing by Benjamin Watt

New Zealand has accomplished a lot in the sport of boxing, especially considering being a small country. One division in particular that has had a lot of success is the Heavyweight division for women’s boxing. Here is a brief history of the division in New Zealand. Disclaimer: We will be looking at the division with

History First for female boxers in Cuba!

(DEC 23)  On Saturday, December 17, 2023, history again was made for female boxers when for the first time in Cuba they held their first women’s boxing tournament.  On this date, Cuba made history when the officially sanctioned females to participate in the sport. According to news sources , the introduction of female boxers in

Biography: Jill Diamond Chastain

Jill Diamond has served, without compensation, as the International Secretary of the World Boxing Council and International Chair of WBC Cares. She was the recipient of NY’s Ring 8’s 2011 Humanitarian Award and was recently appointed to the USA Mental Health Task Force, guided by Congresswoman Grace Napolitano. She was the first woman to sit

Global Boxing Forum: Moving forward in an athlete-driven world

Boxing stakeholders from all over the world will come together tomorrow in Abu Dhabi to discuss the key topics of the future of boxing. The 3rd Global Boxing Forum is to become a platform for all those involved in the sport to find new solutions for the development of boxing and reiterate the athlete-driven approach to

IBA fact-based response to the IOC statement

The International Boxing Association (IBA) notes that it has been dealing with significant governance issues, which are, in fact, a burden from the past leadership, namely, former President of AIBA, Ching-Kuo Wu, who was an IOC member since 1988, an IOC EB member, and an IOC Presidential candidate in 2013. Corruption, manipulation on the field