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,
It was a sad and total shock to many in the boxing world that 33 years old Mitch Hapbern took his own life with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Mitch was a very respected boxing referee that had Referee’d many fights throughout his career. I covered a female bout between Karen Bill vs. Maria Johansson
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
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
(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
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
IBA Ordinary Congress 2022 has shown unity within the boxing family, who voted unanimously in favor of declaring the former President of the organization C.K. Wu persona non grata at the meeting in a hybrid format in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Professor Richard McLaren presented his comprehensive report about the past of the International Boxing Association,
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
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
More than half of 73 participating countries earned at least one medal at the IBA Youth Men’s and Women’s World Boxing Championships in La Nucía, Spain. In total, 100 athletes from 38 countries won medals, and among them, 25 boxers from 14 nations earned at least one gold in 13 men’s and 12 women’s weight