Category: Press Release

ShoBox: First Women’s Boxing Main Event As Claressa Shields Takes on Former World Title Challenger Szilvia Szabado – Press Release

 NEW YORK  – Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa Shields will make her professional television debut on ShoBox: The New Generation, a series that has sparked the careers of 67 future world champions, on Friday, March 10, live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT) from MGM Grand Detroit Event Center in Detroit, Michigan.   Shields (1-0) is facing

AIBA Special Investigation Committee Statement – Press Release

The AIBA Special Investigation Committee (SIC), consisting of experts from its Refereeing and Judging (R&J), Technical and Rules, as well as Disciplinary Commissions, has concluded its investigation into the practices and procedures of officials during the Rio 2016 Olympic Boxing Tournament. The SIC’s recommendations for improvements to R&J structure for the Tokyo 2020 Cycle are

Claressa Shields Took Her Place in American Boxing History: Two-time Gold Medal Winner Source/AIBA Press Release

(AUG 22)  Claressa Shields took her place in American boxing history on Sunday afternoon, when she became the country’s first boxer to win two Olympic gold medals. Shields once again dominated the Middleweight (75kg) competition from the outset, working her way through to the last-day final against the Netherlands’ Nouchka Fontijn. It was another hugely

Reigning Olympic Champion Claressa Shields Clinches Spot in Her Second Straight Gold Medal Bout with Dominant Semifinal Win in Brazil by Julie Goldsticker/USA Boxing – Press Release

(AUG 20)  RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – 2012 Olympic gold medalist Claressa Shields (Flint, Mich.) joyfully punched her way to her second consecutive gold medal bout in today’s boxing action at the 2016 Olympic Games. Shields faced off with Kazakhstan’s Dariga Shakimova in the first of two middleweight semifinal bouts at Riocentro Pavilion 6 in

International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame Nominations Open for 2017!

The International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame (IWBHF) would like to announce that the nominations are open for 2017 until December 31, 2106.  You can go to 2017 nomination Form at this link.    About the IWBHF:  The IWBHF first formed in 2014, where we celebrated our inaugural class inductees in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, that included