(APR 8) On April 1, 2011, in Berlin, Germany, Photojournalist Uwe Betker covered the boxing event that had the tragic shooting of female boxer World Champion Rola El Halabi. She was just about to go into the ring to fight for an IBF championship bout, when her stepfather shot her in the dressing room. I
WBAN was notified that Stephanie Dobbs, has been accepted in the Guinness Book of World Records for the “Most professional boxing bouts [female].” Dobbs received a beautiful certificate to commemorate her achievement. Ralph Hannah, of the Records Management Team, with the Guinness World Records said in a letter to Dobbs, “We are pleased to confirm
(JULY 15) This week WBAN conducted an interview with Lucia Rijker about her corporation, Rijker Striker Inc., she has developed that incorporates all of her talents and knowledge that she has gained throughout the last 26 years of competing in and outside the ring. TL Fox: You started Rijker Striker, Inc. in about February of
(NOV 17) David Selwyn is a New York boxing manager and, like the best of that breed, he keeps the interests of his fighters at the head of his “things to do” list. Selwyn is not, to the best of anyone’s knowledge, a scholar of the Chinese language, but he recently invoked one of those
World lightweight champion Katie Taylor has been named as the Irish Times/Vhi Sportswoman of the month recipient for October. Taylor, from the St Fergal’s club in Bray, claimed her third European title on the trot last month just under a year after she won her 60Kg World title in New Delhi, India. The 21 year old
(JAN 9, 2007) Tonight in Bergamo, Italy, there was a European (EBU) flyweight Title fight between Simona Galassi, 111½, and Nadia Hockmi, 111¾. The fight was the main event of the show, which was televised on Eurosport. What was first called a win for Galassi, has now been called a draw, and the EBU European
(DEC 31, 2005) WBAN has listed “some” of the most outrageous things that went on in the sport for 2005. It would be impossible to list them all-but here are some of our top picks! Here you go…. “DID YOU GET TIRED OF HEARING THE WORDS MILLION DOLLAR BABY”? THE MOST OVER USED PHRASE IN
On November 18, 2005, at the Shaw Conference Center, in Edmonton, Canada, in the All-women’s boxing card, “World Title Wave”, proved to be a very entertaining card. The event was telecast on Webcast, via Pay-Per-View, through aringoftheirown.com. The first fight of the night featured Shelly Burton, 157.5, of Montana, vs. Laura “Lady Ram” Ramsey, 163.5,
(APR 8, 2005) In the “Movie Land” news this week, it has been reported that actor Clint Eastwood is set to direct and star in a boxing-themed ‘Million Dollar Baby’ based on a movie about a fighter-turned-trainer who ends up training a woman in her early 30’s who wants to box. BUT this will NOT
Life imitates art even in the world of female prizefighting. With the recent announcement that Lucia Rijker will be fighting Christy Martin for a $1 million prize to the winner, it opens the door for female professional boxers such as Elena “Baby Doll” Reid (16-1-5, 5 KOs) who fights on an all-women fight card Saturday