Video footage by Sue TL Fox. Copyrighted, and All Rights Reserved. Sugar Ray Leonard was the guest to a AM/Pro boxing card in Ridgefield, Washington. The event took place on October 8, 2011. Coverage by WBAN.
(OCT 7) WBAN is proud to announce that we will have another WBAN Award Independent belt go on a top-notch women’s bout in France. Myriam Lamare, will be fighting Ann Marie Saccurato on October 9, 2009, in a 10-round bout. The federation that will have their world title belt up for grabs in this bout
A model-turned-boxer has been banned from fighting – because of her breast implants. Sarah Blewden, 25, has been told that repeated blows to her false breasts could knock them out of shape and damage her breast tissue. Now boxing chiefs won’t allow her to compete – dealing a knock-out blow for her hopes of
(JAN. 24, 2009) Yesterday at the world famous Johnny Tocco’s gym in Las Vegas, Donatella Hultin, a swedish amateur, got an opportunity to spar with WBC/WBA/IBF world champion Vic Darchinyan. Darchinyan is preparing for his February 7th title defense in Anaheim, California, against former champion Jorge Arce. Donatella will be ringside for his fight. Flash
(JAN 21, 2009) WBAN received reliable information yesterday, that Elina Tissen, of Germany is vying for another title shot—-this time fighting for the GBC Super Bantamweight Championship against Kenya’s Benedetta Kaloki. The fight is set to take place at the Warendorf Nordhein-Westfalen in Germany, this weekend on January 24th. This information is also listed on BoxRec’s schedule of upcoming
(JAN 20, 2009) World Champion Emiko Raika of Japan, came to New York recently to train with World Champion and boxing trainer Melissa Hernandez, at Gleason’s Gym. [Raika returned to Japan, and will be there until after her upcoming fight takes place in February.] Raika (left) Belinda Laracuente (Center) Melissa Hernandez (right) Hernandez told WBAN, “Training Raika was a
(JAN 19, 2009) The Silver Reef Casino filled half of the fight card on January 17th with women’s bouts. Six women, three fights, two of the rematches, and two Northwest belts resulted in just about everything a fight fan would like to see. Molly McConnell stepped in to the ring to face Tammie Johnson in a
(JAN 19) As the sport of Women’s boxing staggered back to it’s corner after the 2008 round, I thought of Mort Sahl’s long ago, ingenuous line. The future of the sport does lie ahead. That may be the best thing that can be said about Women’s boxing and it’s future. Whether that future will bring
(JAN 14) On January 31, 2008, in Laramie, Wyoming, on the Tommy Morrison card, Mia “The Knockout” St. John will be featured on the card in a celebrity exhibition bout. St. John will be in the ring with middleweight Veronica Mahling, and will be wearing head gear, with 14 oz. gloves with the much heavier