Category: WBAN Story

Cecilia Braekhus Presented With Ring Magazine’s First Women’s #1 Pound-for-Pound Title Belt

(SEPT 14) Las Vegas, Nevada—Undisputed Women’s Welterweight World Champion ‘The First Lady’ Cecilia Braekhus, (34-0-0, 9 KO’s) was honored on Thursday afternoon, September 13 with a presentation of THE RING Magazine’s Women’s #1 Pound-for-Pound Title Belt. The presentation of the first belt of its kind was made by RING Magazine’s Editor-in-Chief Doug Fischer in the Media Center

Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano Makes Another Historical Imprint Saturday Night

(SEPT 10) On Saturday night, at the Barclays Center, Brooklyn, Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano, now 35-1-1 (26KO), of Brooklyn, went for her sixth title, in six weight classes, making history when she fought in a WBO Super Lightweight World Title against Yamila Reynoso.  Serrano won the bout by a ten-round unanimous decision, with judges scores

New leader of Olympic boxing body is one of Uzbekistan’s leading criminals’ —Gafur Rakhimov has been linked to extortion, car theft and more…

(JAN 27, 2018) – Associated Press)  A boxing official described as “one of Uzbekistan’s leading criminals” by United States authorities has been named interim president of the Olympic sport’s governing body.  The International Boxing Federation (AIBA) said its vice-president Gafur Rakhimov was promoted on Saturday after the “unexpected resignation” of interim leader Franco Falcinelli. “Rakhimov

Big Strides Made in Pakistan in a History-First: Female boxers included in Pakistan’s 36th National Men’s and Women’s Boxing Championships – by Sue TL Fox

(JAN 20)  Today is the first day of the 36th National Men’s and the First National Women’s Boxing Championships that are being held at the  WAPDA Sports Complex, in Lahore, Pakistan.  The tournament will run from January 20 to 24, 2018. In the first time in history, female boxers are included in this event, with 

Prestigious WBAN Belt to Be Awarded to Winner of Shields-Nelson Showdown for World Super Middleweight Championship Live on SHOWTIME

(JAN 9) The WBAN, one of the most highly-respected organizations in female boxing, has announced that their World Super Middleweight Championship belt will be on the line this Friday, January 12, when two-time Olympic gold medalist Claressa “T-Rex” Shields (4-0, 2 KOs) defends her WBC and IBF titles against undefeated mandatory challenger Tori Nelson (17-0-3,

Sahin Retains WBF Intercontinental, Parwani Wins International Title

(AUG 7) While it had been a very wet day, the Boxing-Gods made sure the rain had stopped when the first bell sounded for a big World Boxing Federation (WBF) Championship double-header staged outdoors on a football-pitch in Essen, Germany on Saturday evening, August 5. The sold-out event promoted by Bjoern Sothmann had WBF Womens