On Father’s Day, June 18, 2000, at the Regent Hotel, in Las Vegas, Nevada there were two daughters, 23-year-old Freeda Foreman and 34 year-old Maria Johansson, who made their pro debut, along with some male bouts that were sons of famous boxing fathers. The fights were televised on Fox Sports Net. Freeda Foreman’s dad, George Foreman
On February 11, 2000, at the Treasure Island Casino, in Kenner, Louisiana, and televised on ESPN, the Margaret Sidoroff (108) vs. Jolene Blackshear (111) fight was considered by most— the best fight on the televised portion of ESPN2. (Three undercard fights that were very exciting did not make it on television). There was no loser
I arrived at about 11:00 am at the Lucky Eagle Casino, in Rochester, Washington. I was surprised to see Dakota Stone, and her manager sitting on the benches. I asked Stone if she was fighting, and she told me that she was scheduled to fight Stacy Taylor. There was a slight problem with the match. Taylor
In March of 1993, Dallas Malloy became the first female to challenge the USA Boxing’s bylaw in a federal court. Her dream was to box against other women in the Olympic Games, a goal attainable only as a member of USA Boxing. For months she trained without any immediate hope of competing. Malloy’s lawsuit against
(OCTOBER 5, 1999) You know that I have a lot of tolerance for what happens in women’s boxing, and will report any and everything that is of public interest on my womenboxing.com site about the events occurring in this sport. [Top Photo by Sue TL Fox] I am also covering the Mixed Match with Margaret MacGregor
Story by Sue TL Fox – September 4, 1999. Copyrighted. All rights Reserved. At the beginning of September of 1999, we discovered from a Bremerton Newspaper in the State of Washington, that there was going to be a “History’s First” with the first sanctioned bout between a man and a woman. The woman, 36-year
On February 11, 1999, WBAN was able to contact Bonnie Prestwood, another past World-class Bantamweight/Flyweight boxers in the World from 1978 – 1986. Prestwood still resides in Indiana. She told me that she boxed for about ten years. She said that she had so many unofficial fights in small towns in many make-shift situations that
During my early days in boxing, you could find the usual assortment of items at the gym: worn out heavy bags, one used and slightly droopy boxing ring, drippy showers, squeaky lockers and the gravely voice of an overly-excited trainer. And, yet, at the same time, I never felt more like I belonged. I loved
Pay-Per-View fiasco – January 16, 1999 -“This is a fight on Tyson’s undercard in Las Vegas at the MGM. Heather Shoffner, 136 lbs., vs Corinne Vanreykdegroot, 136 lbs. Shoffner did not have any business in the ring, and she was KO’ed in 1:05 seconds of the first round! She did not appear to have any
The Coal Miner’s daughter must have been more naughty than nice in 1998. How else to explain Sumya Anani’s delivery of a lump of early Christmas coal to Christy Martin’s holiday celebration? When the Kansas City native stunned the women’s boxing world with her upset win December 18, it was the kind of fight that