Category: WBAN Story

History Embarrassment to Women’s Boxing: Why is this for a world title? This is no more than a lukewarm “tune up” fight

 WBAN has only one question:  Why in the world is this a world title fight? On Saturday night, June 4, 2022, at the Ulrich-Pfeiffer-Halle, Aalen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Ema Kozin, 21-1-1, is fighting Szilvia Szabados, 18-18-0 for a vacant WBF Super Welterweight title.  (According to online source) Kozin fought in her last fight the likes of

Updated: WBAN is now celebrating 24 years on the Net June 1, 2022

We have updated Women Boxing Archive Network (WBAN) with announcing that we have now been on the Internet 24 plus years, going live in May of  1998.  Before talking about the roots of WBAN, I first want to thank everyone from  photographers, writers, boxers, managers, promoters, matchmakers and more for helping me to accomplish having

IBA President proposed to postpone elections to May 14

The International Boxing Association (IBA) Extraordinary Congress concluded the first of two days of meetings in Istanbul earlier today. Of 165 eligible members, 142 were in attendance in person in Istanbul, while 8 joined online. Elections for the positions of President and independent members of the Board of Directors of IBA remain scheduled for the

Istanbul sets up new records at the Women’s World Boxing Championships

The Official Draw confirmed that 310 boxers from 73 countries are attending the 12th edition of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships which is taking place in Istanbul, Turkey. The 7th Qinhuangdao edition in 2012 was the previous record-holder with the participation of 305 boxers from 70 nations, therefore, the Istanbul event breaks the previous achievement. Several