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
(MAY 2) After the fantastic female bout(s) that took place at the Madison Square Garden, in New York, that had a sold-out crowd of over19,000 boxing fans, and we are sure the sport has gained much momentum after this event, we would like to let those boxing fans and more know that an International Women’s
In a historical and electrifying fight, Katie Taylor successfully retained her World Boxing Association 135-pound belt against Amanda Serrano. Both starred in the first women’s all-star fight at Madison Square Garden and went down in the golden pages of world boxing. [photo credit: Angel Bovee] During the first four rounds, the Irish Olympian, with a
(MAY 1) Last night at the Madison Square Garden, in New York, women’s boxing made yet another “footprint” in the sport for now seeing that women’s boxing should have been in the “mainstream” Long ago! In a history-first a female multi-world champion bout was featured in the main event, with a sold out crowd of
(APR 30) It has been a long haul for women’s boxing. For countless years, females being told that women’s boxing was not wanted or accepted. Through 24 years of covering the sport on WBAN for amateurs and professionals and witnessing the terrible lulls and the hopeful highs of the sport—-it is wonderful to see tonight’s card
(APRIL 28) As women’s boxing approaches one of the biggest fights in the history of women’s boxing with this Saturday’s huge fight between multi-world champions Katie Taylor of Ireland vs. multi-world champion and WBAN’s two-time world champion Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano – it could not be a better celebration for the sport of women’s boxing!
(APRIL 27) On January 1, 2022, WBAN put out a list of fights that boxing fans and WBAN would like to see happen! Then on January 27, it was announced by DAZN, that one of the biggest fights on the horizon would take place on April 30, 2022, at the Madison Square Garden, in New York
(APR 12) For the past year, WBAN has been reporting to the boxing community the questionable things going on with the “Official Boxing Records site” Boxrec.com, and the ABC Commission, in their practices of not reporting professional bouts for men and women. Even when they were provided videos, photos, proper documentation, and more. We published several
(APR 5) Very excited to announce that I will be meeting up with a great pioneer female boxer, middleweight Darlene “Princess Blue Bird” Buckskin (Dar Buckskin). Dar was ranked #2 in the world in the late 1970’s, up to 1980. I will be seeing Buckskin in the first part of June to spend the day with
(FEB 22) The International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame (IWBHF) inductees skew heavily, in number, toward the retired boxers upon whom the sport has made it’s often arduous climb to it’s rightful place in the spectrum of professional sports. That circumstance is entirely as it should be, for without these athletes, their finely developed skill in