The late Rose Byrd was a Coach and trainer in the sport. She broke many barriers to become a female Trainer/Coach during the early 60’s and 70’s, and assisted her husband Joe Byrd as he prepared for professional matches. This assistance compelled her to become more active in boxing when it was not popular for women
Professional info: First female from Kansas City to win a world championship. She fought from 1990-2000. At the age of 20, Joe Gallegos became her boxing trainer. Stacy Prestage’s 1st professional fight was in May 1990 against Baby Bear Duran. Stacy won the four round fight. Her opponent who was 40 pounds heavier. She fought
Copyrighted photos: Linda Platt First International Woman Boxing Photographer Linda was born in Washington, D.C. Her father loved boxing and introduced her to the sweet science at a very young age. She relocated to Las Vegas in late 1979 where she began attending weekly boxing cards at the Silver Slipper Casino making friends and photographing
Article Caption /1977: SOME DAYS IT DOESN’T pay to get out of bed, let alone get in a boxing ring. For Toni Lear Rodriguez of Portland it was a tough night all over as the welterweight took a beating from Sue Fox of Las Vegas in a four-round women’s bout at the Hyatt Lake Tahoe
Meeting online, the AIBA Board of Directors agreed the outline timeline for elections, made steps towards the election of athlete representatives and approved further measures aimed at delivering AIBA’s reforms in good governance, financial and sporting integrity. On 12 December, AIBA will host a Congress as the first step in holding elections for the Board
On September 4, 2021, in Brookings, Oregon, pioneer female boxer Teresa “Red Star Princess” Kibby passed away at the age of 68 years old. She was born on August 12, 1953. Kibby was born to Emil and Evelyn Buckskin in Tollhouse, California. She was later adopted by the Kibby family of Smith River, California in
PHOTOS ON FILE WITH WBAN (SEPT 3) On August 28, 2021, at the IGA Stadium, in Montreal, Canada, boxing fans around the world heard after a six-round scheduled fight between Jeanette Zacarias Zapata, an 18 year old, getting stopped in the fourth round by 31 year old Marie Pier Houle, that Zapata was critically injured
Thomas Gerbasi, a USA Journalist who has followed women’s boxing as he has followed men’s boxing, and has done many articles, a book about women’s boxing entitled “The Sweeter Science: A Look at Women’s Boxing.” Award-winning boxing writer Gerbasi takes a look at the often unappreciated sport of women’s boxing with this collection of stories
AIBA is aware of potential issues and allegations concerning the judging of certain bouts at the Asian Boxing Championships held in Dubai. AIBA takes such allegations very seriously. After liaising with several National Boxing Federations, AIBA anticipates the Refereeing and Judging (R&J) Committee will conduct an immediate investigation into the work of all relevant appointed
(JUNE 1) [IWBHF Tickets: www.iwbhf.com/tickets.htm ] The coronavirus pandemic, as it did with all sports, had a debilitating effect on the sport of Women’s boxing. However, this particular sport and the athletes who have chosen to compete inside the ropes are no strangers to surmounting obstacles in their path to a boxing ring. It is,