(MAY 2) Blame Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood for denying women’s boxing fans the most intriguing matchup in the history of the sport. That, actually, and a balky Achilles tendon. Clint Eastwood – courtesy photo – Million Dollar Baby Producer It’s not like Christy Martin and Lucia Rijker didn’t know – or talk, a lot –
(APR 21, 2020) It wasn’t immediately clear after Christy Martin defeated Deirdre Gogarty in their historic March 16, 1996 bout what a game changer their fight really was. But it didn’t take that long, either, before the boxing world came to realize something special happened that night at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas.
PORTLAND, OR – (March 16, 2019) This week the International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame [IWBHF] finalized the venue for the upcoming 2019 Banquet/Induction Ceremony, that marks our sixth year when the organization was founded in 2014. The prestigious event will take place on Friday, August 30, 2019, at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel, located
PORTLAND, OR – (January 27, 2019) WBAN is proud to announce the International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame (IWBHF), Class of 2019. This sixth annual induction represents a record breaking number of honorees in the history of this signal institution which has recognized and honored those individuals who have, over the history of the sport
NEW YORK – Throughout boxing history, women have made a significant contribution to the sport, both in and out of the ring. These contributions have often been met with little recognition from the media and the public at large, including those within the boxing world. But today, the Boxing Writers Association of America is pleased
(JUNE 4) During the fight – and it was a peppery Pier Sixer even the skeptics had to admit – there didn’t seem to be anything particularly unusual or noteworthy, say nothing of historic, going on. There was blood, buckets of it, and a knockdown, generally six rounds of boxing mayhem. Or, in Christy Salters
(APR 18) PORTLAND, OR- The International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame has announced it’s initial class of inductees who will be honored at an induction ceremony and brunch on July 10th in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Further details will be announced prior to the ceremony. The seven inductees, Barbara Buttrick, Bonnie Canino, Christy Martin, Regina Halmich, Christy Halbert, Lucia Rijker and Jo-Ann Hagen (posthumous)]
(AUG 17) The date was November 9, 1996, and a chance for women’s boxing to shine this night. The fight was a televised Pay-Per-View featuring Bethany Payne vs. Christy Martin. As Payne entered the ring they announced and posted on the “tale of the tape” that Payne donned an impressive 15-1 record. Where that bogus
(AUG 21, 2005) Trace the present day history of the sport of Women’s boxing to its beginning and Christy Martin is the prominent name in the conversation. It was Martin who provided the nascent sport with it’s first national recognition, culminating on the front cover of Sports Illustrated. It is not an overstatement that every
(MAY 16, 2005) When memories exceed expectations, it’s fairly certain you’re on the wrong path. “Million Dollar Baby” was a nice movie. It wasn’t the best boxing movie ever made, although it was voted the best movie of 2004, a year not distinguished by great movies. “Million Dollar Baby” was certainly not the most realistic