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
In the top left photo, Reid lands a left to Therese Robitaille’s chin, Copyrights: The Whig-Standard, dated July 30, 1991; and in the bottom right photo Robitaille (left) backs away from a right delivered by Reid, copyrights: Rob Cowperthwaite/The Kingston Whig-Standard/Postmedia Network.] Jenny Reid, born in Calgary, Alberta and raised in Toronto, Ontario, she was
Lou DiBella is an American boxing promoter, television and film producer, has been a long time supporter of women’s boxing. Through his famous promotion of Broadway Boxing shows in and around New York City, the president of DiBella Entertainment promoted such fighters as Sonya Lamonakis, Keisha “Fire” McCleod, Jessica Camera, Hanna Gabriels, Cherneka Johnson, Alicia
(JAN 8) LAS VEGAS, NV – The premier celebratory event in Women’s boxing, the International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame Induction ceremony, has scheduled it’s ninth event on Saturday, October 22, 2022 at the Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is the second consecutive year the event will be held in the
(FEB 21, 2020) This year marks our seventh year anniversary since the International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame (IWBHF) became in existence. We have since inducted many of the top retired female boxers, and males who have contributed largely to the success of women’s boxing. In January of 2014, was our first announcement of the
LAS VEGAS, NV —(February 3, 2020) (Latest Update: Event moved to March 27, 2021 with two years of inductees) To purchase tickets for the event, go to www.iwbhf.com — Isra Girgrah Wynn is among seven modern era boxers voted into the 2020 class of the International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame. Also included in that
(SEPT 6) On August 30, 2019, at the Double Tree Hotel, in Brisbane, California, the International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame (IWBHF) held our sixth year in the sport to honor our twelve 2019 IWBHF Inductees, and special honorees who received other awards. [Photo credits: Mary Ann Owen] We held our event just one day
The annual seminal event in the sport of Women’s boxing, the International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame induction, will be held on August 30 at the Double Tree Hotel in Brisbane, CA (approximately ten miles north of San Francisco). The 2019 ceremony/dinner, the sixth edition of a celebration of the sport of Women’s boxing, it’s
(JUNE 28) TICKETS are available for sale for the International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame. We have also DISCOUNT tickets for who qualify for those tickets in the event. Come and enjoy meeting a lot of these great world champions and more! We have three great guest speakers at the event. CHRISTY MARTIN, JILL DIAMOND,
(APR 17) Ask Bridgett Riley about boxing being a “contact” sport, and she might not exactly agree with you, and for a reason you might not believe. Her now Hall of Fame pro boxing career was at an early crossroads – her record a middling 2-2 – following back-to-back loses to Theresa Arnold, herself an accomplished boxer