JoAnn Hagen, a fighter in the fifties, was the only female to defeat Barbara Buttrick. She was very graceful in her movements when she boxed in the ring. Some interesting tidbits on Hagan (from The Police Gazette-June 1950): Hagen had appeared on the Steve Allen Show in November 1956. The show was viewable at the
(OCT 11) On October 6, 2023,at the International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame event, at the Orleans Hotel & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada, at our pre-celebration day of the “Night of the Stars” event, WBAN presented three mini-WBAN Belts with a case to three prominent pioneer female boxers for the first time in the
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
The International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame (IWBHF) is proud to announce that Stuart Breslow is receiving the highly prestigious Special Award “Beyond the Ropes” on Saturday, October 7, 2023, at the Orleans Hotel & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The IWBHF developed this award to honor those who played a significant part in
Marty Robert Wynn, born September 27, 1971, is an American entrepreneur, founder of the pioneering sports and entertainment company, Raging Promotions Inc, and creator of the social media boxing Internet Pay-Per-View Network, Raging TV. Marty Wynn is the second oldest brother of three siblings, son of James Wynn, a hard-working blue-collar worker and Shirley
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
(JULY 13) The International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame (IWBHF) is happy to announce the latest addition to our event that takes place on Saturday, October 22, 2022, at the Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada. We have quite a line-up thus far for our IWBHF Induction Ceremony that is definitely a “Don’t Miss
(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,
(MAY 27) LAS VEGAS – The International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame (IWBHF) Induction Ceremony, that was to take place on Saturday, August 29, 2020, at the Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, has been moved to a later date of Saturday, March 27, 2021. All ticket holders will be forwarded to the new