(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
WBAN is excited to announce that ALL of the inductees WILL be present at the history-first for the International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame. We just confirmed the last two for the induction ceremony. Germany’s boxing star Regina Halmich and her father will be flying in from Germany to be at the event. Lucia
PORTLAND, OR–(May 6, 2014) Barbara Buttrick, 84 year old Englishwoman and ground breaking pioneer in the sport of Women’s boxing, has been elected to the initial class of the newly established International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame. She will be inducted, along with six other female honorees, at a ceremony on July 10 in
(APR 30) The International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame (IWBHF) is excited to announce that the history-first IWBHF Induction Ceremony that will take place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel (Pier Sixty-Six), in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on July 10th will be hosted by Bill Calogero of the Talkin Boxing With Billy C TV & Radio
PORTLAND, OR—The newly formed International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame (IWBHF) has announced the scheduled induction of Regina Halmich into the initial class of seven women to be honored on July 10 in Fort Lauderdale, FL., in conjunction with a US National Female Golden Gloves tournament. Halmich is generally recognized as the boxer who, during
PORTLAND, OR—The newly formed International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame (IWBHF) has announced the scheduled induction of Regina Halmich into the initial class of seven women to be honored on July 10 in Fort Lauderdale, FL., in conjunction with a US National Female Golden Gloves tournament. Halmich is generally recognized as the boxer who, during
(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)]
(FEB 24) WBAN has made more strides in 2014, than any other year in the sport. Going on over 15 years on the net, and having the FIRST-EVER history of Women’s Boxing on WBAN, first published in May of 1998, of events that happened that the public had no idea about—we have now made a
(FEB 2) WBAN announced that in 2014, we were excited about creating a new organization the INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S BOXING HALL OF FAME (IWBHF). We have just opened up a Facebook on the IWBHF, and invite you to visit it. WBAN will have the website up for the IWBHF in the near future. IWBHF on Facebook
An interesting historical article that was dated in 1987, when President Jose Sulaiman was not for women boxers fighting in the sport. WBC President Sulaiman made a statement in sports news with the VC cycle and quoting the following: ”The world boxing Council Friday say that it strongly opposes professional boxing for women and all