December 18, 2002
Para Draine Wins by a Split over Marilyn Salcido – by Mary Lehman
On December 18, 2002, in front of sold out crowd at the Marriott Hotel in Irvine , CA , Para Draine of Spokane, Washington beat Marilyn Salcido of Rialto , California by a split decision to win the IFBA junior bantamweight title. The “ Battle of the Ballroom” fights at the Marriott have been around