(JAN 1, 2017) WBAN sends warmest congratulations to Great Britain’s Olympic Flyweight Gold Medallist from London 2012 and Rio 2016 on her being made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2017 Queen’s New Year Honours List announced this week. This is the second such award for the 33 years
(AUG 20) Estelle Mosselly of France is the new 60kg Olympic Lightweight champion coming from behind to defeat China’s Yin Junhua on a split decision in Rio Friday. It’s been a magnificent year for the French woman who also struck Gold in Astana at the 2016 Women’s World Championships earlier this year. Team USA’s Claressa
(JUNE 4) Wednesday sees the quarter-final stages of the 2014 Women’s Elite Championships in downtown Bucharest, Romania and few surprises as yet from this year’s Championships. The Olympic Gold medallists from London 2012 are both on the ‘Gold trail’ again on Wednesday with Nicola Adams in action against Bulgaria’s Stoyka Petrova at 51kg whilst
Nicola Adams To Star in Hour Long ‘Sports Life Series’ on British TV – by Michael O’Neill – (additional reporting ITV.com) (NOV 6) “I almost feel like it was my destiny to go to the Olympics and win gold. Something was always telling me at the back of my mind that you need to stick at
(NOV 6) “I almost feel like it was my destiny to go to the Olympics and win gold. Something was always telling me at the back of my mind that you need to stick at boxing, this is going to be your way out, this is your way to having a better life. Boxing