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
Copyrighted photographs by : Sue TL Fox/WBAN The Rose Garden Arena, Portland, Oregon. Promoter: Golden Boy, Inc. Matchmaker: Ed Steinfeld Judges: Greg Baker, Joe Bonaventura, Bob Flamme, Jim Howard Referees: James Erickson, David Hagen, Darrell Lewis Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy, Inc promoted its second show in the Portland Rose Garden on Thursday, Nov.
RR: What made you decide to get into boxing? PARA: I initially got involved with female boxing when I was 21… I remember the first time I heard about letting females start boxing! I was talking to my father a thousand miles from home in boot camp! I remember my dad telling me–