(JULY 26) After the outrage that was felt from many areas of the sport, over the seven-second bout of Miranda Adkins vs. Seniesa Estrada where Estrada was defending her WBC Silver Light Flyweight belt—-the fight was viewed as the fastest KO in women’s boxing history. Unfortunately the bout viewed by most onlline and elsewhere, saw
Boxing fans the world over are ‘’reeling’’ with the news that boxing, one of the oldest Olympic sports, may NOT be included in Tokyo 2020 unless the International Olympic Committee (I.O.C) is satisfied that changes in the Association’s structure will be put in place in the coming months. The I.O.C. had already expressed its displeasure
(MAY 6) Multi-world welterweight champion, Cecilia “First Lady” Braekhus of Bergen, Norway entered the ring Saturday night, holding five of boxing’s most prestigious titles that include the WBC, IBF, IBO, WBA, and WBO. Across the ring was Rhode Island’s own, Kali “KO Mequinonoag” Reis, a former WBC women’s champion, using her underdog role to fuel
(JAN 29) On Saturday night (Jan. 27) at the Sofia Hall, in Sofia, Bulgaria, Borislava Goranova, 152½, now 11-52-3 (0KO), of Sofia, took on a pro debuter, Liliya Simova, 150¼, of Bulgaria, with Goranova winning by a four-round unanimous decision. Final judges scores were 37-40, 36-40, and 36-40. Now one might be inquisitive as to
(JAN 27) In the latest news on the net, with an upcoming amateur boxing event that will take place, news sources report that this year will be the first to include female boxers in the Texas State Golden Gloves Tournament. The event will take place from February 28 to March 3, 2018. The venue is
(JAN 27, 2018) WBAN is publishing this press release from the US Treasury Dept, United States, in regards to Gafur Rakhimov who was recently appointed interim president of Olympic boxing’s governing body. 2/23/2012 – PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury today designated seven key members and associates of the Brothers’ Circle
(NOV 14) Recently crowned WBA Lightweight champion Katie Taylor makes her first title defence against Jessica McCaskill of the United States at the iconic York Hall in London on December 13th it was confirmed by promoter Matchroom Boxing and Eddie Hearn this morning. Photo credit: SkySports The bout will be shown LIVE on Sky Sports
(NOV 13) The 2017 AIBA Women’s World Youth Championships take place in Guwahati, India from 19-26 November with the vast majority of the competing nations now on their way to or already in India. There is an eight strong Irish contingent leaving Dublin early Wednesday and they’ve been training for some weeks now both at
(AUG 30, 2017) WBAN would like to pay a special Tribute to France’s World Champion Angelique Ducehmin, just 26 years old when passed away yesterday. Ducehmin a professional female boxer with a undefeated boxing record of 14-0 (3KO), winning the WBF Featherweight World title on May 12, 2017 when she defeated Ericka Rousseau by a
(AUG 13, 2017) The 2017 EUBC European Union championships have ended in Cascia, Italy with the host nation taking most medals. The event saw some 87 athletes from 19 countries take part : Bulgaria, Czech Republic, England, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Sweden, Turkey, Wales, Holland and Croatia. [Photo credit: