(MAY 5) Some may think that women boxers putting out “public challenges” to other female boxers may be something that has transpired in the last 10 years or so…..But WBAN has discovered that the first “Public Challenge” as of this date of the research we have in our archives actually took place on September 22,
(MAR 15) On August 15, 2006, WBAN ran a story about a former WBAN photographer Dale Hausner, who provided coverage for WBAN with photographs of events that took place in Arizona. At this time in 2006, Hausner was arrested, along with a roommate, in Arizona, where he was facing allegations of murders (serial murderer), and
WBAN reported on September 23, 2008, that it had been reported in the Boxing News Magazine, that on November 16, 2008, it would be a landmark date in the history of women’s boxing, when Britain had it’s first ever all-women’s boxing card. The event took place at the Heritage Hotel in Derby, United Kingdom. The
WBAN was notified that Stephanie Dobbs, has been accepted in the Guinness Book of World Records for the “Most professional boxing bouts [female].” Dobbs received a beautiful certificate to commemorate her achievement. Ralph Hannah, of the Records Management Team, with the Guinness World Records said in a letter to Dobbs, “We are pleased to confirm
(JULY 15) This week WBAN conducted an interview with Lucia Rijker about her corporation, Rijker Striker Inc., she has developed that incorporates all of her talents and knowledge that she has gained throughout the last 26 years of competing in and outside the ring. TL Fox: You started Rijker Striker, Inc. in about February of
(DEC 31, 2005) WBAN has listed “some” of the most outrageous things that went on in the sport for 2005. It would be impossible to list them all-but here are some of our top picks! Here you go…. “DID YOU GET TIRED OF HEARING THE WORDS MILLION DOLLAR BABY”? THE MOST OVER USED PHRASE IN
(AUG 21, 2005) Trace the present day history of the sport of Women’s boxing to its beginning and Christy Martin is the prominent name in the conversation. It was Martin who provided the nascent sport with it’s first national recognition, culminating on the front cover of Sports Illustrated. It is not an overstatement that every
(MAY 16, 2005) When memories exceed expectations, it’s fairly certain you’re on the wrong path. “Million Dollar Baby” was a nice movie. It wasn’t the best boxing movie ever made, although it was voted the best movie of 2004, a year not distinguished by great movies. “Million Dollar Baby” was certainly not the most realistic
(APR 8, 2005) In the “Movie Land” news this week, it has been reported that actor Clint Eastwood is set to direct and star in a boxing-themed ‘Million Dollar Baby’ based on a movie about a fighter-turned-trainer who ends up training a woman in her early 30’s who wants to box. BUT this will NOT
(MAR 31, 2005) WBAN broke the news on March 18, that Christy “The Coal Miner’s Daughter” Martin was finally going to face Lucia Rijker on July 9th, in Los Angeles, California. Rijker gained international attention after being featured as the “villain boxer” in the Oscar Winning movie “Million Dollar Baby”. Now, Rijker and Martin will