(AUG 3) LAS VEGAS – Former world champions Shawn Porter and Layla McCarter were chosen as Nevada Men’s and Women’s Pro Boxers of the Year, respectively, and will be honored by the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame at a gala induction ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 12 at Caesars Palace. Michelle Corrales-Lewis, the Hall’s CEO, also
(JULY 24) There was a very exciting, surprising, and high honor for world champions Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano and Cindy “Checkmate” Serrano. The two came back recently from Puerto Rico yesterday to see a beautiful Mural of the two! Amanda Serrano said to WBAN, “I just came back from Puerto Rico yesterday to be
(JULY 23) DETROIT – German WBC Super Middleweight World Champion Nikki Adler is hard at work for her Friday, August 4 title defense against two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa “T-Rex” Shields. Adler (16-0, 9 KOs) will make the third defense of her WBC 168-pound title, and try to add the IBF Super Middleweight belt to
AIBA’s former Chief Executive Ho Kim from Korea who was ‘sacked’ by the AIBA in 2015 has today sent a detailed response in which he, in turn, insists that all actions taken by him were on the instruction of AIBA President Dr Ching-Kuo Wu. The Korean not only justifies his own actions but makes further
(AUG 31) After a historic Olympic Boxing Tournament at Rio 2016, with 13 gold medals awarded at the end of 16 days of competition and 273 bouts, AIBA President Dr Ching-Kuo Wu, AIBA Vice-Presidents and Commission Chairs convened in Lausanne for two days of meetings to reflect on events during the Olympics and the necessary
(AUG 30) Mayweather Promotions proudly presents Titans of the Trade: Breakfast of Champions—Strength, Courage, and Glove Affair. This will mark the 7th edition of this special event. We’re proud to produce this remarkable occasion, as it brings together a distinct group of individuals who have influenced the sports and entertainment world. During the Titans of
(AUG 25) This weekend WBAN has listed some of the highlights of women’s boxing that will take place worldwide. We would love to be listing much more boxing action but it looks like slim pickin’s otherwise. On Saturday night, August 27, 2016 – Palenque de la Feria, Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico, Mariana Juarez will fight
(AUG 22) Heather Hardy and Shelly Vincent brought their unbeaten records to the southernmost tip of Brooklyn, commonly known as Coney Island, staging a ten round donnybrook that stole the show at the Premier Boxing program, promoted in conjunction with Lou Di Bella’s Di Bella Entertainment at the open air Ford Amphitheater, hard by the
(AUG 22) Claressa Shields took her place in American boxing history on Sunday afternoon, when she became the country’s first boxer to win two Olympic gold medals. Shields once again dominated the Middleweight (75kg) competition from the outset, working her way through to the last-day final against the Netherlands’ Nouchka Fontijn. It was another hugely
(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