Irish boxers guaranteed two medals in EUBC Women's Championships in Alcobendas, Madrid by Michael O'Neill (additional reporting from  IABA’s Bernard O’Neill) August 28, 2019

(AUG 28) Dundalk lightweight Amy ‘Canelo’ Broadhurst burst into tears of joy after stunning a World champion at the European Women's Elites in Madrid today.  Earlier this week Castlerea, Roscommon’s Aoife O’Rourke reached the last four with a resounding win over one of the favourites, Tetiana Petrovich (Ukraine) 5-0.  Full Story

Tenge Settles Ngubane Rivalry Once And For All Source:  WBF Photo credit: Facebook August 26, 2019

(AUG 26) Noni Tenge remains the World Boxing Federation (WBF) Women's World Super Welterweight Champion after defeating long-time rival Mapule Ngubane by sixth round technical knockout on Sunday, August 25th, at the Indoor Sports Centre in Mdantsane, East London, South Africa.  Full Story

Canada: Results of Two Female Bouts on Card August 25, 2019

(AUG 25) Last night at the Kent North Imperial Centre, Richibucto, New Brunswick, Canada, heavyweight Annie Mazerolle won a six-round unanimous decision over Giovanna Gonzalez. Final judges scores were 60-54, 59-55, and 59-55. In a second female bout, flyweight Jani Babineau, won a four-round unanimous decision over Brenda Balderas. Final judges scores were 40-36 on all cards.

Special Final Tribute:  Pro boxer Vicki Woods Passed Away by Sue TL Fox August 20, 2019

(AUG 20) Yesterday morning, WBAN received some very sad news about retired professional boxer, Vicki Woods.  Vicki Woods of Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA, was born on February 21, 1963.  She passed away earlier this week.  In her time of fighting as a professional boxer, she had 23 fights and she absolutely avoided no one in the ring---fighting many of the top female boxers from her career that spanned from 1997 - 2001 with a 9-11-3 (6KO) record.   Full Story

Claire Hafner to fight Geovana Peres on October 4th for WBO Title August 20, 2019 Photo Credit:  Courtesy

(AUG 20) “Classy” Claire Hafner is a Canadian professional boxer currently residing in Ottawa, Ontario. She began her amateur career in 2013 where she won numerous tournaments, including the prestigious Ringside World Championships, and was the silver medalist in the 2016 Canadian Championships.   Full Story

Nonina Defends WBF World Bantamweight Title Against Hamzaoui Source: WBF August 20, 2019

(AUGUST 20) After a one-off foray into the featherweight division, World Boxing Federation (WBF) Women's World Bantamweight Champion Bukiwe “Anaconda” Nonina will defend her title against former WBF World Flyweight ruler Amira Hamzaoui on August 31 in Sterkspruit, South Africa.  Full Story

Meet Alyssa Anne Marsh - Amateur Boxer on the Scene! Photo Credits: Alyssa March Courtesy photos August 19, 2019

(AUG 19) Courage, diligence and perseverance are some of the many awesome qualities that define amateur fighter, Alyssa Anne Marsh. At the age of 27 years old, she is focused on maximizing her athletic career as a fighter while also balancing her responsibilities at her three other jobs.  She is working full-time as a senior club manager at Blink Fitness, part-time as a cycling instructor, recruiting director and ambassador at Flywheel Sports, and lastly part-time as a Mitt Work coach and instructor at Everybody Fights.  Full Story

Accidental Clash of the heads ends the Isabel Millan vs. Leonela Yudica in a NC August 18, 2019

(AUG 18) On Friday night,  at the Estadio Aldo Cantoni, San Juan, Argentina, the fight between Leonela Paola Yudica vs. Isabel Millan, ended in a NC after an accidental headbutt in the 4th round.  Yudica, the current champion was defending her IBF Flyweight title.  In the second female bout,  Mari Roman won a ten-round unanimous decision over Julieta Cardozo. Roman successfully defended her bantam IBF Title.

Ireland names team for 2019 EUBC European Championships in Madrid by Michael O'Neill August 16, 2019

(AUG 16) Confirmation from the IABA and their HPU that Ireland will be represented at this year's European Championships in Madrid by a team of cour, but will be without World Champion Kelly Harrington still recovering from the injury that forced her to withdraw from the European Games Final in Minsk recently, against Mira Potkonen.  Full Story

Claressa Shields vs. Ivana Habazin Flint and Detroit Press Conferences Quotes and Photos Source:  PR Photo Credits:  Stephanie Trapp/Showtime August 15, 2019

(AUG 15) FLINT, Mich.- Undisputed middleweight champion Claressa Shields and former world champion Ivana Habazin squared-off and exchanged words at a pair of press conferences in Flint and Detroit on Wednesday, as they previewed their battle for the WBO Junior Middleweight World Championship taking place Saturday, October 5 live on SHOWTIME from Dort Federal Event Center in... Full Story

Cecilia Braehus Now Training with Abel Sanchez in Big Bear! Source:  PR August 14, 2019

(AUG 14) Los Angeles, CA --- Undisputed Women’s Welterweight World Champion ‘The First Lady’ Cecilia Braekhus, (35-0, 9 KOs), has commenced training under the watchful eye of the world-renowned Abel Sanchez at his gym, The Summit Training Center in Big Bear Lake, CA as she prepares for her return to the ring.  Full Story

Noni Tenge Set For Third Defense Of WBF World Title Source:  WBF August 14, 2019

(AUG 14) World Boxing Federation (WBF) Womens World Super Welterweight Champion Noni Tenge, 19-1-1 (10), will make the third defense of her title on Sunday August 25 at the Indoor Sports Centre in the Mdantsane township of East London, South Africa.  She will be going over familiar ground, as her opponent will be compatriot rival Mapule Ngubane, 8-7-3 (1), who is aiming to make it third time lucky against Tenge, after losing twice on points in entertaining previous encounters.  Full Story

Calixta "Cali" Silgado vs. Silvia "The Panther" Gonzalez will dispute the vacant UBC World Title Source:  UBC August 12, 2019

(AUG 12) On Friday, August 30th, at the Portal Arena of the Commercial Center Portal de San Felipe in Cartagena of Indians city, Colombia there will be a interim super bantamweight title up for grabs at this event.  The bout is set to be the main event on the live...Full Story

Oshae Jones Makes History at 2019 Pan American Games Source:  PR/Bob Trieger August 7, 2019

(AUGUST 7) LIMA, Peru -- Oshae Jones (Toledo, Ohio) made history on the first night of finals at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru by becoming the first ever women's welterweight Pan American Games gold medalists. This marked the first time in Pan American Games history the women would have five weight classes, compared to the two previous Games having three weight classes.  Full Story

Claressa "T-Rex" Shields to fight Ivana Habazin for the Vacant WBO /WBC vacant title Source: PR August 6, 2019

(AUG 6) NEW YORK - - Undisputed middleweight world champion Claressa Shields' attempt at history has been rescheduled for Saturday, October 5 live on SHOWTIME. Shields will aim to make history as the fastest fighter in boxing, male or female, to become a three-division world champion when she takes on former world champion Ivana Habazin for the vacant WBO Junior Middleweight Title on SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION (9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT) from Dort Federal Event Center in Flint, Mich.  Full Story

Selina Barrios Scores First Round Knockout Source:  PR/Mario Serrano August 5, 2019

(AUGUST 5) SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - This past Saturday at the Alzafar Shrine in San Antonio, TX, Female lightweight contender, Selina "Aztec Queen" Barrios improved to (6-1, 3 KOs) after knocking out Nina Gallegos with a vicious body shot just 42 seconds into round one. Supreme Boxing Promotions was the promoter.   Full Story

Featherweight Champion Eva Wahlstrom retains title, fights split draw with Ronica Jeffrey; Mitchell and Hart fight to a Draw Photo Credits:  Mary Ann Owen August 3, 2019

(AUG 3) LAS VEGAS  – World Boxing Council (WBC) female World super featherweight champion Eva Wahlstrom retained her title by fighting to a 10-round split draw last night with challenger Ronica “Queen” Jeffrey at Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas. Full Story

Team USA Closes 2019 Pan American Games with Four Silver Medals Source: PR/Bob Trieger August 3, 2019

(AUG 3) LIMA, Peru -- The American teams time in Lima, Peru at the 2019 Pan American Games came to a close last night after six intense days of boxing action at the Miguel Grau Coliseum.
Bantamweight Duke Ragan (Cincinnati, Ohio) and light welterweight Keyshawn Davis (Norfolk, Va.) began.... Full Story

Team USA Wins Five Bronze Medals; Advance Five to Finals of 2019 Pan American Games Source:  PR/Bob Trieger Photo credit: Facebook/ Naomi Graham August 2, 2019

(AUG 2) LIMA, Peru  -- Team USA won five bronze medals yesterday and advanced five boxers to the championship bouts of the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru after two semifinal sessions took place at the Coliseo Miguel Grau.  The Americans had a rough and challenging start to the first session of the semifinal bouts, with three heartbreaking loses for Delante Johnson (Cleveland, Ohio), Yarisel Ramirez (Las Vegas, Nev.) and team captain Richard Torrez Jr. (Tulare, Calif.).  Full Story