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Amateur Boxer Deborah Grant Added to
WBAN's Boxers Profiles!
November 29, 2023 |
(NOV 29) WBAN has just added
an elite amateur boxer, Deborah Grant, who is from Spring
Lake, North Carolina, and currently fights at 57 kg/125 lbs.
She is ranked #2 in the nation with USA Boxing. Some of the top
highlights of Grant's amateur thus far are some of the following:
In 2023, Grant has just arrived on the National level and has
made a statement; In March of 2023 Grant won the 2023 57KG
division at the National Qualifier..Full
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Dallas Malloy: Pioneer Trailblazer
inducted into our 2023 International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame
Elite Class!
by Sue TL Fox
November 28, 2023 |
(NOV
28) The International
Women's Boxing Hall of Fame has begun adding videos of our 2023-2024
IWBHF Inductees. Today, we are now featuring Dallas Malloy,
our IWBHF 2023 Inductee. Read about this fascinating 2023 IWBHF ..
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Maori World Champions get honour with
awards
by Benjamin Watt
November 26, 2023 |
(NOV 26) IBO World Super Bantamweight Champion Mea Motu and IBF
World Heavyweight Champion Lani Daniels were both honoured over the
weekend at the Maori Sports Awards in Tauranga. The annual
Maori Sports Awards took place Saturday night at Mercury Baypark, Mt
Maunganui, New Zealand. 10 different awards were up for grabs
including Te Pikinga o Tawhāki Individual Māori World Champions.
This award is given to all individual Māori sportspeople who achieve
world champion status in their respective sport during 2023.
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Boris van der Vorst elected first
President of World Boxing
at inaugural Congress
Source: Press Release
November 25, 2023 |
(NOV 25) FRANKFURT,
GERMANY -- Boris van der Vorst has been elected as the
first President of World Boxing at its inaugural Congress in
Frankfurt. The Dutchman secured 63 percent of the vote
against Elise Seignolle from USA Boxing and will serve an
initial two-year term. In his inaugural Presidential
speech following the election, Boris van der Vorst, said: “I am
humbled and honored to have been elected President of World
Boxing and I would like to thank everyone...Full
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Segolene Lefebvre Won a Ten-round Majority Decision over
Tysie Gallagher for WBO Title
November 25, 2023 |
(NOV
25) Last night at
the Hippodrome Municipal, in Douai, France, Segolene Lefebvre,
now 18-0-0 (1KO), of Douai, France, won a ten-round majority
decision over Tysie Gallagher. Final judges scores were 95-95,
97-93, and 96-94. The two were fighting for the WBO super
Bantamweight World title.
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Sarah Scheurich wins by
TKO over opponent
November 20, 2023 |
(NOV
20) On
Saturday, at the Classic Remise, Duesseldorf, Germany Sarah
Scheurich,168½, 3-0-0 (2KO), from Germany who's fight
qualifies for one of the picks by WBAN as a crazy matchmaking bout,
fought Nana Chakhvashvili, 164¼, of Gurjaani, Georgia, with a now
7-24-0 by being...
*qualified to be listed on WBAN's Crazy Matchmaking fight.
*Out of 18 of Nana's last fights she has been stopped 17 times....
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Erin Walsh has arrived in
professional boxing
Photo & Story by Benjamin Watt
November 20, 2023 |
(NOV 20) The Irish-born New Zealander Erin Walsh has arrived
in professional boxing with a second-round stoppage over Thailand
boxer Nantachat Wanpeng at ABA Stadium in Auckland. On Friday
evening, Peach Boxing put on another spectacular show, showcasing
some of his best amateur and professional boxers from New Zealand.
Two names in particular who will be entering the elite division next
year are five-time New Zealand champion Omid Azizi and three-time
New Zealand champion Sonny Moroni.
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January 20: Natasha Jonas Defends
Welterweight World Title Against Mikaela Mayer in Liverpool LIVE on
ESPN+
Source: Press Release
Photo Credit: Mary Ann Owen |
LIVERPOOL, England - Two-weight world
champion Natasha Jonas will defend her IBF welterweight world title
against former unified world champion Mikaela Mayer in a landmark
night for women’s boxing as two of the sport's biggest stars meet on
Saturday, Jan. 20 at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England, live
on ESPN+ in the U.S. and Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland.
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LeAnna Cruz and Oshae Jones win their
bouts on Philadelphia Card
Photo Credits: vc/Fox
Source: Press Release
November 14, 2023 |
(NOV 14) NEW YORK - Six
members of the Split-T Management displayed winning performances
this past Friday night at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia.
Those members include Sonny Conto, LeAnna Cruz, Greg Outlaw,
Dante Benjamin, Haven Brady Jr. and Oshae Jones.
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Paddy Donovan to be Showcased on
Cameron-Taylor II PPV card
Nov. 25th in Dublin, Ireland
Source: Press Release
November 13, 2023 |
(NOV 13) NEW YORK –
Undefeated Irish welterweight sensation Paddy “The Real Deal”
Donovan (11-0, 8 KOs) will fight for his first title as a
professional on November 25th against BBB of C English
welterweight champion Danny Ball (13-1-1, 6 KOs) in a 10-round
bout for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental
Welterweight Championship.
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The History of New Zealand Women's
Lineal Champion
by Benjamin Watt
November 11, 2023 |
(NOV 11) The Lineal champion
is considered the best of the best in each weight division,
which is often passed down from when a boxer suffers a loss.
Here, we will argue who was the New Zealand Lineal National
women's champion. This is of the opinion of the writer, and this
lineal title is more hypothetical. When we think about
this subject, we need to start from the beginning of New Zealand's
women's boxing in 1997..Full
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Two female Bouts featured on Friday
Night's boxing card in Philadelphia
Source: Split Promotions
November 8, 2023 |
(NOV 8) PHILADELPHIA, PA --
There will be a great night of boxing that takes place on Friday
night, November 10th at the 2300 Arena as King's Promotions
presents Split-T Showcase. The card will feature some of the
best talent from boxing's top management company, Split-T
Management. Tomorrow there will be the weigh-in that takes
place. King's Promotions Presents Split-T Showcase
Weigh-In Thursday at 3 PM ET.
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Rugby player Farah Palmer Cup
Championship returns to professional boxing
by Benjamin Watt
November 7, 2023 |
(NOV 7)
One of the Farah Palm Cup Championship Northland Kauri champion,
Trish Vaka (Ngāpuhi), will return to professional boxing after a
four-year hiatus, returning on the double world title undercard
on December 2nd.
December 2nd will be one of the most exciting dates with one of
the biggest Northland Boxing events in history, with IBF World
Heavyweight champion...full
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Yokaste Valle Defended her titles
against Anabel Ortiz
Source: Golden Boy
Promotions-
Press Release
November 5, 2023 |
(NOV 5) CARTAGO, COSTA RICA - One of boxing's most active
World Champions, Yokasta “Yoka” Valle (30-2, 9 KOs), successfully
defended her IBF and WBO Minimumweight World Titles against former,
two-time World Champion of Mexico City, Anabel “Avispa” Ortiz (33-6,
4 KOs) in a 10-round match that went the distance in front of more
than five-thousand fans.
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Shurretta Metcalf to fight Miyo
Yoshida on November 7th in New York
November 3, 2023 |
(NOV 3) On November 7, 2023,
at the Edison Ballroom, in Manhattan, New York, there will be a
female bout featured on the card. Shurretta Metcalf, 12-4-1
(2KO), of Dallas, Texas, will be facing Japanese former WBO
Junior Bantamweight world champion Miyo Yoshida, 16-3-0 (0KO) in
a ten-round belt and will be vying for the vacant IBF
Inter-continental Bantamweight title.
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Three Female Bouts featured on
November 3rd Boxing Event in El Paso, Texas
Source: Press Release
November 1, 2023 |
(NOV 1) King's Promotions Ring Wars VI at The County Coliseum
in El Paso, Texas Media Week Schedule. El Paso, Texas---On
Friday night, November 3rd, King's Promotions will host their
inaugural event at The County Coliseum in El Paso..Full
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