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The "Best" , The "Coolest"
in the sport in 2017! |
Another year has
gone by and it is time to have the "Hot" Picks
for 2017!
WBAN has
elected to list more than one boxer in certain categories to give our due
respect for those fighters who have worked hard throughout the year to
qualify for that top pick!
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Cecilia Braekhus
32-0-0 (9KO)
Bergen, Norway |
Fighter of the
year
of the Year
2017
Cecilia Braekhus
"First Lady" |
Cecilia
"First Lady" Braekhus has had quite a year in 2017. In February of 2017, in a
Five-Star Boxrec matchup against Klara Svensson, she defended
her five world titles (IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC, WBO), winning
by a unanimous decision; then in June of this year, she
fought in yet another five-star Boxrec bout against Erica Farias,
defeating Erica by decision, a top-rated unification world title
bout that included the (IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC, WBO) world titles, again successfully defending her
five world title; and lastly in October, she defeated Mikaela
Lauren, rated four-stars with Boxrec, by a sixth round TKO, in a scheduled ten rounder,
defending her five titles (IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC, WBO). She still has remained
undefeated after fighting a little over ten years, with a boxing
record of 32-0-0 (9KO). Braekhus, fought all
top-rated opponents in 2017, with all bouts being for five world
titles on the line. Braekhus has made her own history in Norway,
created her own Boxing Promotional company, and was WBAN's top
pick of "Fighter of the Month" three times in 2017!
More on Braekhus;
Braekhus makes history
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Amanda Serrano
34-1-1 (26KO)
Brooklyn NY, USA |
Highest
Achievements of the
year 2017
Amanda Serrano
"The Real Deal" |
| Amanda "The Real Deal"
Serrano has had a fantastic 2017 year in and out of the
ring! She won the WBC Diamond title, the
WBAN World
title, as well as becoming the first female to win a
world title in five divisions. She was featured in the
main event twice on Showtime Boxing Extreme and she was
added to the Puerto Rico Sports Museum alongside her
sister Cindy “Checkmate” Serrano. There was
a beautiful mural painted of she and CIndy in their
neighborhood, and just signed a great opportunity for an
MMA deal. She also won the
Ring 8 NYS Female Fighter of the Year. Out of the
ring, she has been featured in 15 magazines, with two on
the cover. Lastly, this great multi-world champion was
nominated Univision’s Athletes of the year. Amanda was
WBAN's top female boxer of the month twice in 2017! |
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Katie Taylor
8-0-0 (4KO)
Bray, Ireland
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Top European
Fighter
of the Year 2017
Katie Taylor |
| Katie Taylor is from
Bray, Ireland, where she has held the WBA lightweight title
since October 2017, and successfully defended against Jessica
McCaskill in a five-star bout in December of 2017. As a
prodigious amateur boxer, Taylor won five consecutive gold
medals at the Women's World Championships, gold six times at the
European Championships, and gold five times at the European
Union Championships. As Wiki stated, "she was the flag bearer
for Ireland at the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony before
going on to win an Olympic gold medal in the lightweight
division. She has had seven fights in 2017 and in this
short time of turning pro she has already accomplished becoming
a world champion.
More On Katie
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Mariana Juarez
47-9-4 (18KO)
Mexico City, Mexico
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Top Latina
Fighter
of the Year 2017
Mariana Juarez
"Barbie" |
| Mariana "Barbie" Juarez,
had a fantastic year in 2017, with having three professional
fights, all for defending her WBC Bantamweight world title, and
winning all three fights.In April of 2017, when she had fought
Catherine Phiri, according to online media sources, she drew
more than 400,000 fans to watch her fight against Phiri.
Juarez has been boxing professionally since 1998, accumulating
60 professional fights. Photo credit: Boxrec |
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Claressa Shields
4-0-0 (2KO)
Flint, Michigan |
Hottest Rising Star In
Boxing 2017
Claressa "T-Rex" Shields |
| Claressa "T-Rex" Shields is a two-time Gold Medal winner in the Olympics, first
earning her first Gold in 2012, and then in 2016.
In March of 2017 she fought Szilvia Szabados for the NABF
middleweight title, and winning by a TKO in the fourth round.
This bout was featured as the main event on ShoBox and was the
first time for a female bout to be in the main event with this
Network. In June, She headlined the "Detroit Brawl,"
facing Sydney LeBlanc in her first scheduled eight-round bout,
winning that bout by decision. In August she defeated Nikki
Adler for the WBC Super Middleweight belt, and the vacant IBF
belt which was featured on Showtime. Outside the ring, she won
the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Sports Award for "Biggest
Powerhouse." |
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M.C. Mary Kom
Most in the AIBA ‘amateur’ sport
had written her off but now she hopes to win the Gold in Tokyo 2020. |
Amateur
Boxer
of the Year 2017
M.C. Mary Kom
M.C Mary Kom (48) kg for an unprecedented 5th Gold
medal at the ASBC Asian Confederation Championships in Vietnam in
November 2017.
“I am really happy the way this championship has panned out. I would
like to dedicate this victory to all those who have supported me
even though the world had written me off. I would like to thank my
coaching staff who worked hard with me over the last few months,”
said Mary Kom, now aged 35 after her 5th Gold and a Silver in her
6th ASBC final. |
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Jyoti Singh
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Youth
Female Amateur
Boxer
of the Year 2017
Jyoti Singh
Youth Female ‘Amateur’ of the Year: Jyoti Singh who
annexed the 2017 Flyweight World title on home soil in Guwahati,
India. She had only recently moved up to Flyweight but defeated all
comers including Russian favourite Ekaterina Molchanova. That Gold
medal performance also guaranteed the young Indian a place in the
2018 Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
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Citlalli Ortiz
Her eventual aim? After
winning AIBA Senior Elite titles she hopes to turn Pro... |
One to
Watch in 2018
Citlalli Ortiz
Honourable mention to Team USA’s WBC ‘amateur’ female
champion Citlalli Ortiz, relatively unknown on the International
circuit. She boxes out of the Lee Espinoza Coachella Boxing Club.
Having defeated the champions of Ireland, Kazakhstan and Russia,
Ortiz dominated throughout AIBA Youth tournament to take her first
international title and has the ability to shine at Senior Elite
level. |
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Top Amateur
Boxers Who Turned Pro!
Nicola Adams
Natasha Jonas
Mikaela Mayer
A Great pool of talent who
has now turned pro! Nicola
"The Lioness" Adams a two-time Gold Medal winner in the Olympics,
first earning her first Gold in 2012, and then in 2016 made her pro
debut in April of 2017. She made her pro debut on April 8,
2017. She won by points in her debut, but stopped her
next two opponents in her following fights. She is now 3-0-0
(2KO). London 2012 Olympian
Natasha Jonas signed with Matchroom Boxing and made her professional
debut in June of 2017. She in that short time has already
accumulated a 4-0-0 (4KO) record, having four pro bouts in the last
six months of 2017. US Olympic
boxer Mikaela Mayer, signed with Top Rank and made her pro debut on
August 5, 2017. She has won all of her bouts in 2017, and now
is at 3-0-0 (2KO). She gave up her dreams to win a gold
in the Olympics but she told the Associate Press, ""I just felt I
wanted a bigger stage, more of a challenge. But it was a really hard
decision for me. I went back and forth with it for months." |
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Inspirational
Boxer
of the Year 2017
Claressa "T-Rex" Shields |
Claressa "T-Rex" Shields, has done what many fighters
male or female could only dream of or hope for to accomplish in the
sport. Winning two gold medals in 2012 and 2016, and being one of
the first females to compete in the "first time in history" in the
Olympics that took place in London. She became a world champion in
2017 after making her pro debut in 2016. She had three bouts in
2017, fighting for the NABF title in a six-rounder against Szilvia
Szabados stopping Szabados in the fourth round (History first being
shown on ShoBox); she went on to fight Sydney LeBlanc winning the vacant
Silver WBC Super Middleweight belt in a scheduled eight round bout,
winning by a unanimous decision; and lastly, winning by a fifth round
TKO over Nikki Adlerfor the vacant IBF super middleweight title, and WBC
Super Middleweight world title in a ten rounder, among many other
accomplishments of this boxer who is helping pave the way for other
female boxers...Shields was our top pick in September 2017 as Fighter of
the month.
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Angelique Ducehmin
26-Years Old
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Special Final
Tribute in 2017
Angelique Ducehmin
RIP Angelique
| WBAN would like to pay a special
Final Tribute to France's World Champion Angelique
Ducehmin, just 26 years old who passed away in 2017. Ducehmin was 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 ten-round unanimous
decision. |
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2017 WBAN Fighters
of the Month
Special Mention!
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Marcela
Acuna/Jan
Amanda Serrano/Feb
Cecelia Braekhus/Mar
Alondra Garcia/Apr
Esmeralda Moreno/May
Lupita Martinez /June |
Cecilia
Braekhus /July
Amanda Serrano/Aug
Claressa Shields /Sept
Jessica Chavez /Oct
Cecilia Braekhus/Nov
Kenia Enriquez/Dec |
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| WBAN would like to give a
special mention to the female boxers who were our top picks
throughout the year of 2017, as our "Fighters of the Month".
When you consider all the many fights that go on each month with
the high amount of professional female boxers on the scene, it
is very difficult to be picked as a "Fighter of the month".
Congratulations to each of these female boxers who was WBAN's
top picks for each month! |
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Top Fights for the Year
Amanda Serrano
vs. Yazmin Rivas
Mayerlin Rivas vs. Dayana Cordero
Katie Taylor vs. Jessica McCaskill
Naoko Fujioka vs. Yokaste Valle
Jessica Chavez vs. Esmeralda Moreno
Arely Mucino vs. Tenkai Tsunami
Esmeralda Moreno vs. Ibeth Zamora Silva
Mariana Juarez vs. Catherine Phiri
Missed one?..send link to
WBAN to view video of a fight you feel should be listed ----Email:
wban100@aol.com
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The Coolest in 2017
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Five countries win
golds as 2017 AIBA Youth Women’s World Boxing
Championships come to a close in Guwahati
(NOV 26) Sunday witnessed ten
thrilling finals of the 2017 Women’s Youth World
Championships in the north-east India city of
Guwahati, at which Russia, Kazakhstan, USA and South
Korea topped the podium along with the hosts India
whose boxers dominated the lighter weight
categories. A total of 160 boxers from 31 countries
began the week-long tournament, which also made
available four quota places for the 2018 Youth
Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. Full
Story
Lucia Rijker Inducted
in the Fifth Annual Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame
(AUG 13) Caesars Palace Hotel and
Casino hosted the Fifth annual Nevada Boxing Hall of
Fame Awards dinner last night, former Female Boxer
Lucia Rijker was inducted with boxing legends like
Michael and Leon Spinks, Tommy Hearns, Michael
Carbajal, Erik Morales...Full
Story
Jill Diamond to be
honored at Raging Babe Brunch: Shine Bright on
September 16th(AUG
8) LAS VEGAS - On September 16th, on the morning of
boxing's next mega-fight, Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady
Golovkin, boxing's "Raging Babes" will gather at
Mandalay Bay to celebrate and honor WBC Cares Chair
and Journalist Jill Diamond at the Raging Babe
Brunch, dubbed "Shine Bright." Diamond joins an
exclusive group of women who have received the award
- a group that includes promoters, journalists and
executives who blazed the trail for other women in
the boxing industry. Full
Story
Amanda "The Real Deal" Serrano donates her WBO 118
lb. World Title to the Sports Museum
(JUNE 24) WBAN's top pick for "Cool
Story of the Week" Features Amanda "The Real Deal"
Serrano, 32-1-1 (24 KO), from Brooklyn, New York,
born in Puerto Rick, and a multi-world champion,
including our WBAN world title holder. This week
she donated her WBO World title belt to the Sports
Museum.
Full Story
Shawn Porter, Layla
McCarter Named Nevada Pro Boxers of the Year
(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. Full
Story
Cool Story of the Week:
The Serrano Sisters Honored with a Beautiful Mural
in their Bushwick Neighborhood!
(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 Rick yesterday to see a beautiful Mural
of the two! Full
Story
Cool Event of the
week: The Highlands Neighborhood Association
"National Night Out" in Longview
(AUG 5) This week I had a great
opportunity to attend the National Night Out,
that took place on August 1st in Longview,
Washington. In particular I attending the event to
meet up with boxing coach and who started the
Highlands Neighborhood Association (HNA) Lions Den
Boxing gym, Juan Rodriguez, who invited WBAN to be
there to check out the new boxing gym that is being
developed for the community. Full
Story
Pro Boxer Amanda
Serrano and and 31st Annual Ring 8 Holiday Event &
Awards Ceremony
NEW YORK (December 11, 2017) - Less than 24 hours
after he defeated previously undefeated Guillermo
Rigondeaux, WBO Junior Lightweight World Champion
and two-time Olympic gold medalist Vasyl "Hi Tech"
Lomachenko attended yesterday's (Sunday, Dec. 9)
31st annual Ring 8 Holiday Event and Awards Ceremony
to accept the Ring 8 2017 Muhammad Ali International
Fighter of the Year Award....Full
Story
Oscar De La Hoya to
Host 5th Annual After-School Program Giveaway at
Garden Grove Boxing
(NOV 7) Olympic Gold medalist and
10-time boxing world champion Oscar De La Hoya will
host his fifth annual after school program equipment
giveaway in which he will present
new-state-of-the-art boxing equipment valued at
thousands of dollars to the youth of Garden Grove
Boxing. De La Hoya will be on-hand to present the
equipment to dozens of youth that train at the gym,
while also encouraging them to continue in their
training and to lead positive lives. Interviews with
Oscar De La Hoya will be available immediately
following the presentation. Full
Story
15 Days to go – Mary
Kom announced as Ambassador for 2017 AIBA Women’s
Youth World Championships and official mascot
unveiled in Guwahati
(NOV 5) 15 Days to go – Mary Kom
announced as Ambassador for 2017 AIBA Women’s Youth
World Championships and official mascot unveiled in
Guwahati. The world’s top women’s boxing prospects
will descend on the Indian city of Guwahati in 15
days’ time for the start of the 2017 AIBA Women’s
Youth World Championships. Running from 19-26
November, it is the first time that a standalone
competition for the age group has taken place,
reflecting the growth of the sport and level of
talent coming through in the new Olympic cycle.
Tokyo 2020 will...Full
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Fuchs
Takes Fourth International Gold of 2017 at Balkan
Tournament
(OCT 23) Flyweight
Virginia Fuchs (Kemah, Texas) capped off her already
impressive 2017 season with her fourth international
gold at the 2017 Balkan Tournament in Sophia,
Bulgaria. Fuchs, who finishes the year 16-0 in
international tournaments, once again faced
Brazilian Grazieli Jesus de Sousa and took the
judges card for another unanimous decision victory.
The win closes out a dominating...Full
Story
Women's Boxing Breaks the Barrier of being main
event on major Network: Showtime
(MAR 11) First off,
WBAN would like to congratulates Showtime for
allowing women's boxing to finally be televised on
their network. With that said, so lets get down to
business on this topic. Now that we are aware of
you putting a 1-0-0 (1KO) boxer in a main event for
a title, WBAN has many ...Full
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2017 International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame
Inductees Announced
(JAN 9) The International Women's
Boxing Hall of Fame (IWBHF) is proud to announce our
2017 IWBHF Inductees. Those to be honored include
Eileen Eaton (posthumous); Holly Holm;
Daisy Lang; Ria Ramnarine; Ana
Marie Torres; and Ada Velez
Full Story
Saturday - January 14th: Amanda Serrano Defends WBO
Junior Featherweight World title--and WBAN makes a
Mark in New York(JAN 8) Women's boxing
is beginning in 2017 with a very exciting world
title fight that will take place next Saturday on
January 14, 2017. We have Amanda Serrano vs. Yazmin
Rivas fighting for the (Independent/award) WBAN
world title, with Serrano defending her WBO Junior
Featherweight world title, and the special WBC
(super bantam) Diamond belt in this Five-Star rated
bout. The fight will be aired on Showtime Extreme.
Full Story |
The "NOT SO HOT" In Women's
Boxing For the Year 2017!
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AIBA and Ching-Kuo Wu – Joint
Statement: Mr. Wu has decided to step down from his
position as AIBA President
(NOV 20) International Boxing Association (AIBA)
and Mr Ching-Kuo Wu announced today that they have amicably
agreed to resolve the management issues within AIBA and to
withdraw and terminate all related pending procedures before
civil courts and AIBA Disciplinary Commission.Both parties
agreed that at this stage there is no indication of any
unethical behaviour by either party. Full
Story
Suspension of AIBA President
by Unanimous Vote of the Executive Committee
(NOV 5) The Executive Committee of the
International Boxing Association has voted unanimously to
provisionally suspend its President Ching-Kuo Wu, pending
the outcome of disciplinary proceedings for several serious
disciplinary charges including financial mismanagement. The
decision was taken by a vote of 14-0 at the EC meeting...Full
Story
Amateur boxing’s president set
to be forced out amid financial turmoil
(JULY 25) The president of
amateur boxing’s governing body, Aiba, is set to be ousted
from his position with instability and financial turmoil
growing at the organisation. Wu Ching-kuo will be asked to
step down after 13 members voted to pass a motion of no
confidence in the president with a further two...Full
Story on The Guardian
Aiba ‘risks
bankruptcy’ as civil war erupts at top of amateur boxing
(JULY 22) Amateur boxing’s
governing body, Aiba, faces the risk of bankruptcy after
demands it immediately pays back millions of pounds in loans
and investments it does not have, a senior figure in the
organisation has claimed to the Guardian...The revelation
comes amid an increasingly bitter civil war inside Aiba,
which has led to .. www.theguardian.com
WBAN is looking for a very exciting
year and top picks for 2018! |
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