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Chantelle Cameron
to Face Arina dos Santos Araujo for a WBC Title
September 30, 2020 |
(SEPT 30) On Sunday, October 4, 2020, at the Marshall Arena, in
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, in a female bout, Chantelle Cameron,
12-0-0 (7KO), of Northhampton, UK, will face Ariana dos Santos
Araujo, 6-0-0 (1KO), of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The two will be fighting
a ten-round bout for the vacant WBC Super Lightweight Title.
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Thorslund Wins by a
Decision over Radovanovic
September 28, 2020 |
(SEPT 28) On Saturday night at the Struer Arena, in Struer,
Denmark, super bantamweight Dina Thorslund, 121¾, now 15-0-0 (6KO),
of Struer, won a ten-round unanimous decision over Nina Radovanovic,
118¾, of Rakovica, Serbia. Radovanovic is now 14-4-0 (3KO). The two
were fighting for the WBO Super Bantamweight title. There were six
male bouts featured on the card.
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Next Fight for Ireland’s Katie Taylor
confirmed to fight Miriam Gutierrez
September 25, 2020 |
(SEPT 25) In today’s news on the Internet, reports are that
Katie Taylor will be fighting Miriam Gutierrez on November 14,
2020. Apparently Gutierrez is the mandatory defence against this
boxer. Both will enter the ring with undefeated records, with
Gutierrez at 13-0 (5KO) and Taylor 16-0-0 (6KO). The bout will
take place on the Matchroom card.
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WBA World Super Bantamweight Champion
Mayerlin Rivas Open Letter
Source/photos: Facebook
September 24, 2020 |
(SEPT 24) This week WBA World Super Bantamweight Champion Mayerlin Rivas
posted an open statement/letter about the sport with the
Venezuelan Boxers, and more. Eddie Montalvo translated the
letter in English, and WBAN received permission to publish it.
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Flash From the Past: WBAN has just
published a Slideshow on YouTube from the June 15, 2012 Holm
vs. Mathis Rematch!
Photos by Sue TL Fox
September 23, 2020 |
(SEPT 23) Flash From the Past: WBAN has just published a Slideshow on YouTube from
the June 15, 2012, that took place at the Route 66 Casino Hotel,
in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where Holly Holm, 146, of New
Mexico, won by a 10-round unanimous decision over Anne Sophie
Mathis, 145.5, of France. Holm won the WBF, IBA, and WBAN
welterweight world title. We are beginning to publish historic
photos, past photos, videos, etc. from the WBAN Collection...Full
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Shreveport to Host 2020 USA Boxing
National Championships
Source: Press Release
September 20, 2020 |
(SEPT 20) COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. – USA Boxing announced
today the 2020 USA Boxing National Championships will now take place
at the Shreveport Convention Center in Shreveport, La., Dec. 5-12.
“Hurricane Laura wreaked havoc on the city of Lake Charles and
rendered their Civic Center inhospitable for this year’s National
Championships. This came on top of the pandemic which already nearly
wiped out the 2020 National Tournament calendar,” stated Michael
Campbell, USA Boxing Events and Operations Manager.
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First For Women: A “Tyger” in Our Tank – First-ever female
fight in Connecticut – January 10, 1976
Source/The Glove/1976
September 19, 2020 |
(SEPT 19) Let me take you back
to January 10, 1976: In WBAN's Historical Database that dates back
to 1720, I added a History-first fight report that took place at the
Woodbury Armory on this date, and the article is entitled: "First
For Women: A “Tyger” in Our Tank – First-ever female fight..Full
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Lady Tyger Trimiar had a Dream....A Female Boxer
from the 70's and 80's
By Sue TL Fox
September 17, 2020 |
(SEPT 17) Since the age of 10 years old, she visited the neighborhood gyms and watched
fighters spar each other. She watched boxing on television. One day she told people at the
gym that she wanted to be a boxer, and to have a trainer. Lady Tyger remembers that when
she expressed that dream to others, they just...Full
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Big News on DAZN: IBF Champion Maiva
Hamadouche Joins Matchroom Boxing
Source: DAZN news
September 16, 2020
Courtesy Graphic/PR |
(SEPT 16) Eddie Hearn and
Matchroom Boxing have signed yet another women's world boxing
champion, and are set to schedule a series of unification fights
in the super-featherweight ranks. Matchroom Boxing have announced
the acquisition of women's IBF super-featherweight champion
Maiva Hamadouche on a multi-fight co-promotional deal with OPI
Since 82.
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Rematch in 2021 for a McCaskill vs. Braekhus Rematch?
Source: Press Release/
Internet media
September 14, 2020 |
(SEPT 14) The buzz in
today's news is that boxing fans will be treated to a rematch
between Jessica McCaskill who defeated Cecilia Braekhus for her
multiple title belts (WBC, WBO, WBA, IBF, and IBO) that took
place in August. The fight took place in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and
the judges scored the controversial contest a majority decision
with 95-95, 97-94, 97-93.
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Enerolisa De León of Spain is added
to WBAN's Boxers Profile Segment!
by Sue TL Fox
September 12, 2020 |
5'3" featherweight Enerolisa De León was born on January 31,
1982, in La Vega, Dominican Republic, and currently fights
out of Madrid, Spain. Enerolisa began boxing in September 2016,
and in that same year she had her first amateur bout, on October
28th. In her amateur career, she accumulated eight
fights, that also included competing in Muay Thai.
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When Female Boxing Was not Cool!
Check out a new segment WBAN will be doing on the history of the
Sport - 1974
by Sue TL Fox
Source: Boxing Illustrated
September 9, 2020 |
(SEPT 9) When Female Boxing
Was not Cool! Check out a new segment WBAN will be doing on the
history of the Sport. This is one of the few magazines at the
time in the 1970's that even gave "any" ink to female Boxing.
This is out of the Boxing Illustrated Magazine, dated September
1974! They were one of the first to actually publish female
boxing ratings at the time. Source: WBAN Library of history/
copyrights to Boxing Illustrated, September 1974 *for historical
purposes only.
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Mark Taffet Media Signs Agreement
with Women's Boxing Heavyweight Standout Danielle Perkins
Source: Press Release
September 8, 2020 |
NEW YORK – September 8, 2020 - Former HBOPPV boxing head and 2018
Women’s Boxing Manager of the Year Mark Taffet, through his company
Mark Taffet Media LLC, has entered into an agreement with 2019
Boxing World Championships heavyweight gold medal winner Danielle
Perkins and her SBG Management team to fulfill Perkins’ dream of
becoming world heavyweight champion. Perkins registered an
impressive, exciting victory in her August 20 pro debut when she
knocked down and unanimously defeated previously unbeaten Monika
Harrison at Kronk Gym in Detroit.
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Fight Report: Bendana Stops Beattie -
Former Amateur Stars Towl and Coulson Win In Style On Pro Debuts
by Gianluca Di Caro
Photo credits/Courtesy-Ali Campbell
September 7, 2020 |
(SEPT 7) The second event in the LET BATTLE COMMENCE ‘behind
closed doors’ series, in association with PAPA JOHN’S PIZZA and NEON
ENERGY DRINK, which was broadcast live on FITE TV, finally took
place on Friday night at the the Northern Hotel in Aberdeen, after
being forced to be rescheduled twice in August due to COVID-19
pandemic issues, the most recent due to Aberdeen being put back in
lockdown just a few days before the event was due to take place on
August 15th.
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(SEPT 6) While we have more downtown during the pandemic, WBAN has been going through the
archives of photos and videos that have been shot at various
events during the 22 years of covering the sport.
We have just uploaded a short video clip on the Melissa
Hernandez vs. Lindsay Garbatt where the two were fighting for
the GBU-WIBA and WBAN Super Featherweight...Full
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Another Big Fight on the Horizon?
Sauerland Promotions/
Press Release
photo Credits: Facebook
September 1, 2020 |
(SEPT 1) Women's boxing does seem to be picking up, even
through the pandemic as promoters try to find ways to keep boxing
action active for boxing fans. In the latest news, today
Sauerland Promotions put out a press release in regards to the WBC
ordering Thanderz to face the current WBC and IBO Super
Featherweight title holder, Terri Harper, who is 10-0-1 (5KO), who
has just fought in August of 2020 having a fantastic fight against
Natasha Jonas!
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Two Female Boxers Tie For
our Top pick for WBAN's September 2020 Fighter of the Month!
September 1, 2020 |
(SEPT 1) WBAN would like to give a huge Congratulations to
both Katie Taylor and Delfine Persoon! It was a very tough
pick with some other great fights that took place recently. In
the rematch Taylor won a very close decision with Persoon---two
warriors in the ring taking on tough competition when they fought
again!
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Jessica McCaskill and Katie Taylor
were awarded in August by the WBA
Source: WBA Press Release
September 1, 2020 |
(SEPT 1) Jessica McCaskill was named the World Boxing
Association’s Boxer of the Month and Katie Taylor earned the
Honorable Mention in August thanks to their hard-fought victories.
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