WBAN makes its own History!
June 13, 2008 |
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On June 13, 2008, at the Isleta Casino & Resort, in Albuquerque, New
Mexico, on the televised PPV event
“FINALLY”---WBAN “Finally” made its own history in the sport. WBAN
celebrates its 10-year anniversary of being live on the net as of
June 2008---and WHAT better way to celebrate those 10 years then
to honor the women boxers with a prestigious award belt for being
the best of the best in the sport. Never before have
women boxers received an independent World Title belt, for being the
“Best of the Best”, and having an opportunity to fight for an elite
independent belt. Ring Magazine does it for male boxers-and it is
time that WBAN does it for female boxers.
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Salandy Wins five world titles
December 9, 2006
Salandy is deceased after being tragically killed in a car
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Boxing world record history was made
today, in Trinidad and Tobago, when at the Jean Pierre Complex,
Port of Spain, in Trinidad West Indies, Gizelle Salandy of
Trinidad won five (Junior Middleweight) world title belts, that included
the WBA, WBC, NABC, WBE, and IWBF. Promoter Boxu Potts has already
applied for recognition for this fight to be inducted into the Guinness
Book of World Records. Salandy, 149 ¼, defeated her opponent,
Mariem Brakache, 151, with a 10-round unanimous decision.
Potts said in a press release, “From the onset, both fighters went at
each other through the bout like two pit bulls. Salandy used a lot of
lateral movements while displaying good hand speed, but Brakache soon
adapted to her style, by cutting off the ring and drawing Salandy back
into a slugfest, which suited Brakache’s style of fighting. In the
preflight press conference, Salandy had stated to have a short night,
with Brakache, i.e., the judges and referees would not have any work to
do. Salandy also said that the only thing the referee would have to do
is count Brakach out from one to ten, but Brakache won a lot of fans
with her relentless punching style, while she was cutting off the ring.
Final judges scores for the bout: Judge George Sntaude scored 98-92;
Judge McKenzie Granger, 98-92; and Judge Trevor Arno, scored 96-94.
At the end of the fight, both fighters congratulated each other and
Salandy promised Brakache a rematch. Potts stated that he was satisfied
with the performance of both fighters. He said, “It is fights like this
where it generates public interest, and also gives credence to the world
of women boxing.”
A father, son and
daughter fight on same boxing card
by Mike
Collins
News-Gazette Sports Writer
November 14, 2006 |
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MUNCIE – It was another history making
evening Saturday night at the downtown Muncie Horizon Center as
Richard Crabtree Entertainment hosted yet another outstanding King
of the Ring boxing program.
A large majority of the fine crowd on hand came to witness boxing
history.
For the first time anywhere in the history of boxing, the evening
saw a father, son and daughter all participating on ..Full
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First sanctioned women's bouts in the
Republic of Ireland.
©Copyrighted article from the Irish Times -writer: Carl McGinty
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THE skies outside were filled with exploding fireworks. So what if only
a few hundred fans filled the seats inside the National Stadium, the
occasion still had an apocryphal air about it.This was the night a
sporting 'Iron Curtain' came tumbling down and, for the first time in
history, women officially gained admission to the Irish amateur boxing
ring. The honour of throwing those celebrated first punches for womanhood
at last night's Central Council Show actually fell to two teenagers, Katie
Taylor, 15, of the St Fergal's club in Bray and Elanna Audley, 16, from
Belfast's Sandyrow. (WBAN needs to fix link to this story)
First female boxing bout in Argentina
Nadia Sanche entered history by
points. 1 April 2001. Nadia Sanchez won the first female boxing fight in the
history of boxing in Argentina, after being disposed by the Argentinean
Box Federation (FAB), in March, the 23th. The amateur bout took
place in Santa Maria in the weight division of 57 kgs. (125,6 pounds) and
Sanchez defeated Nancy Burgos by points.
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History First Will be Made in Ireland...
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On October 20, 2000, in
the Ulster Hall, in Belfast, Ireland, Ireland's Dierdre
Nelson (145 1/2) , 31, defeated Bulgarian Tzanka Karova (147
lbs) with a four-round unanimous decision.
Deirdre fought a four rounder against Tzanka Kurova from
Bulgaria. The final judging was 40-36. Ireland's first women's
professional contest. Nelson is now 1-1.
First Daughter
of a Boxing Legend....
J'Marie Moore |
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J'Marie Moore -
made a History's First when she became the FIRST daughter of a
famous father that boxed (Archie Moore) She had her pro debut in
1997! J'Marie has been in
boxing since 1997. She had one professional bout in 1997, winning by
a unanimous decision. Many have thought that Laila
Ali was the first, and WBAN is setting the record
straight! WBAN recognized J'Marie as the HISTORY'S FIRST
famous daughter to break into the boxing scene.
Spain Features
First Women's Bout
July 1999...A
Boxing night event in Vigo
Poli Diaz, the boxer from Madrid, had no rival in the Romanian Gheorghe
Dumitrescu, wining
easily the fight by TKO in the first round. This event also served to introduce female boxing in Spain with the bout between the
Californian Patricia Villanueva, ranked 3rd in the world, and the Italian Champion
Giovanna Neglia. The boxer from the USA, whose parents are Mexicans, won by close
decision, thanks to the points of the main judge.
The
World Boxing Hall of Fame - October 17, 1998
SHELLEY
WILLIAMS, was the first woman in their history to be permitted
to be an inductor. The inductee was Charles "Doc" Broadus who trained George
Foreman. Doc was the first man in boxing to have enough faith in Williams as a young,
struggling aspiring female boxing manager, to allow a woman to manage one of his fighters.
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Swiss Woman to take part in a boxing match - April 20, 1996
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CHRISTINA NIGG was the first
Swiss woman who took part in a boxing match. Today, in 1998, one and a half year
later, the mother of two preparing for a fight for the World Championship.
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First Female Pro Boxing Match - November 25, 1998 |
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JANE COUCH, vs. German Simona
Lukic, 18, fought on November 25, 1998, making it the first professional boxing
match in Britain. Unfortunately the fight was labeled a mismatch after the ref
stopped the fight in the 2nd round.
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Female competed in First-Ever New England Golden Gloves - February 13,
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RAPHAELLE JOHNSON, a 26-year-old
Cambridge resident, made history when she became the first-ever female New England
Golden Gloves boxing champion. She won a unanimous three-round decision over Tiffney
Castalucci. Johnson won the fight to a standing ovation at Lowell Auditorium. It was the
first-ever amateur female fight licensed by the Massachusetts
Boxing Commission.
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make history in first 1997 Women's National Boxing Championships |
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First
ever boxing tournament that included women boxers. Leona Brown (with the blue
gloves on) made her mark in 1997, before becoming a World Champion in September of 1998.
AUGUSTA, GA.
| History First Takes Place
In Israel 2000 |
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Sharon Friedman, who was
born in 1960, from Brooklyn, New York, who migrated to Israel, was
the first to fight in a boxing competition in the amateurs. She was
40 years old at the time, who fought 16-year old Amal al-Haj,
defeating her in the second round after delivering a bloody nose to
the teenager. [Inset photo of fight - courtesy photo sent in
by Friedman.]
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