Month: August 2000

Daughters of Boxing Legends: Irichelle Duran

    Little Miss Hands of Stone  or is it “Eyes of Steel!” by Sue TL Fox  Date: August 26, 2000 “I wish to express my gratitude for giving me an opportunity to discuss my thoughts on my current progress in the boxing game.  I hope you are in good health and happy spirits, and hope

One on One Interview: Kathy Williams of Canada – by Sue TL Fox

Kathy Williams,  5’5″, fights as a  junior bantamweight, is an IBA World champion. Williams is also a current a police officer  Thunder Bay,  Ontario, Canada. Williams comes from the amateurs and has an impressive amateur boxing career before ever turning pro.  William began boxing at the tender age of 11.  Williams is an all-around athletics, that includes track,

Special Tribute: Boxing Referee Mitch Halpern

A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO BOXING REFEREE MITCH HALPERN Halpern was a referree with men and women’s boxing.   WBAN covered a fight in Las Vegas, Nevada for the Karen Bill vs. Maria Johannson  fight where he reffed their four-round bout.  A few weeks later Halpern committed suicide.  WBAN reported the following: On Sunday, August 20, 2000, Boxing referee

Nelson Decisions Drexel In Four – by Bill Harris

Andrea Nelson of Dodgeville, Wisc., pounded out a unanimous decision over a fired up Brenda Bell Drexel of San Marcos, Tex., Saturday, Aug. 5, in their four-round lightweight bout, a preliminary to a KO Nation boxing program aired over HBO from Madison, Wisc. The women’s bout and the other three men’s matches were not broadcast