Month: December 2002

Para Draine Wins by a Split over Marilyn Salcido – by Mary Lehman

On December 18, 2002, in front of sold out crowd at the Marriott Hotel in Irvine , CA , Para Draine of Spokane, Washington beat Marilyn Salcido of Rialto , California by a split decision to win the IFBA junior bantamweight title.   The “ Battle of the Ballroom” fights at the Marriott have been around

Boxing Fans Are the Judge: WBAN’s Top Female Boxers December 2002

(DEC 15, 2002) WBAN ran a public poll, asking boxing fans to vote on their favorite picks of the  top  20 female boxers in the sport.  We have listed their top 20 choices in Alphabetical order.  These boxers are not only “hot” but they can definitely BOX! Jenifer Alcorn,  Laila Ali ,  Sumya Anani,  Sharon Anyos,  Jamie Clampitt,  Kathy

St John At Least Partially Redeemed  from T & A Curse By Katherine Dunn – December 7, 2002 The Battle of the Cover Girls, as it was billed, involved Mia Rosales St John, who cuddled up to red boxing gloves on the cover of Playboy, versus Christy Martin whose blocky, blood smeared figure glared triumphantly from the