PORTLAND, OR – (March 16, 2019) This week the International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame [IWBHF] finalized the venue for the upcoming 2019 Banquet/Induction Ceremony, that marks our sixth year when the organization was founded in 2014. The prestigious event will take place on Friday, August 30, 2019, at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel, located
PORTLAND, OR – (January 27, 2019) WBAN is proud to announce the International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame (IWBHF), Class of 2019. This sixth annual induction represents a record breaking number of honorees in the history of this signal institution which has recognized and honored those individuals who have, over the history of the sport
(JAN 18) Today the Memorial Service was held in Davis, California, for slain rookie officer Natalie Corona, just 22 years old when she was killed on duty. According to news sources Officer Corona was ambushed Thursday night while responding to a three-vehicle crash, Davis Police Chief Darren Pytel said. Corona was shot and killed when
The International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame (IWBHF) would like to announce that the nominations are open for 2017 until December 31, 2106. You can go to 2017 nomination Form at this link. About the IWBHF: The IWBHF first formed in 2014, where we celebrated our inaugural class inductees in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, that included
(JAN 31) Eight luminaries, whose careers in boxing span nearly five decades, comprise the third class of the International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame (IWBHF). The announcement of the honored inductees was made on Saturday at the WBC Female Boxing Convention in Tijuana, Mexico. The group includes seven boxers from both the “modern era” (1990-2010)
“Phyllis Kugler posthumously was inducted into the International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame in 2015. her whole family attended the event in honor of Kugler, and her granddaugther displayed her boxing robe for photos at the event that took place in Ft Lauderdale, Florida.” Sue TL Fox
(JULY 28) Thus far this year, the sport of professional Women’s boxing, in the United States, where the vast majority of female fighters reside and train, has progressed, (if that term can be stretched far enough to apply), along much the same lines as the past five, quite possibly ten years have unfolded in the
(JULY 11) As much as Thursday’s induction of the inaugural class into the International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame was about the past, it was really more about the future of the sport.An appearance by U.S. Olympic gold-medal winner Claressa Shields capped the induction of the firs-ever class of seven women at ceremonies in Ft.
(JULY 3) On Thursday, July 10th, 11:00 a.m. ETA, at the Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty-Six Hotel in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, The International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame (IWBHF) will be LIVED STREAMED on the net so that all can see the FIRST INDUCTEES receive their awards—our special guests that include current world champions, retired
(JUNE 12) On July 10, 2014, at the Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty-Six Hotel, in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, the history-first International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame will be having many top female boxers, both former, retired, and current world champions. Our inductees are the following: Lucia Rijker, Christy Martin, Barbara Buttrick, Bonnie Canino, JoAnn Hagen, Christy