Article Caption /1977: SOME DAYS IT DOESN’T pay to get out of bed, let alone get in a boxing ring. For Toni Lear Rodriguez of Portland it was a tough night all over as the welterweight took a beating from Sue Fox of Las Vegas in a four-round women’s bout at the Hyatt Lake Tahoe
(MAY 6) Multi-world welterweight champion, Cecilia “First Lady” Braekhus of Bergen, Norway entered the ring Saturday night, holding five of boxing’s most prestigious titles that include the WBC, IBF, IBO, WBA, and WBO. Across the ring was Rhode Island’s own, Kali “KO Mequinonoag” Reis, a former WBC women’s champion, using her underdog role to fuel
NEW YORK – Throughout boxing history, women have made a significant contribution to the sport, both in and out of the ring. These contributions have often been met with little recognition from the media and the public at large, including those within the boxing world. But today, the Boxing Writers Association of America is pleased
(AUG 30, 2017) WBAN would like to pay a special Tribute to France’s World Champion Angelique Ducehmin, just 26 years old when passed away yesterday. Ducehmin a professional female boxer with a undefeated boxing record of 14-0 (3KO), winning the WBF Featherweight World title on May 12, 2017 when she defeated Ericka Rousseau by a
This photo was in the Boxing Illustrated Magazine, dated September 1977 On April 16, 1977 on Wide World of Sports, in a rematch of Theresa “Princess Red Star” Kibby and Lavonne Ludian, in a four rounder, Kibby won by a four-round unanimous decision. The two had previously fought at the Silver Slipper Casino, where Bob