Tag Archive - women’s boxing

Chevelle Hallback-Coming Back

Post Author: Lori Braun Posted on: February 10, 2010 at 4:14 pm
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Chevelle Hallback has not had a boxing match since June 2008 when she defeated Jeannine Garside and claimed the IFBA lightweight crown. March 26, she will face Holly Holm, a fighter who she has met before, but this time hopes to defeat.

“My first fight with Holly was one of my worst performances for date,” Chevelle admitted. “I didn’t do anything in that fight but pretty much follow her the whole night. Holly is in superb shape and does very well keeping her opponent at bay. Other than ring rust and not being prepared for fighting at such a high altitude my major mistake was to follow her around the ring the whole night. Holly is very tough because the one good punch I was able to hit her with shook her up, but she came back stronger. She is a very conditioned, technical and disciplined fighter and that type of fighter will give anyone problems- and to top it all off, she’s left handed!

You will see a VERY different fight this time around with Holly…I’ve not been in the ring in a while, but this time,” she continued, “ I have enough time to prepare…I believe when I am in superb shape there is not one female fighter out there in my weight class or above my weight class that can beat me.”

22-Year Ban Lifted

Post Author: Lori Braun Posted on: February 4, 2010 at 5:01 pm
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New South Wales (NSW) has lifted the 22-year ban on competitive women’s boxing. The concern has always been for the women’s health relating to a sport designed to cause bodily harm. The other side of the argument is that there are many sports where bodily harm is common and unavoidable (rugby, soccer and hockey). With the ban lifted, female competitors will no longer have to relocate to pursue their dream.

NSW Sports Minister, Kevin Greene, has acknowledged that there will always be people who think that women should not be involved in such sports, but says, “ these days, most people believe women should have the right to make their own judgments on the issue.”

Here is a video of the first match since 1986, featuring Kaye Scott vs. Romona Stephenson.

One Win Closer To 2012 Olympics

Post Author: Lori Braun Posted on: February 2, 2010 at 10:45 am
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Mandy Bujold, 22-years-old, just won the Canadian Elite Championship and is one step closer for her dream to be in the first Olympic boxing competition. Her easy domination of the competition gave Mandy her fifth consecutive national title. She is fourth-ranked flyweight fighter in the world and has sealed her position on the national team. Mandy will compete at the Pan American championship in Venezuela in August and the world championship in Barbados in September.

“My chances (of making the Olympics) are very, very high,” Mandy told press. “After my fight, I couldn’t sleep. It finally feels like all the hard work is paying off.”

Asian Games Adds Women’s Boxing

Post Author: Lori Braun Posted on: January 20, 2010 at 6:40 pm
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It was announced on Wednesday by officials that women’s boxing will make its debut in the Asian Games this year. The decision was influenced by the addition of women’s boxing into the 2012 Olympics. The Asian Games, like the Olympics, will have three classes: flyweight, lightweight and middleweight. The Asian games, with over 14,000 participants from 45 countries competing in 42 sports, is the second largest sporting event with the summer Olympics coming in first.

Title Rematch Still Not Set

Post Author: Lori Braun Posted on: January 6, 2010 at 3:21 pm
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A few months ago Shondel ‘Mystery Lady’ Alfred (pictured below) become Guyana’s world champion by a unanimous decision against Corrine De Groot (who also made an apperance on American Gladiator, pictured left) for the Women’s International Boxing Association (WIBA) bantamweight title. From the time the fight was over, Corrine and her corner began contesting the decision, claiming it was biased and that she had clearly won. The WIBA has been trying to get a rematch between the two fighters. Shondel has commented that the organization has yet to tell her the rematch has been set. She stands firm in her ability and win stating:

“Look I want to make it clear that Corrine is not anybody. I know I won that fight fair and everyone saw that. I want her to know that I am not afraid of her and I am not backing down from this fight again. I don’t know who she think she is, because everything has to be done on her terms so I want to know who is the champion really? She calling all the shots and these people just going with her, but I am not worried, because I know I would beat her again.

“They telling me that if I don’t give her this rematch within a certain time, they would strip me of the belt. I don’t know if they want to give people the impression that I don’t want to fight this girl again. I told you and plenty others before that I have no problem in fighting her again, because I will say it bold that she can’t beat me.

“I’ll tell you this, even though I get this belt, the feeling of pride and satisfaction is not even there…Neither has anyone said `well Shondel, great job’ or anything but I know what I did and I know how hard I fought to get it,” Shondel told press.

2009 Brought Historic Events For Women’s Boxing/MMA

Post Author: Lori Braun Posted on: December 31, 2009 at 7:55 pm
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The past year was very exciting for women’s boxing and MMA. With the announcement of women’s boxing being included in the London 2012 Olympics, many feel the sport is finally betting the attention it deserves. But it wasn’t just boxing that received national headway. CBS and Strikeforce did their part bringing women’s MMA to the masses by airing the Gina “Conviction” Carano vs. Cris “Cyborg” Santos fight, which was also the first time women have headlined the fight card. Another landmark in women’s boxing was undefeated boxer Lucia Rijker (17-0, 14 KOs) becoming the first woman inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame. Lucia (pictured above) achieved this historic honor partly because she is a phenomenal boxer, and partly because she is one of the first to retire from the sport since women’s boxing was sanctioned.

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