Day: May 2, 2022

History-First International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame to take place Oct. 22 in Las Vegas!

(MAY 2) After the fantastic female bout(s) that took place at the Madison Square Garden, in New York, that had a sold-out crowd of over19,000 boxing fans, and we are sure the sport has gained much momentum after this event, we would like to let those boxing fans and more know that an International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame (IWBHF) event will take place on Saturday, October 22, 2022, at the Orleans Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The IWBHF tickets are available at www.iwbhf.com, and a special hotel code for the block of rooms will be available for a limited time, so book early. WBAN/IWBHF is so excited about how women’s boxing has taken off in the last couple of years, and every year, it just keeps getting bettter. Women’s boxing is on Fire!—–and, WBAN and the Read more [...]

Katie Taylor is still queen of the 135 lbs

In a historical and electrifying fight, Katie Taylor successfully retained her World Boxing Association 135-pound belt against Amanda Serrano. Both starred in the first women’s all-star fight at Madison Square Garden and went down in the golden pages of world boxing. [Top photo by Angel Bovee] During the first four rounds, the Irish Olympian, with a good reading of the fight, dominated the Puerto Rican with technique: holding the middle distance, manipulating the lateral displacements while managing to connect in speed the straight punches. In the fifth round, the audience stood up to encourage a Taylor in trouble that seemed to end up on the canvas after receiving a continuity of combinations in the face and in the middle area by Serrano that showed the power and fierceness of her Read more [...]

Carto Stops Franzolini in First Round in Philly King’s Promotions Fighters Albright and Teasley Stay Undefeated

PHILADELPHIA–Once again Christian Carto thrilled the crowd at the 2300 Arena, as the popular bantamweight stopped Ernesto Sebastian Franzolini in front of a capacity crowd at the famed Philadelphia fight venue. The show was promoted by King's Promotions. Carto dropped Franzolini with a hard body shot. He finished Franzolini off with a hard combination and the bout was stopped at 2:31. Carto of Philadelphia is now 19-1 with 13 knockouts. Franzolini of Buenos Aires, Argentina is 14-13-2. Julian Gonzalez and Ivan Jimenez battled to a spirited six-round draw in a lightweight bout, Jimenez took a card 58-56, while two cards were even at 57-57. Gonzalez of Reading, PA is 6-0-1. Jimenez of Naples, Florida is 7-1-2. Big heavyweight Kristian Prenga stopped Deshon Webster in round Read more [...]

Coyle inspired by Katie Taylor’s performance

Tampa, FL (May 2, 2022) – Like most who love the sweet science, undefeated middleweight Connor “The Kid” Coyle was fully engaged in the Katie Taylor-Amanda Serrano fight. Recognized as the biggest in women’s boxing history, Taylor-Serrano took place in front more than 19,000 fans at a sold out Madison Square Garden. It was the first time a female fight headlined at The Mecca of Boxing. Following four fast-paced and competitive rounds, Serrano rocked Taylor in the fifth with a left hook followed by a left cross. Taylor was in bad shape and nearly tasted the canvas for the first time in her career but managed to finish the round on her feet. Serrano kept the momentum over the next few rounds as she appeared to be headed towards the biggest win of her great career. Taylor impressively Read more [...]