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IFBA Returns to South Korea in November and December

International Female Boxers Association (IFBA) President Judy Kulis is pleased to announce two more IFBA championship fight nights from South Korea.
• On Saturday, November 14, IFBA Super Featherweight Champion Ji-hye Woo (10-1, 1KO) is slated to defend her title in a bout from Paju, South Korea.
• Then on Saturday, December 5, IFBA Strawweight Champion Ji-hyun Park (9-2, 4 KOs) will put …

Posted on Sep 24, 2009
 

IFBA SPOTLIGHT…LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION CHAVELLE HALLBACK

By Brett Lyle

IT’S NOT just that Chevelle Hallback doesn’t hit like a girl, it’s that she hits so hard, her opponents wonder if Hallback is one.
The first time Hallback ever stepped into the ring, giving away six inches to her much larger opponent and only having made weight by taping two five-pound weights to her legs inside of her sweatpants, Hallback went after Goliath like a pit …

Posted on Sep 4, 2009
 

TWO IFBA TITLES UP FOR GRABS IN NATIONALLY TELEVISED FIGHT CARD ON OCTOBER 15, 2009

The International Female Boxers Association (IFBA) is pleased to present two nationally-televised championship bouts with both the IFBA Mini Flyweight and IFBA Featherweight world titles on the line.

On Thursday, October 15, 2009, in Incheon City, South Korea, Jolene Blackshear (5-2-0, 2KOs) will take on Dan-Bi Kim (5-1-0) for the vacant IFBA Mini Flyweight (105 pounds) World Title. The …

Posted on Aug 28, 2009
 

TSUNAMI ARIMA DEFENDS TITLE AGAINST KIM, EUN YOUNG

In her first IFBA Bantamweight title defense, Tsunam Arima (Japan), 11-3, defeated Kim, Eun Young (S. Korea) 8-3, in a rematch August 15th in Daegu, South Korea.
Arima won her title in May in a ten round unanimous decision against then reigning IFBA champion Kim. 

Posted on Jul 25, 2008
 

Holm retains the IFBA Jr. Middleweight Title and Bragging Rights to the Pound for Pound Title

Albuquerque’s Holly Holm (22-1-2, 6 KOs) scored a one-sided unanimous decision over Detroit’s Mary Jo Sanders (25-1, 8 KOs). Defending her IFBA title at 154, Holm outpointed Sanders through ten rounds to win with scores of 98-92, 97-93 and 98-92 to continue as the IFBA Jr. Middleweight Champ. The Fresquez-promoted, PPV-televised card aired three additional title fights, two of which ended …

Posted on Jun 14, 2008
 

Results from Mohegan Sun

With 1538 fans in attendance and a national television audience on FSN the women continued to impress and here are the results.

Melinda Cooper won by TKO over a determined Donna Bigger at the one minute mark of round 4 in a scheduled 6 round bout. The doctor stopped the fight after Biggers suffered major swelling under both eyes.

Elena Reid and Eva Knight battled to a crowd pleasing draw in …

Posted on Jun 12, 2008
 

Weights from Mohegan Sun For IFBA Championship Boxing June 12

They all made weight and are ready to fight!

Lisa Brown 121.75
Alicia Ashley 121.75
IFBA Jr. Featherweight Bout 10 Rounds

Jill Emery 146.25
Angel Martinez 146.75
Vacant IFBA Welterweight Bout 10 Rounds

Jeri Sitzes 126
Ela Nunez 124.75
6 Rounds Featherweight

Elena Reid 112.5
Ava Knight 112
6 Rounds Flyweight

Melinda Cooper 120
Donna Biggers 120
6 Rounds Jr. …

Posted on Jun 11, 2008
 

FSN Card Set For June 12

Cappiello Promotions Inc. in association with Hollybrook Regency, Inc.
Present
IFBA WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2008
MOHEGAN SUN RESORT AND CASINO, UNCASVILLE, CT

Main Event:

LISA BROWN vs. ALICIA ASHLEY
14-3-3 (4 KO’s) 14-7-1 (1 KO)
Toronto, Canada Westbury, New York
(Current Champion)
IFBA Jr. Featherweight Championship of the World
10 …

Posted on Jun 9, 2008
 

EMERY-MARTINEZ IFBA WORLD TITLE FIGHT ADDED TO JUNE 12TH SHOW

FSN BEST DAMN CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT NIGHT PERIOD CARD AT MOHEGAN SUN
An IFBA World welterweight title fight between Jill Emery and Angel Martinez has been added to Thursday night’s (June 12) Fox Sports Net’s Best Damn Championship Fight Night Period card at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

IFBA World junior featherweight champion Lisa “Bad News” Brown (14-3-3, 4 KOs) and …

Posted on Jun 8, 2008
 

ALICIA “SLICK” ASHLEY” DANCING’S LOSS, BOXING’S GAIN ON FSN JUNE 12

If not for a knee injury, three-time world champion boxer Alicia “Slick” Ashley would probably be a pro on “Dancing With The Stars” instead of in the ring.

Ashley (14-7-1, 1 KO), fighting out of Westbury (NY) challenges IFBA World junior featherweight champion Lisa “Bad News” Brown (14-3-3, 4 KOs) on Thursday evening, June 12 in the 10-round main event on Fox Sports Net’s Best …

Posted on Jun 3, 2008
 

Gi Young Kim Retains Super Flyweight Crown

In Heongseong, Kangwon-Do, outside of Seoul, South Korea, Gi Young Kim (52.16kg) defended her 115 pd Super Flyweight IFBA World Title against Soo Young Oh (52.00kg) also of South Korea.

Apparently receiving a broken rib in one of the early rounds, Gi Young Kim clearly favored and protected her right side throughout the bout.  She was however determined to fight through and the bout was a …

Posted on May 25, 2008
 

DUNAWAY-RODRIGUEZ TO FIGHT FOR IFBA WORLD MINI FLY TITLE JUNE 13

With the IFBA Mini Flyweight title recently vacated, the much anticipated Hollie Dunaway-Wendy Rodriguez rematch has now been sanctioned as an IFBA World Championship bout. “We are thrilled to have these two world class boxers fighting for an IFBA world title, and we appreciate the cooperation of promoter Lenny Fresquez in facilitating the IFBA sanctioning of this bout,” stated IFBA president …

Posted on May 9, 2008
 

KIM, EUN YOUNG & KIM, JI YOUNG TO DEFEND TITLES IN KOREA

IFBA BANTAMWEIGHT AND JR. BANTAMWEIGHT BELTS ON THE LINE MAY 18TH & 23RD
Kim, Eun Young, IFBA Bantamweight Champion will defend her title against Manami “ Tsunami” Arima of Japan on Sunday, May 18th in South Korea. This is Kim’s first title defense after winning the IFBA Bantamweight title in a split decision over defending champion Terri Cruz in September, 2007.

In the second of back to back …

Posted on May 5, 2008
 

Hallback-Garside Potential Gatti-Ward War

Four-time world champion Chevelle “Fists of Steel” Hallback (26-5-2, 11 KOs) is one of the most recognizable, experienced and respected woman boxer in the world. Her June 13 showdown against WIBA featherweight champion Jeannine “G9” Garside (7-0-1, 3 KOs) in the 10-round co-feature feature for the vacant International Female Boxers Association (IFBA) lightweight championship on the …

Posted on May 2, 2008
 

Two IFBA world titles headline FSN Best Damn Fights June 12

Double-barreled International Female Boxers Association (IFBA) world championship action heads East on Thursday, June 12 for a show airing live on Fox Sports Net’s Best Damn Championship Fight Night Period from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

IFBA World junior featherweight champion Lisa “Bad News” Brown (14-3-3, 4 KOs) defends her title belt against Alicia “Slick” …

Posted on Apr 23, 2008
 
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