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IFBA Lightweight Title June 13th on Holm v Sanders PPV Card

Garside excited about taking women’s boxing to another level against Hallback on “Finally” PPV card
Holm-Sanders headlines June 13 at Isleta Casino & Resort in Albuquerque

ALBUQUERQUE (April 21, 2008) – The much touted Fight of the Night candidate on the June 13th “Finally” pay-per-view event, airing live (10 PM/ET-8 PM/MT) from Isleta Casino & Resort in Albuquerque, is the …

Posted on Apr 21, 2008
 

IFBA Live ON FSN

All Women’s Boxing is back on FSN (Fox Sports Net) Thursday, June 12, 2008 !
LIVE from the Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino in Uncasville, CT, Canada’s Lisa Brown, the current IFBA Jr. Featherweight Champion, will defend her title agianst Alicia Ashley. Also this 2 hour telecast will feature one additional IFBA title bout, as well as, a special 6 round attraction. This will be the fourth all …

Posted on Apr 14, 2008
 

Ji HYE WOO WINS UNANIMOUS DECISION AGAINST HUAN WEN SI

Ji Hye Woo, IFBA Jr. Lightweight Champion, increased her record to 10-1-0, with a unanimous decision over Huan Wen Si of China June 12 in Seoul, South Korea. This was Woo’s third IFBA title defense since winning the title in March, 2007. The fight was scored 96-94, 98-92, 98-93. The fight was part of a 9 bout card promoted by Woon Chul Shin, and televised live in Korea on MBC-ESPN.

Posted on Apr 13, 2008
 

IFBA President Judy Kulis received Special Honors from The World Boxing Hall of Fame

The World Boxing Hall of Fame presented IFBA President Judy Kulis, a Special Recognition Award, for her work on behalf of Women’s Boxing, Sunday March 30th in Los Angeles. The WBHF honored women in boxing for the first time at a luncheon at Commerce Casino in the City of Commerce in front of a sold-out audience of 350 guests. The IFBA is happy to be the first Women’s Sanctioning Body to be …

Posted on Mar 29, 2008
 

HOLMES-SANDERS PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES

ALBUQUERQUE (March 13, 2008) – A Fresquez Productions, Inc. press conference was held today at the Isleta Casino & Resort to formally announce “Finally,” the pay-per-view event (10 PM/ET-8 PM/MT), headlined by Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm and Mary Jo Sanders – “The Battle for Pound-for-Pound Supremacy”—on June 13th live from Isleta Casino & Resort in Albuquerque, New …

Posted on Mar 13, 2008
 

FINALLY!  HOLM VS SANDERS JUNE 13TH!

HOLM VS SANDERS IFBA PPV SUPER FIGHT
June 13 at Isleta Casino & Resort in Albuquerque

ALBUQUERQUE (March 12, 2008) – The long awaited, much anticipated showdown between two of boxing’s best, exciting and most popular females, Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm and Mary Jo “KO” Sanders, will headline the June 13th “Finally” pay-per-view event (10 PM/ET-8 PM/MT), presented …

Posted on Mar 11, 2008
 

IFBA Championship Boxing Pulls Strong Ratings on FSN!

Over a quarter of a million fans tuned into FSN to watch IFBA Women’s Championship Boxing on the Best Damn Sports Show Period. This marks the thrid event the IFBA has presented on BDSSP and there is more to come.. 
Since the first event back on March 22, 2007, the three IFBA championship boxing productions have experienced steady and solid ratings on the number one network for women’s boxing …

Posted on Feb 12, 2008
 

Feb. 7th IFBA BOXING SHOW PHOTO GALLERY

.Take a look at all the action through the lens of Paul Gallegos from the recent IFBA championship card from Pechanga Resort - Casino in Temecula, California at our Photo Achieve page

Posted on Feb 10, 2008
 

WORLD WELTERWEIGHT CHAMP HOLLY HOLM HOLDS TITLE AGAINST LARACUENTE

Temecula, CA (February 7, 2008)— IFBA World Champion Holly Holm of Albuquerque, NM, added to her impressive string of wins with a unanimous decision over New York’s Belinda “Brown Sugar” Laracuente Thursday night in a 10-round bout at Pechanga Resort and Casino. Holm notched victory number 21 (21-1-2 with 6 KOs) after holding off the determined challenger, who never allowed Holm to gain …

Posted on Feb 8, 2008
 

CHEVELLE HALLBACK & MELISSA HERNANDEZ FIGHT TO SPLIT DRAW!

The co-main event on the February 7th card was a crowd-pleasing, 10-round battle between two evenly matched fighters
for the vacant IFBA Lightweight (135 pound) title—so even that Tampa, Florida’s Chevelle “Fists of Steel” Hallback, the No. 1 Lightweight in the world, and the 6th ranked Jr.  Lightweight Melissa “Hurrican” Hernandez of Bronx, NY ended up with a split draw—leaving …

Posted on Feb 8, 2008
 

BROWN RETAINS TITLE IN HOTLY CONTESTED BATTLE AGAINST SITZES; Barber, Julaton Continue Undefeated

In the hotly contested third title bout of the February 7th card, in the 122-pound division, Lisa “Bad News” Brown of Toronto, CAN, defending IFBA Jr. Featherweight champ, held onto her belt against Jeri “Fists of Fury” Sitzes of Springfield, MO, in an unpopular decision that drew boos from the crowd. Sitzes came out aggressively in the early rounds, bruising Brown’s left eye with a …

Posted on Feb 5, 2008
 

Chevelle Hallback faces Melissa Hernandez for Vacant Lightweight Title Feb. 7th

In last July’s IFBA card, Tampa, Florida’s Chevelle Hallback defeated Terri Blair of Louisville Kentucky in a memorable eight-round decision, memorable for its ferocity and named by many as the bout of the year.

On Feb. 7th, the No. 1 ranked lightweight Hallback (now 26-5-1, 11KOs) will take on Melissa Hernandez (7-1-1, 2KOs) of Bronx, NY for the vacant Lightweight title. Hernandez was a …

Posted on Feb 3, 2008
 

“BAD NEWS” BROWN TO DEFEND TITLE ON FEB 7TH TRIPLE HEADER

As a co-main feature, the IFBA Jr. Featherweight crown will be defended Feb. 7th by Jr. Featherweight champion Lisa “Bad News” Brown (12-3-3, 4KOs) of Toronto, CAN against Jeri Sitzes (14-6-1, 6 KOs) of Springfield, MO. The Trinidad-born Brown won her IFBA title in Albuquerque, NM, in March 2007 during a 10-round decision over hometown favorite Jackie Chavez of Las Lunas, NM.

Posted on Jan 30, 2008
 

HOLLY HOLM HEADLINES 3 CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT CARD FEB 7TH

Fresh from the defense of her IFBA Welterweight World title against Miriam Brakache in her hometown of Albuquerque Jan 11th, Holly Holm will stake her crown again in the co-main event of a standout three-championship IFBA women’s boxing card February 7th at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, CA. (Pechanga Box Office open 10am to 10pm or call toll free (877) 711-2WIN and press 2) The show …

Posted on Jan 11, 2008
 

Ji Hye Woo Retains Jr. Lightweight Title in JinCheon, South Korea.

Woo Ji Hye defended her 130 pound IFBA title against 7th ranked contender Judy Waguthii of Kenya on November 17, 2007, winning by unanimous decision.

In the first round Waguthii looked strong, using her long lanky reach to jab and win two of the three judges cards.  Woo’s strategy to close the gap by crowding Judy subsequently took the advantage away as Woo continually pressed forward and an …

Posted on Nov 20, 2007
 
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