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More Women Boxing After 40!

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In January of 2011 I got some new comments on my post 9 Reasons to Start Boxing After 40. One of the women commenting was Jenny, who is 46 years old, living on the West coast. She had recently started taking boxing classes, lost some weight, and was excited about her next step in boxing: [...]

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Alicia “Slick” Ashley to Headline “Brooklyn Explosion” Fight Card

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On January 19, 2011 (delayed from the original date of the 13th, due to inclement weather), one of boxing’s top bantamweights Alicia “Slick” Ashley, will battle 8 rounds with Crystal Hoy in Maureen Shea’s “Brooklyn Explosion,” to become the first female to headline a boxing main event ever in New York city. NABF featherweight titleholder [...]

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Power Up, Women

I need to travel over to Athletic Women Blog more regularly, because every time I go I get dosed up with a massive hit of all-out inspiration. Look people, I know this video is a advert for UnderArmor (which I do in fact wear), but the fact is that any commercial that powers me up [...]

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Bonnie Mann Fights for Two World Titles

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Friday, December 10th, 2010 at the Longbranch Entertainment Complex in Raleigh, NC, the number two light-heavyweight in the world Bonnie The Queen “B” Mann (13-9-0, 6 KOs) will go head-to-head with number one light-heavyweight in the world, Carlette “The Truth” Ewell (14-7-0, 9 KOs). The winner will take home both the Women’s International Boxing Association [...]

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Chevelle Hallback vs. Victoria Cisneros: The “Deuces Wild” Co-Main Fight Event

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On December 3rd in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the Route 66 Casino Hotel will host an event that will include some of the biggest names in the past decade of women’s boxing. The main event on the card, suitably dubbed “Deuces Wild,” will feature a 10-round rematch of southpaw and IBA champion Holly Holm (28-1-3, 8 [...]

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I Won My Fight!

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On my post-it note for Atlanta Corporate Fight Night I had written: Go Breathe Fight Party. I really tried to use all single-syllable words for simplicity’s sake but it just wasn’t worth giving up that last one. And the hardest one of the four? Coming in at number two, over and over again: breathe. It [...]

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My Boxing Ring Name

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So I admit I’ve been thinking about my boxing ring name for a while, not that I ever admitted it to anyone. Er, until now. And I’m only confessing because I actually had to turn in a name for this fight in Atlanta. I am telling myself that in roller derby I’d have had to [...]

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Katy Taylor: Crackin’ Good Fighter

This is not a new fight, but in the interest of your boxing education you absolutely must watch this Katie Taylor v Caroline Barry amateur boxing match. Damn, it’s exciting to see this kind of energy bouncing around the ring. Oh, and these may be the first ring GUYS you’ve ever seen. Hat tip to [...]

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British Women Training for Olympic Boxing Ring

One of the things I love about this Wall Street Journal video is not just that the WSJ is spotlighting a few of the thousands of young women whose dreams of boxing in the Olympics are now a real possiblity, but also that they show a more balanced view of what it’s like to train [...]

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Mann & Marinaccio WIN! “Mama Said Knock You Out” Fight Night Results

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The Raleigh Convention center was host to a rowdy crowd of nearly a thousand fans on Saturday night for the Bonnie “Queen B” Mann (12-9-0) and Paul “The Italian Hitman” Marinaccio (25-5-3) pro boxing fights. Also on the boxing card was the inspiring young powerhouse fighter Antwon Alston. The night opened with four amateur and [...]

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