Women's Boxing News

When they got together last month at Butch Flansburg's house in Tampa, all they were hoping to do was draw enough people to their first-ever event to keep the newly-formed Florida Boxing Hall of Fame alive.

One is a former high school cheerleader and the other is a second degree karate black belt.

StarPhoenix reporter Jeremy Warren gets hit by partner Jenna Graff; Warren gets an elbow to the head from partner Jessica Hamel during a women's self-defence class at the YWCA Photograph by: SP Photos by Greg Pender, The StarPhoenix On Thursday night, in a small room at the YWCA, all the women I have wronged vicariously got their revenge.

Fujin Raika, left, of Tokyo battles with WBA/GBU lightweight champion Layla McCarter of Las Vegas during a 10-round fight at the South Point Friday, July 3, 2009.

Peruvians have gone mad for the boxer Kina Malpartida, an unlikely sports figure in this South American country where soccer, even if not played well, is king.

A HERIOC construction worker has saved a woman from drowning in a dam in a dramatic rescue.

Carmelita Jeter defeated Muna Lee by one-thousandth of a second to win the U.S. title in the women's 100 meters at Eugene, Ore.

By Andrew Wake Despite boxing one of the oldest pastimes known to human kind, the woman's sport is still very much in its infancy.

Katie Taylor has advanced to the 60Kg final at the fourth women's European Union Championships following her second win in 24 hours in Pazardjik, Bulgaria on Friday afternoon.

July kicks off with a big winner in the U.S. premiere of "The Beaches of Agnes" . This is a remarkable autobiographical documentary of Agnes Varda, the French filmmaker known for "Cleo from Nine to Five" and "The Gleaners," among other classics.

IT SOUNDED like an oxymoron to me: "Reduced fat recipes for Mexican meals." Having grown up in southern New Mexico, I know Mexican cooking and I know much of it is fattening.

Christy Martin, who has carved out an impressive women's boxing career over the last 20 years, wants to go out with a bang in front of the home folks.

Break Neck Betties captain Cadillac gets her teammates psyched up for battle as they prepare to face off against the Guns N Rollers.

For many boxing fans, female fighters are still an anomaly. Men are supposed to be the hunter-gatherers of the human species, and as such certain occupations have long been thought as their exclusive preserve.

World Boxing Council women's featherweight champ Jeannine Garside celebrates her accomplishment in the ring with promoter Wally Petrovic after Garside's June 6 title fight in Duncan.

Tika Hemingway has enjoyed unprecedented success in women??'s boxing and is the only woman from this area to be a national champion.

Yolanda Garvin-Williams always wore a wide smile and had a friendly joke for her family, friends and co-workers at Parrish Medical Center.

Slowly but surely, women's boxing is climbing up out of the shadows, earning a new respectability.

The problem with us Kenyans is that we invite foreigners to investigate our systems, give them all the necessary support in writing reports, then rush to deny the obvious.

From humble beginnings to pioneer of sport, Mia Rosales-St. John's "The Knockout Workout" includes step-by-step instructions, championship mental strategies, and clear, detailed photographs.