Women's Boxing News

BALTIMORE - A local female boxer is beginning her battle for a spot in the 2012 Olympics.

"We're women, and women should be wearing a woman's uniform," said Douglas, the 23-year-old flyweight from Baltimore who survived a rough childhood in foster care to win silver medals at the last two national championships.

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Franchon Crews, top row in sunglasses, lined up with fellow boxers for a group shot after the draw at Northern Quest Resort on Sunday.

Hartlepool fighter Amanda Coulson is teaming up with former sprinter Darren Campbell to become an athlete mentor on behalf of Sky Sports Living for Sport.

Marleen Esparza, talks with David Donis, owner of Lone Star Hitters Boxing Club, after Donis gave her an award Oct.

The gutsy 29-year-old from Grays has been told that she has lost her place at British Boxing's national training centre at Sheffield, ruling her out of the running for the UK's Under-51kg category.

Besides going after a medal in the boxing ring at the London Olympics, Sadaf Rahimi will be taking a few punches in the fight for equal rights for Afghan women.

The Jerome L. Greene Space: Olympic Boxing is No Longer A Man's Sport Brooklyn born boxer Heather Hardy wants to be a world champion.

The billboards are difficult to miss. Mayor Don Ness said he's gotten hate e-mails from all over the world.

It's a mix of big performers, regular contenders and new standouts vying for the top honours of 2011 at the First Citizens Sports Foundation awards ceremony today at Queen's Hall, St Ann's from 7 p.m. Shooter Roger Daniel, the FCSF Sportsman of the Year for 2010, will be among the favourites to score another win, along with cyclist Njisane Phillip ... (more)

At 2 a.m., a 26-year-old man was arrested for OVI after being stopped for a traffic violation at Cemetery Road and I-270 South.

Halbert is a former pro boxer, sociologist, author, activist and Chair of the USA Boxing Women's Task Force.

In fact, an outsider might find such a nickname more appropriate for an expansion pro football or hockey team, or maybe even a boxing club.

There was a little humor in The Boston Globe's special Super Bowl section this morning.

When she was 16, Tyrieshia Douglas was arrested for street fighting. As she remembers it, her juvenile court judge recommended she take up boxing.

Superbowl 46 was yesterday, and the Giants won, and someone has really small hands, and that's pretty much where my football expertise ends.

In fact, the Duluth boxing promoter and former owner of Horton's Gym was downright offended by the Twin Ports initiative that seeks to combat racism by focusing on white privilege.

If Australia's women boxers are breaking down stereotypes at the national championships in Hobart, 51kg favourite Bianca Elmir is exploding them.

Guwahati, Feb. 1: The best of eight teams, featuring 80 pugilists, will compete in the 8th All India Federation Cup Women's Boxing championship at the SAI Centre Indoor Stadium here from February 17 to 19.