Women's Boxing News Archives

“It was a packed plane and I was the first to respond after the flight attendant”

Categories: Boxing Former WBC bantamweight champion Wayne McCullough, accompanied by his wife and daughter, was on a flight from Montreal to Las Vegas on Monday when a female passenger summoned for help - her ... via The Jersey Journal

“Sometimes I forget she is a woman because she is so hard on me at the gym”

With former WIBF featherweight champion Deirdre Gogarty working his corner as head trainer, undefeated 28-year-old junior middleweight Wilford Scypion Jr. made his Florida debut with a fourth-round TKO Wednesday night at the Seminole Hard Rock Live Arena. On a night where co-main event fighters Joe Greene of New York remained undefeated with a ninth-round TKO over Joshua Okine of Ghana, and former world champion Juan Urango of Colombia knocked out Carlos Vilches in the fourth round in an IBF title eliminator fight, it was the confident, power-punching Scypion (6-0, 5 KOs) who looked most impressive. Read more

“Well, did she play against the guys?”

American Danica Patrick of Andretti Green Racing poses with trophy on the podium after winning Bridgestone Indy Japan 300 mile auto race on the 1.5-mile oval track at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, northeast of ... via Thestate.com

“She means the world to me. She told me I could do anything even when maybe I didn't even believe it myself.”

At the end of the second round, Livingstone Joseph landed a fiendish right hand against Michael Brooks that would have obliterated most fighters. via New York Daily News

“The timing on this would have to be incredible to get the car between two people that intended to rob somebody”

HEADLINES David MacAnally /Eyewitness News Delaware County - A woman who went on a breakfast run outside Muncie Friday morning ended up in a life-or-death struggle with armed criminals. via WTHR-TV Indianapolis

“It's going to take time but we're going to get all these other provinces done.”

- UFC president Dana White says a return visit to Canada is a given in the wake of the success of UFC 83.

"After this event, I'd come here every weekend if I could. Believe me," he told members of the UFC Fight Club at a question-and-answer session before Friday's weigh-in for UFC 83 at the Bell Centre.

"We'll be back," he added.

White said he hopes to bring Massachusetts, New York and Tennessee into the mixed martial arts fold by the end of the year. "Then we start working on Canada, baby." Read more

“We decided to err on the side of safety”

Aaron Alafa briefly fell to the canvas Thursday night. But that didn't stop the two-time U.S. Olympic team alternate and Visalia resident from winning his professional boxing debut. via The Fresno Bee

“It was a pretty strong and extremely distinctive odor”

It seems Taku Uemura, a 21-year old Maritime Self Defense Force member has a singular characteristic, his unforgettable body odor. via Weird Asia News

“We've been working very hard to get back.”

Lel sets course record: Martin Lel of Kenya set a course record of 2 hours, 5 minutes, 15 seconds Sunday and captured his third London Marathon in four years. via The Seattle Times

“Honey, we named you after a woman in a 17th-century Dutch painting.”

Igrew up around three Marks, four Amys and too many Christines, Chrissys and Christophers to count. via Home News Tribune

Carina Moreno will be out to add a belt to her collection Thursday when she steps into the ring in one of the feature bouts of a boxing card at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore. via The Fresno Bee

“As a man, I'm standing by my lady and being supportive. I'm behind her 100 percent.”

When she was attending Longview High School four years ago, Markisha Mills was a cheerleader. via News-journal.com

“I felt very good. I was also a recipient of a Humming Bird Medal Silver for my contribution to the sport of boxing.”

SERVING boxing administrator Molly Boxhill has been honoured by the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs for her contribution to the development of women in sport. via Newsday

“I humbly accept this award on behalf of all my staff and co-workers who help make the Tachi Palace a wonderful venue for boxing”

For the second year in a row, Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino entertainment director Christian Printup has been named the North American Boxing Federation's women's boxing promoter of the year for 2007. via The Fresno Bee

“It was a pretty strong and extremely distinctive odor”

The distinctive body odor of a 21-year-old Maritime Self-Defense Force member was his undoing in a case of sexual molestation. via Asahi Shimbun