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Boxer Duda Yankovich to Fight for Vacant WBO Title
by Wombat Sports
posted February 3, 2012 at 3:18am

Duda Yankovich Duda “Diamond” Yankovich, former WIBA Light Welterweight Champion, born in Jagodina, Serbia and now a resident of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, once again steps into the spotlight in ...more

Chevelle Hallback vs. Terri Blair Rematch Set For March 2
by Wombat Sports
posted February 3, 2012 at 3:16am

Courtesy BoxRec Chevelle "Fist of Steel" Hallback and Terri "The Road Warrior" Blair will rematch March 2 at the Convention Center in Tampa, Florida, in a scheduled 8 round main event. This is a great moment...more

I Love to Fight
by The Glowing Edge
posted February 2, 2012 at 12:38pm

You knew this. I knew this. But periodically I’m reminded. Last night I went 4 rounds (at the end of my workout, I must add, because I’m vain. Also a masochist.) with a good friend and freaking awesome sparring partner at my boxing gym. Si...more

Julie Kitchen Talks The State of Women’s Muay Thai
by Wombat Sports
posted February 2, 2012 at 1:59am

2011 was a great year for Julie Kitchen, and 2012 is looking even better. Undefeated in the Muay Thai Premier league, the Brit is also making the jump to the big screen, stunt doubling in the upcoming film “Snow White and the Huntsmen&rdq...more

Second Generation Kickboxer Amber Kitchen Talks Growing up in Muay Thai
by Wombat Sports
posted January 31, 2012 at 5:17pm

Allaya (left) & Amber (right) with Julie The next generation of female fighters are already preparing. Many are growing up in the gym culture, with a lot of them watching their mothers fight. Amber and Allaya Kitchen are no exception. The twin...more

Buffalo Girls - Child Boxers
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted January 28, 2012 at 10:12pm

How young is too young to fight?  Director Todd Kellstein says: "Their faces beam with youthful innocence. Like other young girls, they laugh and play, in spite of their hardscrabble existence. But on Saturday nights in rural villages throughout cen...more

Muay Thai Fighter Jemyma Betrian Talks About Her Plans For 2012
by Wombat Sports
posted January 28, 2012 at 2:49am

Muay Thai Authority recently caught up with Jemyma Betrian to talk about the end of her 2011 campaign and what the future holds for her. Jemyma recently turned 21, but she has already begun to leave her mark and has her eyes set on boxing as well in a...more

Catching Up With Kickboxer Adriane Schneider
by Wombat Sports
posted January 27, 2012 at 1:17am

Photo: Marco Baumann / Boxgymnasium.de WKF World Champion Adriane “Dr. Kick”  Schneider is one of the well-known German kickboxers on the circuit today. Ahead of her rematch with Sarah  Debajeb Feb. 11  at the Beast Fight...more

Boxer Anne-Sophie Mathis to Face Cecelia Braekhus in March; Holm Rematch to Follow
by Wombat Sports
posted January 23, 2012 at 11:08pm

After her defeat of Holly Holm, Anne-Sophie Mathis stated she was taking a few months off before fighting again. That vacation will end soon as she has two matches already scheduled from 2012. WBAN broke the news this week that Mathis will be facing WBO/...more

Catching Up With Fighter Holly Holm
by Wombat Sports
posted January 21, 2012 at 2:45am

It’s been over a month since Holly Holm’s KO loss to Anne-Sophie Mathis. Holm was emotional post fight and people have been wonder how she has been since then. Albuquerque’s local show “Van Tate’s Sports Office” d...more

Mizuki Inoue vs. Ai Takahashi Set For February ShootBox Card
by Wombat Sports
posted January 21, 2012 at 2:38am

Mizuki Inoue Ai Takahashi By: Rob Sargent – MMARising.com  Jewels prospect Mizuki Inoue will compete in her third shoot boxing match when she faces current Shoot Boxing Japan Women’s Flyweight Champion Ai Takahashi on February 5...more

Boxer Ariane Fortin Alleging Her Match was ‘Fixed’
by Wombat Sports
posted January 21, 2012 at 2:20am

Courtesy – CBC Canada Quebec boxer and Canadian Olympic hopeful Ariane Fortin accused Boxing Canada of bias Monday night during an interview on Radio-Canada. Fortin lost the 75-kg Canadian championship to her friend Mary Spencer of Windsor, Ont...more

45,000 Demand Female Boxers the Right to Choose Their Dress in the Ring
by Pretty Tough
posted January 16, 2012 at 2:30pm

Campaign on Change.org calls on Amateur International Boxing Association (AIBA) to drop recommendation that female boxers should wear skirts LONDON – As female boxing gets ready to debut at the Olympics, nearly 45,000 people have joined a campaign ...more

More bling for boxer Katie Taylor
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted January 16, 2012 at 12:15am

Katie Taylor took home Boxer of the Year from the Irish Amateur Boxing Association at the weekend. Yes, that's 'boxer of the year' not 'female boxer of the year'. Great to see her achievements - world champion for the third time, European champ for the fi...more

Sustaining Damage During Sparring
by The Glowing Edge
posted January 14, 2012 at 1:30am

A boxing sparring session is radically different than an actual match. If I had to choose between the two, sparring wins every time. It can be unbelievably beautiful to watch, particularly when the two boxers agree — implicitly or explicitly —...more

Former Boxing Champ Kim Messer Named IFBA Director
by Wombat Sports
posted January 13, 2012 at 3:16am

Via Press Release The International Female Boxing Association is thrilled to officially name Kim Messer as Director of Boxing Operations. The former IFBA champion will deal with business development, boxer relations and international representation. As ...more

Boxing: Al Bernstein Breaks Down Hanna Gabriel vs. Dakota Stone; Plus Fighter Reaction
by Wombat Sports
posted January 10, 2012 at 1:48am

Courtesy AFP PHOTO / Ezequiel BECERRA Veteran boxing commentator Al Berstein didn’t mince words when he ran down the post fight analysis of the WBO Junior Middleweight title match between champion  Hanna Gabriel and D...more

The Boxing Channel to Stream Hanna Gabriel vs. Dakota Stone Saturday Night
by Wombat Sports
posted January 7, 2012 at 3:05pm

Photo by Ezequiel Becerra/AFP/Getty Images Coming off a win versus Christy Martin, Dakota Stone (10-8-5) is looking to win her first boxing championship against the freight train WBO middleweight champ Hanna Gabriel in Palacio de los De...more

Sarah D’Alelio and Elaina Maxwell Training at Tiger Muay Thai in Thailand
by Wombat Sports
posted January 5, 2012 at 10:40pm

D’Alelio and Maxwell – Courtesy Janet Martin By Cheryl Ragsdale – Yahoo Sports Elaina "Beef" Maxwell and Sarah "the Monster" D'Alelio are in Thailand at Tiger Muay Thai Training Camp preparing to compete at the Bangla Muay Thai St...more

Afgan Female Boxers Prepare for 2012 Olympics
by Wombat Sports
posted January 3, 2012 at 10:09pm

  Courtesy San Francisco Gate Women’s combat sports has been growing by leaps and bounds in the Middle East, and after the U.S. ousted the Talliban in Afgnaistan; several fighters hope to make some history at the 2012 Olympic Games...more

New Year's Resolutions within Women's Sport
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted January 3, 2012 at 9:45pm

I just heard a medical expert on the radio here in Dublin telling us that giving up alcohol or ...(fill in with your choice of vice) for one month isn't enough - you need to change your approach during the whole year. Well, duh! Now if only it were as eas...more