The fastest growing sport in the world: women's boxing?

[Marbig]

Originally Posted by Sunfish

If she is so popular why wouldn't her amateur bouts get decent interest?

They do....she was already drawing 9000+ people to watch her fight back at a local fight night 3.5 years ago.

[ZroC]

Originally Posted by Sunfish

If she is so popular why wouldn't her amateur bouts get decent interest?

It'd be a bit like saying Oscar De La Hoya shouldn't have turned pro because he was already a popular amateur.

[ZroC]

Yup ... looks like Ireland's pro boxing future is now collapsing like a house of cards as John Joe Nevin follows Taylor's lead, as well as a few other boxers.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...ur-U-turn.html

[Marbig]

Hey ZroC,
Seeing you're a Katie Taylor fan (like me), which style do you think she fits best into? Boxer-puncher?

[XCuTioNeR]

Two Years After Being Shot, Boxing Champ Rola el-Halabi to Return to the Ring

Courtesy Sydney Morning Herald

Former boxing champ Rola El-Halabi isn’t going to let getting shot foil her dreams of being the dominate boxer she wants to continue to be.

It was April 2011 when El-Halabi’s step-father and former manger Hicham El-Halabi shot Rola in the right hand, left knee, and both feet before her IBA/IBF title defense versus Irma Adler in Berlin, Germany. Hicham was sentanced to 6 years in prison last year for the incident. Rola was in wheelchair for three months, but went through a vigorous rehab to get back into the arena she loves.

Since she was inactive due to her injures, the IBF and IBA titles she held were vacated; but she will get her chance to regain the IBA title when she climbs into the ring to take on Italy’s Lucia Morelli in Ulm, Germany January 13.

El-Halabi is 11-0 as a pro, with six finishes to her credit; including a notable TKO win over Mia St. John.

“It’s like a second birth. I didn’t want to say goodbye to this great sport,” El-Halabi told Sapa-AFP. ”This is like Christmas, a birthday and Easter all rolled into one.”

http://wombatsports.wordpress.com/20...n-to-the-ring/

[Sunfish]

Originally Posted by ZroC

It'd be a bit like saying Oscar De La Hoya shouldn't have turned pro because he was already a popular amateur.

Not really. Pro male boxing has proven popularity and wealth. Is the women's game the same? I'm asking from a point of ignorance so I would be interested to know?

[consortium11]

Originally Posted by Sunfish

Not really. Pro male boxing has proven popularity and wealth. Is the women's game the same? I'm asking from a point of ignorance so I would be interested to know?

Nowhere close. With the exception of Laila Ali the number of women's pro boxers who have made real money is what... Mia St John? And she didn't get her fame due to her skills.

With a supportive governing body looking after you (as the Irish apparently are) you'll probably end up living just as comfortable a life as an amateur, there's the lure of more Olympic medals (more prestigious than any women's belt) and in truth you'll likely face the better competition.

Is the thought of facing Erica Anabella Farias, Delfine Persoon or Cecilia Comunales (the WBC, WBA and IBF women's lightweight champions... I'm not even sure the WBO has a belt...) really that enticing compared to another gold medal?

[Sunfish]

Originally Posted by consortium11

Nowhere close. With the exception of Laila Ali the number of women's pro boxers who have made real money is what... Mia St John? And she didn't get her fame due to her skills.

With a supportive governing body looking after you (as the Irish apparently are) you'll probably end up living just as comfortable a life as an amateur, there's the lure of more Olympic medals (more prestigious than any women's belt) and in truth you'll likely face the better competition.

Is the thought of facing Erica Anabella Farias, Delfine Persoon or Cecilia Comunales (the WBC, WBA and IBF women's lightweight champions... I'm not even sure the WBO has a belt...) really that enticing compared to another gold medal?

Well I thought this was the case but Z was comparing the men's game to the women's. Any reason Z?

[XCuTioNeR]

Article Link - http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&o...#ixzz2DZGZqTv2


By Miguel Rivera

Former WBC flyweight champion Mariana Juarez (35-6-3, 16KOs) will lace on her boxing gloves on December 15th, during a co-promotion between Boxeo de Gala and Canelo Promotions. It was decided that Mariana would return to boxing before the year’s end, after she was defeated by Ava Knight on October 13th in Mexico City. Before her defeat by Ava Knight, Mariana successfully defended her title fifteen times.

[XCuTioNeR]

Article Link - http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&o...#ixzz2Dj2DjB51


The weights are in for tomorrow's event at Castello in Dusseldorf, Germany. The card, promoted by Felix Sturm, will be televised by TV: SAT.1 (Germany).

Main Event (Vacant WBA Female Flyweight Title):
Susi Kentikian (50.3 Kg / 110.89 lbs) vs. Carina Moreno (112 lbs)


Cruiserweight Special Attraction:
Firat Arslan (TBA) vs. Alex Mogylewski (TBA)
(Both fighters will weigh in later today)

German Light Middleweight Title:
Mike Keta (68.8 Kg / 151.68 lbs) vs. Andreas Reimer (68.7 Kg / 151.46 lbs)

Light Heavyweight Bout (Scheduled for 6 Rounds):
Patrick Dobroschi (79.8 Kg / 175.93 lbs) vs. Roman Javoev (78.6 Kg / 173.28 lbs)

Heavyweight Bout (Scheduled for 6 Rounds):
Adnan Redzovic (105 Kg / 231.49 lbs) vs. Ladislav Kovarik (TBA)
(Kovarik will weigh in later today)

Super Middleweight Bout (Scheduled for 4 Rounds):
Alex Born (76 Kg / 167.55 lbs) vs. Piotr Tomaszek (74 Kg / 163.14 lbs)

Also on the card will be a K1 Special Attraction, when Remo Arns and Jonny Keta battle for Arns World Title in a rematch of an explosive encounter earlier this year.