But Quartey persisted. And last year, at 27, she became Ghana’s first female world boxing champion and the first woman to travel the world as a member of the West African nation’s national team. ACCRA ...
It would be the first time two women headlined a boxing card in the 140-plus-year history of the Garden. For the first time, they were not only seen but also paid a reported seven figures.
Mark Brown/Getty Images Women's boxing is divided between 17 weight classes, from heavyweight to atomweight. The four major sanctioning bodies, WBO, IBF, WBA and WBC have champions in most of the ...
(FEB 16) Last night at the Estadio F.A.B. in Buenos Aires was featured three female boxing bouts that showcased some newer female boxers on the scene. The following are the fights that took place.
However, like most sports in Ghana (and in the world), boxing has often been considered as a sport for men only, and women are usually discouraged from taking part in it. Last November, Quartey ...
But like most sports in Ghana, boxing has often been seen as for men only, and women are discouraged from taking part. But Quartey persisted. And last year, at age 27, she became Ghana’s first ...
On Saturday night in Riyadh, an evening of boxing dubbed as the “Fight Card of the Century” will take centre stage inside the 15-month-old Kingdom Arena. Headlining is the undisputed ...
The women noted below were chosen through a detailed set of selection camp procedures by the USA Boxing High Performance department. In total, six boxers were selected to the USA Boxing Women’s Elite ...