All posts tagged "Boxing"
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527NEWSFlint’s Claressa Shields Wants To Make Boxing History In Hometown, Then ‘Do Everything’
By Carlos Monarrez Detroit Free Press WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Claressa Shields is ready to rumble! This Saturday night the two-time Olympic...
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522NEWSThis Hijab-Wearing Trailblazer Packs A Wallop In And Outside The Ring
By Rubén Rosario Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Amaiya Zafar’s nearly three-year fight to compete while wearing traditional...
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640NEWSIon-Rood Makes Historic Female Bout A Short One
By Don Doxsie Quad City Times, Davenport, Iowa WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Kristine Ion-Rood, a 47-year-old former Scott County sheriff’s deputy made...
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626ENTERTAINMENTHow Project Fighting Chance Boxers Became The Subject Of A Television Docu-Series
By Brian Whitehead San Bernardino County Sun, Calif. WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) “Hopefuls,” a four-part Empire Network PBS docu-series, is to debut...
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522LIFE & STYLECarisse Brown Set To Fight For National Golden Gloves Title
By Brady Fredericksen The Ledger, Lakeland, Fla. WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) During the day, Brown cares full time for her mother, Ollie...
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8782LIFE & STYLEBellator NYC: Heather Hardy, Brooklyn Boxer, Takes Swing At MMA
By Mark La Monica Newsday WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Female fighters have become more mainstream and marketable to the fan base and...