23 мая 2024 года
Heather “The Heat” Hardy is a boxer’s boxer, so when she announced her retirement from the sport on Instagram, one knew just how serious things were. A Momentous Start From the moment she picked herself up off the canvas in August 2012 in the first round of her first professional fight, Heather Hardy knew nothing […]
The New Year has certainly brought its challenges. I planned on a slow start. That way, I’d have lots of time for the next steps of my new book, The Promise of Women’s Boxing, set to be published in June. What I got was my second bout of COVID-19, and worst of all, Jed came […]
Malissa Smith with Dr. Raja Flores and What’s In Your Hand host Rick Young at WHCR 90.3 FM’s, studio on March 16, 2024. Author and women’s boxing historian, Malissa Smith has had a busy Women’s History Month! The activities included media appearances and an article about her efforts to support women in boxing published on […]
I am honored to participate in the Women In Boxing International Women’s History Event on March 7, 2024 at 6PM, GMT (London). Email: team@womeninboxing.com to register your interest and receive the link to this free event! Other confirmed speakers are Niki Wilburn-Shaw, WIB; Caitlin Bennet, Matchroom Boxing; Kate Wilson, SheIsBossingIt!
Celebrating women who box during Women’s History Month -The Promise of Women’s Boxing
When it comes to boxing, one thing is certain, a win is a win is a win, even when it isn’t. Sometimes the judges just get it wrong and call it what you will, it’s a fact of the game. Most of those wrongs go unanswered, but thanks to Mauricio Sulaimán and Jill Diamond of […]
I am so proud to announce the upcoming publication of my new book! The Promise of Women’s Boxing: A Momentous New Era in the Sweet Science will be published on June 4, 2024 by Rowman and Littlefield. It is available for preorder now at the link: preorder – Amazon Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and three-time […]
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was first and last an American patriot. As he stated in his Letter From A Birmingham City Jail, I have no fear about the outcome of our struggle in Birmingham, even if our motives are at present misunderstood. We will reach the goal of freedom in Birmingham and all over […]
The inclusion of women’s boxing in the Olympics at the 2012 London Games brought a lot of hope that the sport would begin to flourish anew. Gold medal winners Claressa Shields, Nicola Adams, and Katie Taylor, however, did not begin to cross the threshold of the ropes as professionals until after the 2016 Rio Games. […]
In a recent conversation with my dear friend Achim whom I had not seen in many years, I was reminded of the impact 9/11 had on all of us who called New York City our home. He lived in the West Village in those days a couple of blocks from the Hudson River. His memories […]
