Inside Women's Boxing:

Historic women's boxing week coming up

Women’s boxing history will be made next month when an all-women’s pay-per-view card, “Finally,” is supported the night before by an all-women’s nationally televised show, Fox Sport Network’s Best Damn Championship Fight Night Period. A total of six world championship bouts will be held for seven different world titles – 6 International Female Boxers Association (IFBA) and one International Boxing Association (IBA).

Fox Sports Net’s Best Damn Championship Fight Night Period
Thursday, June 12, 2008 – 7 PM/ET
Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut

10 Rounds – IFBA World Junior Featherweight Championship
Lisa “Bad News” Brown (14-3-3, 4 KOs), Toronto, Canada vs.
Alicia “Slick” Ashley (14-7-1, 1 KO), Westbury, New York

10 Rounds – IFBA World Flyweight Championship
Elena “Baby Doll” Reid (19-4-5, 5 KOs), Las Vegas, NV vs.
Crystal Hoy (3-1-2, 2 KOs), Las Vegas, NV

6 Rounds – Junior Featherweights
Melinda Cooper (18-0, 10 KOs), Las Vegas, NV vs.
Donna Lee Biggers (19-7-1, 16 KOs), Shelby, NC

6 Rounds – Junior Featherweights
Jeri Sitzes (14-7-1, 6 KOs), Springfield, MO vs.
Ela “Bam Bam” Nunez (6-3, 2 KOs), Jamestown, NY

6 Rounds – Middleweights
Jill Emery (8-2, 3 KOs), New York, NY vs.
Cristy Nickel (7-6, 4 KOs), New York, NY

“Finally” Pay-Per-View
Friday, June 13, 2008 – 10 PM/ET (8 PM/MT)
Isleta Casino & Resort, Albuquerque, NM

10 Rounds – IFBA World Junior Middleweights
Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm (21-1-2, 6 KOs), Albuquerque, MN vs.
Mary Jo Sanders (25-0, 8 KOs), Detroit, MI

10 Rounds – IFBA World Lightweight Championship
Chevelle “Fists of Steel” Hallback (26-5-2, 11 KOs), Tampa, FL vs.
Jeannine “G9” Garside (7-0-1, 3 KOs), Windsor, Ontario, Canada

10 Rounds – IBA World Strawweight & IFBA World Mini-Flyweight Championships
Wendy “Little Thunder” Rodriguez (18-4, 3 KOs), Los Angeles, CA vs.
Hollie “Hot Stuff” Dunaway (21-6, 10 KOs), Las Vegas, NV

10 Rounds – IFBA World Junior Flyweight Championship
Carina “La Reina” Moreno (17-1, 5 KOs), Watsonville, CA vs.
Eileen “Hawaian Mongoose” Olszewski (5-0-1, 0 KOs), New York, NY