3rd Annual Ventura County
“Battle of the Badges”
Source: Press Release -Retired Boxers Foundation
December 5, 2011
(DEC 5)
For the second year in a row, Alex Ramos, Founder and President of the
Retired Boxers Foundation, joined Michael Bradburn of Camarillo Boxing
and Fitness Center to help out at the 3rd Annual Ventura County “Battle
of the Badges.” Mike Bradburn...Full
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Who Said Engineers are Boring?
by Anca Neagu (Engineer)
December 5, 2011
(DEC 5)
I started training in 1999 (two years after obtaining my Master’s in
Civil Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin) and competed
in boxing between 2000 and 2005. During this time, I won the San Antonio
golden gloves three times, won 2 silver medals (one at USA Nationals,
one at Pal Nationals), and 2 bronze medals (USA Nationals). I competed
on the US National Team in 2000...Full
Story
Watch out for the ‘mitt men’
by Mischa Merz
WBAN Resource Team Member
November 22, 2011
A pair of focus mitts do not instantly make someone a boxing trainer.
But it’s very easy for the untrained eye to think so. Pads are all about
sound and movement, that’s why they are used in open training Full Story
Supplies necessary to prepare for sports
emergencies
By
Dr. David Geier
November 2, 2011
(NOV 2) I received a lot of feedback about my last column .Full
Story
WBAN
Resource Team Member: Alex Ramos featured in video on Brazilian TV
Network September 21, 2011 Full Video
(SEPT 21) Earlier this week
Brazilian TV Network featured a boxing story, that had part of the feature with
Alex "The Bronx Bomber" Ramos. The video is in Spanish, which Ramos is fluent in
that language. The Brazilian network, that is based in Mexico, Guadalajara, sent
a TV crew to California to do the interview in a local gym. The network is the
second free-to-air TV Network in Brazil. At this time, they reach approximately
47 million homes with 170 million potential TV viewers in our country. The
International RECORD TV Network can be reached in 145 countries.
Full Video
Newest Members of the WBAN Resource
Team
by Sue TL Fox
July 27, 2011
(JULY 27) WBAN has just recently
added three new WBAN Resource Team Members. For those of
you who do not know about the newest addition to WBAN, the
WBAN Resource Team is ..Full
Story
Tony's Corner: Benefits of Explosive
training for boxers
by Tony
Rumanes
July 16, 2011
(JULY 16) This
month I would like to talk about the benefits of "Explosive
Training" for boxers. I cannot stress enough the importance of
boxers training with the intent of developing explosive movements
for not only speed but strength and quickness when you are
actually..Full
Story
WBAN’s Top Ten TIPS for Women Boxers!
By Sue TL Fox
Updated July 12, 2011
(original article 2003, 2006)
(JULY 12)
Get Photographs taken! Many times the boxers fight and fail to
get any photographs of their fights. For one, it will be something
you will want later in life after you have stopped boxing. But, it
is also important to have photos on file, for news articles, and for
promo purposes. If you see photographers..Ten
Top Tips
Video: Jerry Hoffman Interviews Christy
Martinon! July 9, 2011
(JULY 9)
Check out this entertaining
interview by Jerry Hoffman, WBAN's Resource Team member, where he
goes one on one with former amateur boxer Christy Martinon! Video
on youtube
Nutrition Pugalistica -
Giving the body what the body needs Part II
by
Amit S.Katz
July 8, 2011
In my first installment we established that the body needs
four things 1.Oxygen 2.Water 3.Fuel and 4.Minerals. I covered the
difficult part of the equation, obtaining a good source of minerals.
So if Water and Oxygen are the easiest part of the equation, then we are
left with Fuel. Full Story
Concussions: Latest Topic on WBAN Resource
Team Website
By Sue TL Fox
Resource: Boxers Interested in a
career in this sport--read firsthand experience of Sugar Ray
Leonard!
(JUNE 28) We have received a press
release that there will be a book signing by Sugar Ray Leonard, on June
30, 2011 from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m., at Village Books, in the Pacific
Palisades. Leonard's book, "The Big Fight---My Life in and Out of the
Ring
Full Story
Top-Notch
Boxing Trainer: Freddie Roach -
Roach ready to work with USA Women’s
team
By Raquel Ruiz
(JUNE 27)The 2011 National Championships
came to an end with three new women national champions in the Olympic weight
classes, and Freddie Roach said he is ready to work with them during the
summer..Full
Story
Book:
Unclaimed Destiny "The Heart of a Champion" by Rusty Roseberger
June 27, 2011
(JUNE 27) In “Heart of a Champion,” boxer Rusty
Rosenberger tells his story of how he was cheated out of the World Title by his
manager Lou Duva. In 1979, Rusty had already become the New Jersey Middleweight..Full
Story
Blunt trauma and sudden death in young
athletes
By
Dr. David Geier
June 25, 2011
(JUNE 25) I have written recently about deaths in youth sports related to cardiovascular
events and commotio cordis. But there is another large cause of sudden death in
sports that is important to discuss, and that is sports-related death due to
blunt trauma. Full Story
Chevelle
Hallback Announces “Fists of Steel Boxing Academy”
by Amy Greene
(JUNE 20) IFBA and WBAN
Independent champion Chevelle “Fists of Steel” Hallback is opening her own
boxing gym. The grand opening of “Fists of Steel Boxing Academy” is scheduled
for Friday, June 24 from 5:30-8:30 PM, in Tampa Bay, Florida at 3020 “B” W.
Kennedy Ave. The official opening date is July 5. “It's going to be a great
evening,” Chevelle said, Full Story
Contamination of athletic mouthguards
By Dr. David
Geier
(JUNE 9) Athletic mouthguards or
mouthpieces are critical pieces of equipment in contact sports like football,
hockey, and boxing. The American Dental Association recommends them for all
contact sports. But despite the fact that mouthguards are important protective
equipment in these sports, athletes often pay little attention to their care and
sanitation. A new study published in the May-June 2011 edition of Sports Health
sheds light on the microorganisms that can contaminate protective mouthguards.
Full Story
Boxing stars meet and greet
Source/Ricardo Condo
(JUNE 7) The newly opened Extreme Boxing Gym will
be having it’s Grand Opening and will also be hosting a boxing meet and greet
this Saturday June 11th from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm. The event will include an
amateur boxing exhibition, an autograph signing session so fans can have an
opportunity to ..Full
Details
(June 1, 2011)
I have been training now in boxing for well over 25 years,
that ranged from boxing clients who wanted to get in optimum condition, to
amateur and pro boxers. As an owner of my own gym, the Old School
Boxing, located in Atlanta, Georgia, I have learned..Full Story
Nutrition Pugalistica -The Basics:
Giving the body what the body needs
by
Amit S.Katz
(MAY 28)
All living beings, from a
single cell organism through to humans, require 4 basic substances in order to
live, and they are...Full
Story
New Members Added to
the WBAN Resource Team-by Sue TL Fox
(MAY 25) We have just added one new Physician,
C. David Geier, Jr., M.D., Director, MUSC Sports Medicine,
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery,
Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Geier....Check
out the latest on our Team, go here!
Latest News: WBAN Resource
Team-by Sue TL Fox
(MAY 21, 2011) I am in the process of developing an
extensive Resource Team for WBAN, where women boxers can utilize
many of the resources in regards to training, boxing, health,
fitness, performance s..Full
Story
Oscar De La Hoya Plans Boxing Clinics for Troops
(FEB 24) In the local media they reported that Oscar De La Hoya of Golden Boy
Promotions was planning a secret mission at unknown locations to have boxing
clinics for stable of boxers. It was reported that Adrien Broner, Danny
Jacobs and Seth Mitchell would be with De La Hoya on this trip.
A spokesman for the (USO) - the group who organized this mission, said
"It's a mission to boost troop morale. The group will participate in boxing
clinics, share techniques and extend their thanks to America's troops serving in
the Middle East." Source/hollywood.com
All-Women's Boxing Camp held in
Coachella Flash Photo Slideshow
May 21, 2011 -Photos:
Sue TL Fox
(MAY 21)The Bad Girls Boxing Camp held
their one-week boxing camp that began on May 16th. Lori Steinhorst of the BGB, had several amateur and pro female
boxers attending the week long camp...Full
Story
