Tag Archives: AIBA Women’s World Championships

Bad hair days

Posted on December 18, 2012 by

A bad hair day took on a whole new meaning for Omeo based 75kg boxer Cassy Lear in her Victorian state title bout on Sunday (December 16) against Warrnambool based  Gabrielle Brown. Your hair can lose you a fight, so … Continue reading →

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Show me the way

Posted on July 7, 2011 by

Ever since I started boxing back in the mid 1990s, people have said that women make better students. And while it sounds good at first, it’s a bit of a double edged sword. I always wondered if it was because … Continue reading →

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Boxing birds of a feather

Posted on November 1, 2010 by

I don’t want to go on too much about Lauryn Eagle’s public and high-priced boxing lesson on Main Event. But a few more things have struck me about it. In case anyone thinks I wish Lauryn ill, let me say … Continue reading →

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The Eagle will not fly very far

Posted on October 30, 2010 by

Currently the whole of Australia is under the misguided impression that it’s possible for a champion waterskier to become a headlining boxer virtually overnight, since she herself can’t see much difference between the sports. So there’s your problem right there. … Continue reading →

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Trouble in Paradise

Posted on September 17, 2010 by

A new level: Katie Taylor v Queen Underwood. Picture: Adriana Gonzalez The Queen v The Champ Women’s boxing just hit a whole new level here in Barbados in the 60kg semi final between Queen Underwood and the force of nature … Continue reading →

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The wild frontier

Posted on September 17, 2010 by

The Barbados boxing tent was a wild place today, both inside and out. The action just keeps getting more intense as each girl is eliminated from the tournament and joins the mix in the sparring. Outside there was a tropical … Continue reading →

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The heat is on

Posted on September 12, 2010 by

The competition is hotting up in Barbados and so is the weather. The rain has stopped and the sun is out making the 24-hour training centre, a massive tent with three big rings, feel like a sauna. You could also … Continue reading →

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Raining champions

Posted on September 10, 2010 by

Barbados is kind if a quirky place; crickets squeak like a bunch of annoying kids with tin whistles at night, everyone has accents like they walked out of a Welsh coal mine and there are really gorgeous beaches that you … Continue reading →

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Bound for Barbados

Posted on September 7, 2010 by

After a wonderful week in New York City, reconnecting with all my Gleason’s buddies, I am leaving Wednesday for the AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in Bridgetown Barbados. Yesterday, I sparred ten rounds and KO’d the jetlag since I was … Continue reading →

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