2019 International Women's Boxing Hall of
Fame (IWBHF) Inductees Announced
Source/IWBHF Press Release /Bernie
McCoy
PORTLAND, OR - (January 27, 2019) WBAN is proud to
announce the International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame (IWBHF), Class of
2019. This sixth annual induction represents a record breaking
number of honorees in the history of this signal institution which has
recognized and honored those individuals who have, over the history of
the sport of Women’s Boxing, contributed to, advocated for and brought
esteem and distinction to the sport in and out of the ring.
Included in this year’s class are seven former boxers: Terri
Cruz, Melissa
Fiorentino, Lisa
Holewyne, Carina
Moreno, Bridgett
Riley, Wendy
Rodriquez and Martha
Salazar.
The Non-Boxer category includes David
Avila, Stephen
Blea and Blanca
Gutierrez.
Pat Emerick and Patricia [Sandy] Martinez-Pino are recipients in the
Pioneer Female Boxer and the Posthumous categories, respectively. Full
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Press Release: The 2019 International Women's Boxing Hall
of Fame Held at the DoubleTree Hotel, Brisbane, California
VIDEO: Three-Minute
Video Overview of Event
On August 30, 2019, at the Double Tree
Hotel, in Brisbane, California, the International Women's Boxing Hall of
Fame (IWBHF) held our sixth
year in the sport to honor our twelve 2019 IWBHF Inductees, and
special honorees who received other awards. We
held our event just one day before the Beautiful Brawlers had their
amateur show the following day, and in conjunction with our event.
Inductees and fighters signed this poster at the meet & Greet
The
2019 class, was composed of twelve inductees. The composition
includes seven former boxers: Carina Moreno, Wendy Rodriguez, Bridget
Riley, Martha Salazar, Lisa Holewyne, Terri Cruz and Missy Fiorentino.
Also honored was Pat Emerick, a pioneer boxer who overcame untold
obstacles in order to compete in the ring during the last century and
whose award put her position as the second oldest IWBHF inductee, a mere
five months behind Year I inductee, Barbara Buttrick. Also in line
who were inducted were David Avila, prominent, award winning, West Coast
boxing writer and Stephen Blea, a widely praised boxing official who has
worked tirelessly to raise the standards of amateur and professional
boxing in this country. Rounding out the 2019 class was Blanca
Gutierrez, driving force behind Beautiful Brawlers, the West Coast
promotion firm, a contributing impetus behind the recent resurgence in
the sport, and Pat “Sandy” Martinez-Pino, a tireless, hardworking
advocate for the sport with the AIBA, had been responsible for providing
numerous opportunities within the sport, for qualified females. Due to
her untimely death, last year, her award was posthumous.
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The "Who's Who" so far confirmed for
the IWBHF Induction Ceremony/Dinner-Award Event - August 30th in
Brisbane, California
(MAY 2) The International
Women's Boxing Hall of Fame (IWBHF) is giving the latest update
of the confirmations of the "Who's Who" that will be
honored, in attendance, part of the IWBHF event on August 30th, at the Double Tree Hotel, in Brisbane, CA.
So far....these are the latest confirmations!
We will continue to update the confirmed 2019 IWBHF inductees,
Past and Present World Champions, Retired Boxers, Pioneer
Boxers, Guest Speakers, and more!
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The IWBHF Announces Date, Venue for
our 2019 Hall of Fame Banquet, and Induction Ceremony!
The DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel
San Francisco Airport North is ideally located between downtown
San Francisco and San Francisco Airport - just 2.5 miles away
their complimentary airport shuttle service - this modern San
Francisco Airport hotel boasts stunning views of the San
Francisco Bay. FULL
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