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Female boxing is coming soon Rosemary Green, the veteran athlete out of Andros, on record, is the lone Bahamian female to participate in an official boxing match. She made history in December of 2003. She was announced the winner over a Puerto Rican. The Bahamas thus stands at 1-0. That event six years ago, has not been duplicated. There was a female exhibition but no official bout. Now, with female boxing the world rage, the Amateur Boxing Federation of The Bahamas (ABFB) is getting into the act. ABFB President Wellington Miller has informed that on November 28, the first ever female tournament is scheduled at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium. Coming in will be boxers of the fairer sex from around the Caribbean. According to Miller, interested fans can expect to see other Bahamians follow the lead of Green. The ABFB has to be applauded for this initiative. The Commonwealth Boxing Council has been encouraging member nations for years now to begin female boxing programs. Trinidad has been the foremost nation in the region to project female boxing. Trinidadian Giselle Salandy who died earlier this year in a car accident was the region's female boxing trailblazer. We in the Caribbean like to think of her having made the kind of significant contribution to the sport second only to Laila Ali. It would be a wonderful tribute to Salandy's memory if female boxing in the Caribbean takes off in a big way. For years, societies across the globe frowned on female boxing. The beautiful Ali who compiled a record of 24-0 with 21 knockouts during a career which might be renewed somewhere down the road, brought credibility to the sport and eliminated many of the squeamish ones who railed against women being hit. Laila demonstrated a passion to mix it up, much like her famous father, Muhammed Ali. There are big plans to push female boxing. In the future, perhaps Ali who is actually the face of female boxing will be invited to make an appearance at one of the Caribbean tournaments. Excitement is in the air in the Caribbean. Miller acknowledged that the enthusiasm about seeing women in action is building. He anticipates that the Kendal Isaacs Gym will be packed. He disclosed also that a local entity will be brought on board to heavily promote and market the event. Indeed. Female boxing is Coming! Go boxing ladies!
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