HBCU Boxing & Mixed Martial Arts Association

03/14/2021

Long live. You left an amazing mark on the planet!

The former undisputed middleweight champion of the world Marvelous Marvin Hagler reportedly passed away on Saturday, according to numerous sources. The news was confirmed by his wife, Kay, via an official fan club Facebook account and this devastating news has gone viral on social media. Hagler, arg...

07/21/2019

Wowzers! What a knock down.

06/14/2019

Respect!

03/14/2016

Today in Boxing History Jack Johnson defended his Colored Heavy Weight Title at the Broadway A.C. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania against Joe Jeanette which ended in a draw by a newspaper decision from the Philadelphia Item. These two giants fought on numerous occasions during his reign as colored champ before he became the World's Heavyweight Champion, winning four times and drawing twice. After Johnson became World Heavy Weight Champion he retired his World Colored Heavyweight Championship title which was still active until Joe Louis won the World Heavyweight title on June 22, 1937.

03/08/2016

Celebrating women on International Women's Day.

Laila Ali was born December 30th, 1977 in Miami Beach Florida and grew up in Southern California with her parents and her older sister. Although she experienced some trouble in her youth, Ali went on to get a degree in business management for Santa Monica College.

While in school she worked as a manicurist and then owned a nail salon. Her inspiration for boxing didn’t come until later, when she watched a televised fight between Christy Martin and Deirdre Gogarty in 1996.

Not only is she the greatest female boxer of all time, Ali has also appeared on various television platforms for fitness and entertainment.

From 1999-2007 she defeated some of the most prominent fighters in women's boxing and attained the undefeated record of 24-0.

Laila Ali established herself as a Super Middleweight Champion by the International Boxing Association, the Women's International Boxing Association and the International Women's Boxing Federation.

Ali went out with a bang on February 3rd, 2007 in Johannesburg, South Africa when she knocked out Gwendolyn O'Neil in the first round, finishing her career as the top woman in boxing to date.

06/30/2012

HBCU Boxing is the first of its kind, the only platform for boxers enrolled in historically black colleges and universities. Our goal is to have an annual boxing event where two boxers can showcase their talents and have the opportunity to represent their school in a positive way. The time has come to broaden the horizon and create an avenue for students and alumni of HBCU's to have something to call their own. While HBCU Boxing events are to provide a source of sports entertainment, we are also dedicated to giving back to our communities that surround our colleges and universities. We want to motivate more people to pursue higher education in hope of better opportunities.