Shea on MTV

Maureen Shea, undefeated top ranked professional boxer, recently teamed up with MTV as an amateur boxing coach on their Emmy Award winning show "MADE". Back for their eighth season, MTV's MADE has scheduled their first new episode of the year for Monday January 7th at 10:00 PM (ET/PT). The show chronicles the challenges and accomplishments that young people face as they attempt a life-changing transformation. This season's premier episode, "Made: Boxer", will feature Whitley, a ballet dancing girly girl who wants to stop relying on her friends for everything and get tough by being MADE into a hard hitting boxer. Brought in as a celebrity coach is world class female professional boxer Maureen Shea, famous for helping Hilary Swank in her preparations for her role in Million Dollar Baby. Watch as Maureen Shea puts Whitley to the test both physically and emotionally for six weeks before getting in the ring to compete in a sanctioned amateur boxing bout.

Jan. 11 marks ’08 kickoff

Not too much going on in women’s boxing until Jan. 11 when, on three different fight cards, from St. Louis to Las Vegas to Albuquerque, three noteworthy cards are scheduled. In St. Louis, Mo., at the Viking Hotel Grand Ballroom, Hollie Dunaway (20-6, 10 KOs) and Sharon Gaines (11-8, 3 KOs) will headline a card in a ten-rounder for the vacant NABF flyweight title. In Albuquerque, N.M., at the Isleta Resort/Casino, Holly Holm (19-1-2, 5 KOs) will defend her IFBA belt against Mariem "Punchenella" Brakache (5-5, 1 KO), of Atlanta, Ga in a ten-rounder. Also on Jan. 11, in the co-main of a card at the Orleans Casino in Vegas, Layla McCarter (27-13-5, 6 KOs) and Cindy Serrano (15-1-1, 7 KOs) will go six.

Results from Sweden

It was a good night of action in Gothenburg Tuesday night (18/12) when Shadow Pro Box headed by female promoter Anne-Marie Stocks had their inaugural show at “Trädgår’n” in the centre of Gothenburg, Sweden. A card with six fights was on the program, topped by local junior middleweight hero Daniel Hartvig (3-0, 1 KO) against slightly heavier Bosnian Southpaw, Hamid Semic. The Swede had to dig deep to secure the win and it was terrific evenly matched contest over six two minute rounds that provided the crowd with loads of action. (More by Teddy Stenmark)

Ragosina wins Laila's belt

Female super middleweight world champion Natasha Ragozina (16-0, 11 KOs) added the fifth world title belt to her ever expanding collection on Saturday night at the Anhalt Arena in Dessau, Germany. Ragozina successfully defended her WIBF, WBA, GBU and WIBA titles and won the WBC title formerly held by Laila Ali, with a ten round unanimous decision over Akondaye Fountain (7-1-1, 4 KOs). As usual, the nearly six-foot Ragosina used her reach advantage to compile a 98-93, 98-92, 98-92 win. -- Karl Freitag. Photo by Eroll Popova.

More weekend results
Friday night in Cordoba, Argentina: bantamweight Carolina Raquel Duer (2-0, 1 KO) KO'd Agustina del Valle Aybar (0-2) in the third round of a four-rounder.
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Friday night in Monterrey, Mexico, lightweight Ana Zarazua (4-0, 1 KO) KO'd Marlen Montiel (0-1) at :20 of the first round of a six-rounder.
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Friday night in Ascona, Switzerland, bantamweight Viktoria Oleynik (2-9-10 won a six-round unanimous decision over Zhang Xi Yan (7-1-1, 2 KOs).
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Friday night in Gary, Indiana, lightweight Mary McGee (13-0, 7 KOs) won a six-round unanimous decision over Leora Jackson (2-11).
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Thursday night in New York City at the Roseland Ballroom, bantamweight Noriko Kariya (8-2, 2 KOs) TKO'd Salina Jordan (2-3) in round three of a sixer.