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Encyclopedia > Irichelle Duran

Irichelle Duran (born January 17, 1971) is a female boxer from Panama. She is the daughter of former 4 division men's boxing world champion Roberto Duran. January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... Womens boxing has existed as an officiated sport since the beginning of the 20th century. ... This is a list of notable male boxers. ... Roberto Duran (b. ...


Irichelle Duran led a rich girl's life as a small child. She used to live in a mansion, where her father even had a collection of exotic birds. When the Panamanian government took possesion of the mansion, however, the Durans had to move to Miami, Florida. A male Caucasian toddler child A child (plural: children) is a young human. ... Mansion near Almelo, The Netherlands A mansion is a large and stately dwelling house. ... Orders Many - see section below. ... The Miami skyline, as it is seen from the northeast on Biscayne Bay. ...


In 1999, she announced her intentions to become a professional boxer, joining the likes of Laila Ali, Freeda Foreman, Jackie Frazier-Lyde and a small number of other daughters of former male boxing world champions who gave women's boxing a try. 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2004 Armed Forces Amateur Boxing Championships, held in 2003. ... Laila Ali (born December 30, 1977), is the daughter of the boxer many consider to be the greatest fighter of all time, Muhammad Ali. ... Freeda George Foreman (born October 16, 1976 in Houston, Texas) is the daughter of former world Heavyweight champion George Foreman, and a former competitor in the sport of Womens boxing. ... Jackie Frazier-Lyde (born 4th January 1962) is a lawyer who is the daughter of former world Heavyweight boxing champion Joe Frazier. ...


Her interest in becoming a fighter was met with dissapointment by her father. Roberto Duran claimed that he boxed so that his children wouldn't have to, and he made it of public knowledge that he did not want his daughter to fight, but that if she decided to go on, he would attend her fights.


At the same time, the news that she was to become a boxer caused an uproar in Latin America, where machism is still somewhat prevalent: many Hispanics (including women) who knew about Roberto Duran, wondered if a Latino female should box. Although she was frequently shown on some television shows while training, many still met her decision with skepticism. Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... Machismo refers to excessive masculinity. ... Hispanic, as used in the United States, is one of several terms used to categorize native and naturalized U.S. citizens, permanent residents and temporary immigrants, whose background hail either from Spain, the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America or the original settlers of the traditionally Spanish-held Southwestern United... Boxing training is a training method that has been often called by medical doctors, boxing trainers and writers alike, one of the most spartan forms of sports training. ...


Irichelle Duran lives in Puerto Rico, where her father fought once and made multiple visits to his ring nemesis and later on, life friend Esteban De Jesus. Irichelle Duran is married to a Puerto Rican. Esteban De Jesus (1951-1990) was a Puerto Rican world lightweight champion boxer whose life was full of controversy, problems and scandals. ... Marriage is a relationship and bond between individuals that plays a key role in the definition of many families. ...


Her professional debut came on August 4, 2000, when she lost a four round split decision to Geraldine Iglesias. August 4 is the 216th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (217th in leap years), with 149 days remaining. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Her first, and so far only, win came on October 5, 2000, when she knocked out Marylin Hernandez in three rounds, at the same Panama City gym that was named after her father. October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in Leap years). ... Knockout (K.O.), or simply knock, is a winning criterion of many ringsports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai and others. ... This is about the capital of Panama. ...


After that, she took a two year layoff, but, on May 22, 2002, she returned, to lose a four round decision to Angie Bordelon, at Westwego, Louisiana. May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Westwego is a city located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, USA. Westwego is on the west bank of the Mississippi River, within the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan area. ...


Although she hasn't officially announced her retirement from professional boxing, that was her last fight to date. It shall be noted, however, that in women's boxing, it's harder to get fights, because the number of women boxing competitors is much smaller when compared to men boxers.


Irichelle Duran has a record of 1 win and 2 losses, with 1 knockout.


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NodeWorks - Encyclopedia: Roberto Duran (653 words)
Duran conquered his third title on his birthday, June 16th, 1983, defeating champion Moore, when the fight was stopped in the 8th.Duran later tried to take the World middleweight title, he met Marvin Hagler in Las Vegas in November 1983, and he lost over fifteen rounds.
Duran did not contend another title fight until 1989, he won the WBC middleweight title from Iran Barkley in February but lost it and a chance to win the super middleweight title in a third clash with "Sugar" Ray Leonard in December.
Duran's five world title belts, which he won in four different divisions, were stolen from his house in Panama in 1993, during a robbery that was allegedly staged by his brother in law, who, in turn, gave them to memorabilia seller Luis Gonzalez Baez, who now will stand trial for trying to sell stolen goods.
Roberto Duran at AllExperts (857 words)
Duran did not contend another title fight until 1989, but made the shot count when he won the WBC middleweight title from Iran Barkley in February.
Duran seemed to be in decline after the fight, he attempted to win further middleweight titles in 1994, 1995 and 1996 (fighting for the minor IBC belt), and 1998 (WBA).
Duran's five world title belts, which he won in four different divisions, were stolen from his house in Panama in 1993 during a robbery allegedly staged by his brother-in-law, who gave them to memorabilia seller Luis Gonzalez Baez, who will stand trial for trying to sell stolen goods.
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