Arizona Boxing News: Female Boxing/ Dale Hausner & More...
SecondsOut (July 25, 2012) Doghouse Boxing
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SecondsOut.com on Doghouse Boxing. By Don Smith: Avid boxing fan Esther Reed wants to
know if women play a significant role in Arizona boxing; excluding
fans and ring girls? The answer is yes; but, boxing remains a difficult
and elusive industry for women to enter and succeed. In recent years a
number of determined and creative women have made inroads into the male
dominated sport by creating a service for promoters who don’t have the
skill or time to invest in the public relation or advertising end of
the game. According to the Arizona State Boxing Commission there is only
one female licensed promoter(Alma Canez) and one female head(Kelly
Fenn) of any registered boxing organization in Arizona. The state does
have one working female ring official (USA Boxing) but she prefers
her name to remain anonymous.
It was almost a decade ago when Elena "Baby Doll" Reid and Sunshine "The Chick who KO’d the Guy" Fettkether began
to prove that they had every right to fight professionally and both
women went on to win championships. Elena now resides and trains in Las
Vegas and hopes to boost her MMA record to 4-0 when she fights on
October 24. Sunshine remains in Arizona where she trains boxers and
kick boxers. Both women deserve to be inducted into Arizona’s Boxing
Hall of Fame for their pugilistic achievements and courageous roles as
boxing pioneers. Unfortunately, It will take motivated and fair minded
men to nominate and elect them into the hall.
The following list of "Special" women was collected with the help
of the boxing community. Apologies to any woman who deserved
acknowledgement but was omitted.
Kelly Fenn: She is considered the first lady of Amateur boxing in Arizona. Kelly is the daughter of Al Fenn and
it was her father who taught her the value of boxing as a tool to keep
boys and girls out of courts. After his discharge from World War 2, Mr.
Fenn (decorated Marine) opened the Phoenix Boys and Girls Center and
Kelly has kept the facility open, free of charge, for kids to stay in
shape and workout some of their teenage frustrations. The Alumni
includes boxers Jesus Gonzales, Rafael Valenzuela, George Garcia Jr.
and hundreds of men and women who found success in other careers. In
addition to overseeing the Center, Ms. Fenn is the Arizona Golden Gloves CEO and she serves as Director of the annual Copper Gloves Tournament held in October at the Arizona State Fair in Phoenix. Kelly plans to continue her current role in amateur boxing despite a recent "Coup" attempt which was quelled quickly’; leaving egg on the face of at least two conspirators .
Sulem Urbina Soto: Winner of two Mexican National Titles (2009-2010) Sulem is
a dedicated boxing warrior who has her sights set on representing
Mexico at the 2016 Olympics. She is an American resident but her
opportunity for American Citizenship won’t come until after her attempt
to become an Olympian. At 22, 112 pound Sulem is quickly becoming
Arizona’s most recognizable and popular female boxer. On
July 10-14, Sulem competed in and won the 11th Annual Desert Showdown
World Amateur Championship Tournament at the Fantasy Springs Resort in
Indio California. A week later she was scheduled to compete in
Albuquerque, New Mexico. Mrs. Soto is trained by her husband and ardent
supporter, Andrew Soto at their family owned "Knockout" Gym in Phoenix.
Sulem can be contacted through her Facebook page online.
Michelle Rosado: Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, Ms. Rosado moved to Arizona a few years ago and she has quickly
established herself as a power broker in Arizona Boxing. Rosado is CEO
of Face 2 Face Events, a marketing firm and the point person for the Sonoran Capital Group, a
boxing promotion company. At 32, she appears to be at the top of her
game and her celebrated marketing skills serve her well. Michelle has
graced numerous local magazine covers and been featured on multiple
radio and television broadcasts. Despite her commanding presence boxing
insiders give her a mixed report card. Her grades range from A’s for her
intelligence, imagination and energy; however, she received much lower
marks from some of her peers for loyalty and truthfulness. It is the
latter perceived character flaw that has some boxing insiders (gym
owners and trainers) stepping back and looking at her with both eyes
wide open. On tEmily Pandelakis: A busy mother of two and self
described boxing fan who now commands respect as a publicist. Her
clients include professional boxers Lateef Kayode, "Sugar Ray"
Beltran, Jose Benavidez Jr., Andrew "Hurricane" Hernandez, Jamie
Kavanaugh, Michael Medina, Tony Moreno, Wale "Lucky Boy" Omotoso, Gabino
Saenz, Jovan Young-Star and to promising amateurs...David Benavidez and Alexis Zazueta. I(n
addition to writing and releasing press releases, Emily is working on
the release of a 2013 calendar that will feature Arizona Gyms and
boxers. The price is tentatively set at $15.00 and proceeds will
benefit gyms and amateur boxing. Emily is very giving to the community
and she asks her clients to follow her example.
Renene Leinhauser: Renene is 1/2 owner of Iron Gloves Boxing located in Tempe Arizona .Renene and her husband Joe "fight Train" members age 14 and up.
She has been in the business for almost 20 years and recalls how
difficult it was start a boxing gym in Arizona."We were new to Arizona
and it was quite awhile before we were accepted". She said seemed
harder for women and recalls only 1 female who solely owned and managed
a boxing gym in the Phoenix area. She gave closed her gym 3-4 years
ago. Until recently, Iron Glove Gym was the training home for highly
touted amateur Mario Esparza. Mario was on the verge of signing a letter
of intent with the soon to be 18 year old pro prospect ; but, he left
the gym and is currently training with Rob Garcia....Garcia also trains
19 year old Luis Oliveras another potential pro prospect. Both young
fighters fell short of qualifying for the 2012 USA Olympic team.
The most intriguing question of the week comes from
Jose Guerra who wants to know whatever happened to Arizona Boxing Talk
Show Host Dale Hausner? Dale now sits on death row in Florence Arizona
awaiting execution. He has written a letter to the Supreme Court asking
that his appeal process be waived so his life in prison can be ended.
Hausner(39) was sentenced to death six times in 2009 for his role in
terrorizing and killing innocent Phoenix residents. For people who
would like to write Dale; send your letters to: Dale Hausner ADC # 240702..Arizona State Prison Complex E4uau Browning 3H-53 P.O. Box 3400 Florence, AZ 85132. No guarantee that Dale will respond.
The last question comes from Jesus Fuentes who wants to know why Jesus "El Martillo" Gonzales didn’t fight Elvin Ayala on July 21. Simple explanation: Gonzales was placed on indefinite suspension as a result of his knockout loss to Adonis Stevenson in
February of this year in Montreal Quebec Canada. For him to fight
again. he had to show proof (Clean MRI) that he is healthy enough to
resume his career. The Montreal Boxing commission lifted
Gonzales suspension on July 20; just hours before the fight. The "OK"
MRI was completed weeks before but Montreal didn’t respond on time.
Ayala won (TKO) against John Mackey at Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut.
Gonzales has reportedly issued a challenge to Ayala....UNTIL NEXT TIME!
This report provided to Doghouse Boxing by SecondsOut.com
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