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Shurretta Metcalf
Shurretta Metcalf (born October 28, 1984) is an American professional boxer. She has held the IBF bantamweight title since October 2024. Early life Metcalf was born in Dallas, Texas on October 28, 1984. She had fought in underground street fights prior to her professional boxing career. Professional career Metcalf made her professional debut on January 16, 2016, where she lost a four-round unanimous decision (UD) bout to Samantha Salazar at the Gas Monkey Bar N' Grill in Dallas, Texas. Metcalf faced Melissa Oddessa Parker on July 29, 2023, winning the bout by majority decision. Metcalf faced Miyo Yoshida for vacant IBF Inter-continental female bantamweight title on November 7, 2023. She won the bout by unanimous decision to capture the vacant title. IBF bantamweight champion Yoshida vs. Metcalf Metcalf faced Miyo Yoshida in a rematch, this time for the IBF female bantamweight title in New York City on October 23, 2024. She won the bout by unanimous decision to win the wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallas
Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the most populous city in and the county seat, seat of Dallas County, Texas, Dallas County, covering nearly 386 square miles into Collin County, Texas, Collin, Denton County, Texas, Denton, Kaufman County, Texas, Kaufman, and Rockwall County, Texas, Rockwall counties. With a 2020 United States census, 2020 census population of 1,304,379, it is the List of United States cities by population, ninth-most populous city in the U.S. and the List of cities in Texas by population, third-most populous city in Texas after Houston and San Antonio. Located in the North Texas region, the city of Dallas is the main core of the largest metropolitan area in the Southern Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association (WBA), formerly known as the National Boxing Association (NBA), is an international professional boxing organization based in Panama. The WBA awards its world championship title at the professional level. Founded in the United States in 1921 by 13 state representatives as the NBA, it is the oldest major organization regulating fights. In 1962, it changed its name in recognition of boxing's growing popularity around the world and began to admit other nations as members. By 1975, a majority of its members were Latin American nations and the organization headquarters was moved to Panama City, Panama. It moved again in the 1990s to Venezuela before returning to Panama in 2007. Alongside the World Boxing Council (WBC), International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Organization (WBO), it was one of four major organizations which sanctions professional boxing bouts. As of August 2024, boxing website BoxRec no longer recognizes WBA world tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frontiers Of Flight Museum
The Frontiers of Flight Museum is an aerospace museum located in Dallas, Texas, founded in November 1988 by William E. Cooper, Kay Bailey Hutchison, and Jan Collmer.Frontiers of Flight Museum site Originally located within a terminal at Dallas Love Field, the museum now occupies a building at the southeast corner of Love Field on Lemmon Avenue. The museum is an affiliate within the Smithsonian Affiliations program. Aviation historian George E. Haddaway promoted the founding of the museum subsequent to donation of his extensive personal collection of aviation history books ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Mitchell (boxer)
Jamie Lorraine Mitchell (born January 31, 1985) is an American professional boxer who held the WBA female bantamweight from October 2021 until November 2022 Early life Mitchell grew up in foster care and spent time in various juvenile detention facilities. As a teenager she spent time at Shiloh Treatment Center in Texas. While at the facility, Mitchell got into a fight and broke another girl's jaw. When asked by one of the facility's owners what they could do to help, Mitchell said she wanted to become a boxer. The owner, who later became her coach, also owned a boxing gym in Houston and agreed to send her there for training. Mitchell said of her first day in the gym, "they threw me in with this girl and she was like super tall and way older than me, she was like 32. I thought she was beating me up really bad, but they called me 'Mike Tyson's daughter' and from that point on I just kept coming back, I was just being relentless about it. I just loved it. That was my way into th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kay Hansen
Kay Hansen (born August 14, 1999) is an American mixed martial artist (MMA) who competed in the strawweight division of Invicta Fighting Championships. She also formerly fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Hansen grew up with a single mom and three younger sisters until the age of seven when her parents reunited. At the age of 16, her parents separated and Kay stayed with her father despite the "manipulating and toxic environment" he upheld since her childhood. Hansen originally played softball, but after seeing Ronda Rousey defeat Bethe Correia at UFC 190, she decided she would rather train in MMA. She trained under Erik Paulson at Combat Submission Wrestling (CSW), competing in Pankration Youth Fights for an undefeated record of 4–0: two armbars, one Americana, and one unanimous decision. Mixed martial arts career Amateur career Hansen made her amateur debut in September 2017, less than a month and a half after her 18th birthday. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunrise Manor, Nevada
Sunrise Manor is a census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada, United States, located on the western base of Frenchman Mountain, east of Las Vegas. The population was 205,618 at the 2020 census. If Sunrise Manor were to be incorporated, it would be one of the largest cities in Nevada. Sunrise Manor was formed in May 1957. History In 1957, North Las Vegas was planning for annexation of the area; the Clark County Commission did not approve of it and so created Sunrise Manor in May of the same year. It originally only consisted of the northern fraction of its modern-day boundary. 1970 U.S. census: Nevada"> 1970 U.S. census: Nevada Retrieved 2020-04-06 (Go to page 30-16 for map). By the time of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam's Town Hotel And Gambling Hall, Las Vegas
Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, Las Vegas, also known as Sam's Town Las Vegas, is a hotel and locals casino in Sunrise Manor, Nevada, located east of Las Vegas. It is named after Sam Boyd, and is owned and operated by Boyd Gaming. It includes a casino, a nine-story hotel with 646 rooms, and an RV park. Sam's Town opened in March 1979, with 204 rooms. The property would expand multiple times to add new features, including a 56-lane bowling alley in 1981. The original hotel rooms were later demolished to make way for the nine-story tower, which opened in 1994. The tower's Atrium (architecture), atrium includes an indoor park, which serves as the venue for a nightly laser and water show. Another expansion, completed in 2000, included the addition of a movie theater. From 1998 to 2014, the property sponsored the Sam's Town 300, an annual NASCAR Xfinity Series race held at nearby Las Vegas Motor Speedway History Sam's Town was announced in April 1978. Named after local businessm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irving, Texas
Irving is a city in Dallas County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Mid-Cities region of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex and is an Inner suburb, inner city suburb of Dallas. Irving is noted for its #Demographics, racial and ethnic diversity. The city had a population of 256,684 according to the 2020 United States census, making it the List of cities in Texas by population, twelfth-most populous city in Texas, and the List of cities in the United States by population, 90th most populous in the U.S. Irving includes the Las Colinas, Irving, Texas, Las Colinas mixed-use master-planned community and part of the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. History Irving was founded in 1903 by J.O. "Otto" Schulze and Otis Brown. It is believed literary author Washington Irving was a favorite of Netta Barcus Brown, and consequently the name of the town site, Irving, was chosen. Irving began in 1889 as an area called Gorbit, and in 1894 the name changed to Kit. Irving was incorpo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Britain Hart
Britain Hart (born February 2, 1990) is an American professional boxer and bare-knuckle boxer. She currently competes in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) where she is the current and inaugural BKFC Women's Strawweight Champion. As a boxer, she competed in the featherweight division. Professional boxing career Hart boxed professionally between 2016 and 2020. Throughout her career, she amassed a record of 4-4-3. Hart fought Alycia Baumgardner, who made her professional debut on March 4, 2017. She lost the fight by a first-round technical knockout. Bare-knuckle boxing career Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship In her bare-knuckle boxing debut, Hart faced Bec Rawlings for the Police Gazette Women's Featherweight World Championship at BKFC 2 on August 25, 2018. She lost the fight by split decision. Hart then faced Christine Ferea at BKFC 5: Lobov vs. Knight on April 6, 2019. She lost the bout via technical knockout in the second round. Hart faced Randine Eckholm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Factory In Deep Ellum
The Bomb Factory, formerly the Factory in Deep Ellum, is an American music venue and event space located in the Deep Ellum district of Dallas. It originally operated from 1993 to 1997 and was reopened in March 2015 under new management. History 1914–1970 In 1914, Henry Ford acquired the site for one of his first automobile assembly plants. The plant, along with the present day Adam Hats building, remained in the 2700 block of Williams Street (now known as Canton Street) until the 1930s."The History of Deep Ellum" deepellumtexas.com. Retrieved May 25, 2016. When began, Ford was pushed to help the United States gear up for war. The manufacturing of automobiles ceased, as the pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frisco, Texas
Frisco is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Collin County, Texas, Collin and Denton County, Texas, Denton counties. It is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex (DFW) and about from both Dallas Love Field and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Its population was 200,509 in the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census. Frisco was the fastest-growing city in the United States in 2017, and also from 2000 to 2009. In the late 1990s, the northern DFW suburban development tide hit the northern border of Plano, Texas, Plano and spilled into Frisco, sparking rapid growth into the 2000s. Like many of the cities in Dallas's northern exurbs, Frisco serves as a bedroom community for professionals who work in DFW. Since 2003, Frisco has received the designation Tree City USA from the National Arbor Day Foundation. The United States Census Bureau defines an urban area of northern Dallas-area suburbs that are separated from the Dallas–Fort Worth urban area, with McKi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riders Field
Riders Field, formerly known as Dr Pepper/Seven Up Ballpark and Dr Pepper Ballpark, is a baseball park in Frisco, Texas, United States. The home of the Double-A Frisco RoughRiders of the Texas League, it opened on April 3, 2003, and can seat up to 10,216 people. Though primarily a venue for Minor League Baseball games, the facility also hosts high school and college baseball tournaments, and other public and private events throughout the year. It has been the site of three Texas League All-Star Games. Since its opening, Riders Field has won awards and garnered praise for its unique design, feel, and numerous amenities. In his design, park architect David M. Schwarz desired the creation of a village-like "park within a (ball)park". The stadium received the 2003 ''Texas Construction'' Award for Best Architectural Design. Attendance for RoughRiders games at the stadium has consistently placed either first or second in the Texas League, and at the Double-A classification sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
