Malissa Smith is the author of A History of Women's Boxing, the first comprehensive narrative of the sport that The Ring magazine dubbed "The Bible of Women's Boxing." Smith speaks and writes frequently about the sport and maintains positions in boxing as a founding board member of the IWBHF, an elector for the IBHOF, and as a member of the The Ring's women's ratings panel. She trains at the world-renowned Gleason's Gym and writes pieces for her blog, www.Girlboxing.org. Learn more at malissa-smith.com.