It was reported in many of the news sources that on January 13, 1976, the executive secretary of the California Athletic Commission anticipates few, if any, female boxing matches will result from the repeal of a regulation banning women from entering the ring as boxers. [There was actually many boxing bouts that took place
WBAN’s Archive has the ORIGINAL documented newsletter in the our Archive Files In the NEWAWA GRAPEVINE newletter, dated April 1976, Page 4, they reported the following History-first boxing bout that took place in Connecticut. They wrote the following at the time. First for Women – A “Tyger” in Our Tank – Amidst tremendous controversy, the first
A midst tremendous controversy, the first women’s professional boxing bout in Connecticut took place on Saturday, January 10, 1976. In order to give you a firsthand report on the bout, Jo and Jeff Bray were at ringside. The fight was between Gwen Gemini of Springfield, Massachusetts, 23 years old, 152 lbs., her fourth fight, and
The document that we will share is on Aileen Eaton. The International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame inducted Eaton when she was posthumous. This is for historical purposes only. Copyrights: WomenSports by Jackie Lapin WBAN HAS THE ARTICLE IN THE WBAN ARCHIVE COLLECTION
Archived photo of many of the female boxers that were training in San Pedro, California. The woman next to the boxer with the 44 T-shirt on is Dee Knuckles. Knuckles got Sue TL Fox and many other female boxers a lot of fights at the time. Copyrighted by WBAN. All Rights Reserved.