On April 28, 1976, Pat Pineda, 20 years old, fought in the first reported professional boxing match against Kim Maybee, 18 of Los Angeles. Maybee won the fight by a stoppage. ARTICLE: APRONS and GLOVES – by Jim Murray /excerpt Women’s Boxing gets blasted in the Tucson Daily Citizen, dated Saturday, April 24, 1976, by
The year was 1976….Pat Pineda was the first to obtain a boxing license in the state of California. Pat had previously fought Teresa Kibby in March of 1976, fighting with her in a four-rounder at the Sahara Tahoe Hotel, in Lake Tahoe (stateline), Nevada, promoted by the Father of Female Boxing, promoter Bill Dickson. Kibby
Pat Pineda poses with Floyd Patterson – 1976 On April 28, 1976, at the Forum, in Inglewood, California, the first women’s pro fight took place in California. Pat Pineda, also the first female to obtain a California Boxing License, along with Diane Syverson, was stopped in the second round of a scheduled four round bout
As you know, first to go on the running back are his legs and the pitcher’s arm departs and the goalie is betrayed by his nerves. There may now be reason to dread the first thing to go on the sports columnist is his sense of humor. You see, I quite frankly cannot find
Nevada State Journal, April 1, 1976, Page 11 Women boxers, Pat Pineda and Diane Syverson received their boxing license in California and are reported to be the first females to receive a license in California. According to the Nevada State Journal dated April 1, 1976, page 11, the two females received their licenses on Tuesday.