Month: July 1979

The First “official” women’s match took place on July 16, 1979, in New York City, New York, between Toni Tucker vs. Gladys Smith.  Both of the weighed in at about 155 lbs.  As one reporter said, “The novelty brought a packed house—three times the usual crowd—and reports with photos.” This fight was published in the

The Acceptable Face of Women’s Boxing  – A report from an ALL-FEMALE CARD in  Hawthorne, California in 1979. by Alastair Segerdal – Reports from California -“One of the few magazines that would publish information about women’s boxing in the late 70’s. I have contacted many of these fighters and people that were involved in the