On Thursday, May 27, 1976, at the Olympic Auditorium, in Los Angeles, California, in a four-rounder following the main event, Diane Syverson scored a split decision win over Princess Red Star Teresa Kibby. The women had fought to a draw two week ago in San Jose, California.
In the main event, Howard Smith, the fourth-ranked heavyweight title contender knocked out Dan Johnson in the 10th Round. Smith, Califorina heavyweight champion knocked Johnson down in the ninth round, then pu him down to stay at 1:21 of the last round of a scheduled 10 rounder.
Sue "TL" Fox, Multi-Hall of Famer, award-winning pioneer boxer rated #1 in the world in 1979, and creator/founder of WBAN™. She was named in the Feb. 2012 Commemorative issue of Ring Magazine as one of the Top-Ten Most Influential female boxers of all time. Since its inception on the Internet 27 plus years ago, WBAN has become the world’s leading authority for resource and information in female boxing. Fox outside the
ring is a professional musician and a retired police officer from Oregon. She also created and founded the International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame in 2014. [In April of 2025, in Las Vegas, Fox will celebrate the 12th year anniversary of the IWBHF, and 27th year of WBAN as of May 18, 2025.]
