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