January 23, 1978
Pioneer Female Boxer: Sue “KO” Carlson
Sue Carlson donated her boxing gear to a historical museum: documendation-of-boxing-license historical society-collects-boxing-gear -2 historical society-collects-boxing-gear-3 It is Monday, January 23, 1978, and in the Minneapolis Auditorium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, history is being made. Minnesota’s [reported] first professional women’s boxing match is being featured as a preliminary event on an otherwise all male fight card.