The true history of women's boxing
WBAN has it our archived files of the hsitory of the sport, an early print of two women in a fighting stance, published January 26, 1776. The name of the piece is called “The Female Combatants” and is listed to be on page 27 of a writing. Fig. 3 – Anonymous cartoon from the Revolutionary War, 1776.
Administrator
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.]