Photograph: WBAN has the original in our historical collection: On September 3, 1974, in a boxing ring that was staged outside and which collected many curious boxing fans to see Lady Tyger Trimiar, 21 years old, and seeking to be a female boxer in the sport, spars a male boxer to demonstrate her abilities.
Trimiar was training in Gleason’s Gym, and aspired to be a professional boxer.
The bout between Trimiar and the male boxer was an exhibition. By mutual agreement, the male would not do body shots. It was reported on this AP Photo that a promoter that promoted at the Madison Square Garden put the exhibition show together.
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.]
