Historic Document – April 14, 1884: Check out THIS female Pioneer Boxer!

APRIL 14, 1884: Check out THIS female Pioneer Boxer! The article states the following: “No Woman did more to popularize female boxing than ANNA LEWIS. It was she who ORIGINATED the challenge for the first championship match. She met HATTIE STEWART on April 14, 1884, but lost the fight. LEWIS was a native of Washington DC. ANNA fought ALL comers. In a woodcut of this photo, ANNA learned how to take punches from a man named BILLY RUSSELL, her trainer. Her best fighting weight was 127 lbs.” [Source: Newspaper article from 1984]