In 1912, there was an extensive story on a fight that took place between two females: Myrtle Havers, 19 years old, and Mable Williams, 22 years old. The story was published in the New York World, in April of 1912.
The bout was described as follows: The two women fought with eight-ounce gloves. The bout took place in a private gym. Location: Flint, Michigan. Havers was reported to have knocked out Williams in the seventh round of a scheduled 10 round bout. The title was called: “Girls Championship of Michigan.”
The fight ended when Williams who was known for being the best female boxer in Michigan with a stiff uppercut, and “Knocked into Dreamland!”
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.]
