Category: 1976

1976: Pat Pineda and Diane Syverson get First Boxing Licenses in California

Nevada State Journal, April 1, 1976, Page 11 Women boxers, Pat Pineda and Diane Syverson received their boxing license in California and are reported to be the first females to receive a license in California.  According to the Nevada State Journal dated April 1, 1976, page 11, the two females received their licenses on Tuesday.

Boxing Match: Lady Tyger Trimiar vs. Margie Dunson – February 26, 1976

On Thursday, February 26, 1976, in Portland, Maine, Lady Tyger Trimiar fought Margie “KO” Dunson.  According to the Newport (R.I.) Daily News, dated February 27, 1976, Friday, they reported the following.  “For Marian Trimiar, who is known in the ring as “Tyger or “Black Kojak”, 22 years old, defeated Dunson, 25 years old,  by a

1976: First ever Female boxing bout in Connecticut: Trimiar vs. Gemini

WBAN’s Archive has the ORIGINAL documented newsletter in the our Archive Files In the NEWAWA GRAPEVINE newletter, dated April 1976, Page 4,  they reported the following History-first boxing bout that took place in Connecticut.  They wrote the following at the time.  First for Women – A “Tyger” in Our Tank – Amidst tremendous controversy, the first