In the INCLINE VILLAGE-NEVADA News (UPI), the reported that on May 5, 1976, female boxer Caroline Svendsen dropped her guard to fix her bra , and she caught a right to her chin from which she never recovered. Svendsen, reported to be 35 years at the time, of Virginia City , Nevada, was stopped at 1:28 seconds of
According to BOXREC, and someone who witnessed this fight, this was an exhibition fight between Gwen Gemini and Lady Tyger Trimiar. Four rounds No Contest. Notes: First female pro bout in the state of Pennsylvania. Because there was no ruling body established for women, the bout was a no-decision-Boxrec
On October 23, 1975, at the Expo Center, in Portland, OR, Caroline Svendsen fought Jean Lange in a four-rounder winning the EXHIBITION by a unanimous decision. There is no documentation with FightFax, nor the Oregon Athletic Commission that this fight was ever sanctioned. After researching the past fights in the 1970’s many of the fight were
Source: Press Telegram, Long Beach, California, Spetember 29, 1975, Page 21 – “George Robeson, “Feminist Fighters is the New Thing” On the weekend after September 29, 1975, in a big outdoor show, the Press Telegram reported that there was a female boxing exhibition that featured Lydia “Squeaky” Bayardo, 16 year old high school student
Source/Article: Caroline Svendsen Scared? By Steve Sneddon – Reno Evening Gazette Wednesday, September 17, 1975, page 22 Photo: Caroline Svendsen Collection Caroline Svendsen is looking forward to per professional boxing debut, but she said, “I can’t say I’m not scared ” Miss Svendsen, the first woman professional fighter licensed in the United States, is scheduled
On November 5, 1960, in a special Event there was the First District Goodfellowship Night, at the IOOF Hall, in Laytonville, that was staged jointly by the Rebekah and Odd Fellow Lodges of Districts 60 and 68. The event was reported to have been a huge success with approximately 150 members and friends who had been