INCLINE VILLAGE–The main event is a good one matching an accomplished boxer against a slashing puncher, but a lot of attention will probably be focused on durable junior welterweight Julie Mullen’s fight. PHOTOS OF JULIE MULLEN IS IN THE WBAN ARCHIVE COLLECTION Julie Mullen …fights tonight Before the boxer, Jose Hernandez of El Paso, Texas,
Source: Fighting Woman News – Volume #2, No. 6/Writer/Journalist – Margaret E. Walsh On July 14th (1977), I went to Allentown, PA to see a boxing match between Cathy “Cat” Davis and Toni Lear. Unfortunately, Lear was scratched by the Athletic Commission doctor because of an ear infection. Mona Hayes was flown in from Walla
This photo was in the Boxing Illustrated Magazine, dated September 1977 On April 16, 1977 on Wide World of Sports, in a rematch of Theresa “Princess Red Star” Kibby and Lavonne Ludian, in a four rounder, Kibby won by a four-round unanimous decision. The two had previously fought at the Silver Slipper Casino, where Bob
(Inaccurate details in this report, but we believe it was Actually Charlene Anthony was the opponents name)Las Vegas News Copyrighted by Star-News, Pasadena, California, dated 04/01/1977 – by Don Riley – Knight News Wire Would you believe that three weeks ago ‘a middleweight feminine swatter from California won the “Fighter of the Month” honors?
Fight report written by a local paper where Ludian was from…Nevada State Journal – Reno -By Steve Sneddon – Dated March 2, 1977 [Fight took place March 1, 1977] In a surprise, LaVonne Ludian of Las Vegas ran into a little more trouble than she expected in her tuneup for next Wednesday’s women’s welterweight championship
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
A midst tremendous controversy, the first women’s professional boxing bout in Connecticut took place on Saturday, January 10, 1976. In order to give you a firsthand report on the bout, Jo and Jeff Bray were at ringside. The fight was between Gwen Gemini of Springfield, Massachusetts, 23 years old, 152 lbs., her fourth fight, and
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
In 1888, the news reported that there was a female championsip fight in the making: In the Gazette, dated July 28, 1888, page 10, they reported the following. ” “Hattie Leslie, a young married variety performer, who is a skilled wrestler, has issued a challenge to engage in a match with fists, under prize ring rules, and