Pat Pineda poses with Floyd Patterson – 1976 On April 28, 1976, at the Forum, in Inglewood, California, the first women’s pro fight took place in California. Pat Pineda, also the first female to obtain a California Boxing License, along with Diane Syverson, was stopped in the second round of a scheduled four round bout
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.
It was reported in many of the news sources that on January 13, 1976, the executive secretary of the California Athletic Commission anticipates few, if any, female boxing matches will result from the repeal of a regulation banning women from entering the ring as boxers. [There was actually many boxing bouts that took place
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
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 the Journal News, dated November 15, 1975, Page 12, they reported that the state of Arizona approves female boxers to fight in that state. As reported in the Journal New as an AP article they said the following: Women have won another round in equal rights by getting grudging approval of the Arizona Athletic
EVA SHAIN wrote a letter to the New York State Athletic Commission Chairman Edwin B. Dooley and asked to be granted permission to judge pro fights. A week later, he wrote back and said that he would give her a hearing. SHAIN entered the hearing room on Jan. 6, 1975, and found out the next
Copyrighted photo/magazine – Boxing Illustrated Magazine October 1973 In the Boxing Illustrated Magazine that was definitely ahead of it’s time, where they not only covered mens’ boxing, but they also covered a huge variety of others in the sport from female boxers who were amateurs, to the women in the past who tried their hand
Update: WBAN has just discovered that the first-ever women’s boxing bout to take place in the history of the sport took place on September 10, 1954 – between Barbara Buttrick vs. Joann Hagen. McADAM, New Brunswick—what is believed to be the SECOND ever female bout in Canada, was schedule on June 1, 1959. The female
According to the Amarillo Daily News, dated November 14, 1957, Page 15, there was a report of the History-First Female boxing referee in Europe. They reported the following: “STOCKHOLM, Sweden – (UP) – Mrs. Margareta Sjoelin, 25 years old, Europe’s FIRST FEMALE BOXING REFEREE and mother of three was the first. Mrs. Sjoelin made a statement