October 8, 1957
Category: History First
October 7, 1957
Historic Article: October 7, 1957 – Barbara Buttrick to fight Phyliss Kugler in a world title bout in San Antonio, Texas
Full Copyrights: San Antonio Express – October 7, 1957 – English Girl Boxer in Classy Ring Drill “Opens Eyes in Workout for the First Offical Women’s World Championship”.
June 21, 1950
Hagen Wins Boxing Title For Women – June 1950
In Huntington West Virginia, it was reported in a news source dated June 21, 1950, published a boxing bout between Jo Ann Hagen, of South Bend, vs. Nancy Parker, of Chicago. The two fought in or about this time on a Monday night prior to this write up, and said that Hagen won the bout.
November 19, 1932
First Reported Female Boxing Bout in New York
On November 19, 1932, in the Titusville (PA) Herald newspaper, there was a very small clip that there was a female boxing match in New York, and the most that was commented on was the following: WOMEN’S BOXING CARD WAS HELD IN NEW YORK THE OTHER NIGHT….IT WAS STAGED IN CONNECTION TO A MARATHON DANCE….SUCH
February 15, 1922
What Miss Morgan Has Done for Boxing – article in Ring Magazine – February 15, 1922
Copyrights to the Ring on this historic Articles from the 1920’s.
January 1, 1876
Early match in Women’s Boxing: 1876
In 1876, at the New York Hills Theater, the first reported and known female boxing match to take place in the United States was a fight between Nell Saunders and Rose Harland. The two were not fighting for a purse though—-but a Silver butter dish!