On June 6, 1952, Page 6, in the Tipton Tribune, there was a poster published in the newspaper announcing an event that featured a female bout on at the event. The only names used to announce the bout was “Pamela and Louise” – Womens boxing match. This was set to be held at the Shady
Full Copyrights: Women’s Titlists, Circa 1949 The Press-Courier – April 12, 1972, page 8 In an article published on April 12, 1972, a woman with 10 children talks about her past boxing experience and claim that she was a former boxing champion from a November 1949 fight. Her name was Mrs. Lancaster, of Lancaster, Tennessee.
JOANN HAGEN, a fighter in the fifties, was the only female to defeat Barbara Buttrick. HAGEN was a tall, beautiful blond-haired woman. She was very graceful in her movements when she boxed in the ring. Some interesting tidbits on Hagan (from The Police Gazette-June 1950), Hagen had appeared on the Steve Allen Show in November
In an article that was originally taken from the Police Gazzette and republished in Ring, reported that ex-champion Micky Walker attempted to train women to box in 1939. He was hoping to create an interest in female boxing. In the photos, Selma Sidell is seen ducking a hard right thrown by Nicki Novell. Novell was reported
Jeanne La Mar, a boxer from France came to the United States in 1922 to find fights. After failing to find anyone to fight in the U.S. she returned to France. [Photo: Jeanne La Mar – left]. Shortly after La Mar returned to her country, another female boxer, Germany’s champ according to an article
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
WBAN has on file an archived photo of a female boxer from 1896. The photo was originallty published through the Police Gazette, but later it was republished in 1976, Ring Magazine
In an article in the Police Gazette magazine, they wrote the following: Dolly Adams….Here is a tough girl that even challenged the great JIM CORBETT to meet her in the ring. CORBETT declined the offer to fight her , but she is reported to have taken a title form Hattie Leslie, in what was described as
ANNA Lewis, according to the Police Gazette, said the following: “No woman did more to popularize FEMALE BOXING than Anna Lewis. It was she who originated the challenge for the first Championship match. She met Hattie Stewart (question is this Hattie Leslie) on April 14, 1884. She lost the fight. Lewis was a native of Washington D.C.