Category: Pioneer Female Boxer

1977: Women Fighters Impress Top Men by Steve Sneddon

Copyrighted article:  Reno Evening Gazette, December 7, 1977, Page 68 -Sports Editor – Steve Sneddon The big fellow in the USA jacket looked genunely enthused about the fights.  He congratulated the fighters.  And he marveled at their ring abilities.  Before Tuesday Night’s fights at the Hyatt Lake Tahoe Hotel, Greg Page, the No. 1 ranked

Fight Report: Sue TL Fox vs. Lavonne Ludian

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

1976: Lady Tyger Trimiar to rematch Diane Syverson

On (about) August 12, 1976, Lady Tyger Trimiar rematched with Diane Syverson in a four round bout.  The two returned to the Olympic Auditorium, in Los Angeles, California in a four-round welterweight bout.   We do not have a confirmed results on this at this time. Just two weeks ago, Syverson, of Los Angeles, won a

Pioneer Boxer: JoAnn Hagen

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

Lura Bennett: Pioneer Female Boxer – 1924

On July 24, 1924, page 7, there is a story on Lura Bennett, referring to her as the head of the company, that will perform at the Palace Theater in Indianapolis.  The article talks about new programs added in the entertainment that lists:  Fencing, Boxing Wrestling, Jiu Jitsu, singing and dancing combined into one act