October 8, 1957
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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”.
July 22, 1957
July 22, 1957: Phyllis Kugler chosen as Woman Boxer and Boxing’s Beauty Queen of the Year
Photo credit: Courtesy from the Kugler Family when she was inducted into the International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame in July of 2015 (posthumous) “Phyllis Kugler posthumously was inducted into the International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame in 2015. her whole family attended the event in honor of Kugler, and her granddaugther displayed her boxing
December 3, 1955
Boxing Trivia: Female Boxing Expert to Try for $64,000 Knockout – Oxnard Press Courier, California
When first coming across an article dated December 3, 1955, Page 5 of the Oxnard Press Courier, in Oxnard, California, the title of this article was “Female Boxing Expert to Try for $64,000 Knockout. But they were not talking about a person that was an “expert” in Female Boxing, but a tad bit of boxing
August 29, 1904
Women’s Boxing a Displayed Event in Third Olympic Games – 1904
Boxing was introduced at the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis. Women’s boxing was a displayed event at the third Olympic games. However, women’s boxing didn’t strike root in the Olympics, while men’s debutants – boxing and freestyle wrestling also having their debut at the St. Louis Games, survived until the present day. Debuts and
April 14, 1884
Historic Document – April 14, 1884: Check out THIS female Pioneer Boxer!
APRIL 14, 1884: Check out THIS female Pioneer Boxer! The article states 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 on April 14, 1884, but lost the fight. LEWIS was a native of Washington