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Female Bout described in the Police Gazette – 1924

Here is an extract from an article about the history of women’s boxing in the Police Gazette (1924). It describes a fight between a woman of 25 and a girl of 17: One snapshot showed the woman shooting a kick at the girl’s head; the girl was warding it off with her left arm and

La Mar Challenged by USA Female Boxer

In the 1920’s there were many newspaper articles on Jeanne La Mar, female boxer from France in the news.  On June 23, 1922, in the Oakland Tribune, page 27, they reported the following: U. S.  Woman Fighter Challenges La Mar NEW YORK. June 23.—Mrs. Carrie Keelley, who claims the women’s boxing championship of the United

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!