Rose Trentman Served as the First Female New York State Boxing Commissioner and More!

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Mrs. Trentman was the first female NY State Boxing Commissioner and had the longest tenure of any commissioner from 1985 to 2000 in New York State. She was appointed by Mario Coumo.

From 1978 to 1984, she was a freelance sports writer for El Diario for sports editor, Victor Calderon; she covered the kid gloves; MSG Amateur Boxing Program, under John Condon; reported on the Golden Gloves sponsored by the Daily News (El Diario); wrote a column on the “NYC Ringside Beat, ” for the amateur boxing Magazine published by Robert Taylor.

In 1984, Los Angeles Olympic games, she covered the Olympic box-off in Las Vegas for El Diario; worked as a boxing technical official; was in charge of Spanish-speaking Countries delegation; served as a Spanish Interpreter; Personal Assistant to AIBA President, Colonel  Donald H. Hull; and she helped select Paul Gonzalez as the 1984 Outstanding Olympic Boxer in the L. A. Games.

From 1985 to 2000, Trentman served as a boxing commissioner for the state of New York, she re-wrote the 1920’s rules  and created updated changes;  changed the 15 rounds to 12 rounds of boxing in championship boxing; created boxing clinics for referees and judges; created and participated in Summer Conference for boxing  officials, inspectors, and cornermen to acquaint and update them on boxing regulations; and to advocated and introduced Women’s Boxing in New York State; advocated for two minute rounds for women’s boxing, and many more duties as a boxing commission.

Honors and Awards that Trentman has received:  

Young Achiever’s award by National Organization of Women (youngest boxing commissioner before the age of 35), Hunter college Hall of Fame as first woman boxing commissioner; Woman of the Year in 1996 by the Brooklyn Democratic Party as the first female boxing commissioner; New York State Boxing Officials congratulates Trentman as the First Women’s Boxing Commissioner.

Other “Firsts”:

1970 to 1974:  First female sports writer at Hunter College for the college Newspaper.  The Hunter Envoy covering swimming and fencing (the pre-cursor to boxing)