Christopher Benedict

Who Better Than a Woman? Boxing Pioneer Belle Martell: First Female Promoter, Ring Announcer, Timekeeper, and Referee

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Who Better Than a Woman? Boxing Pioneer Belle Martell: First Female Promoter, Ring Announcer, Timekeeper, and Referee

Sue TL Fox January 30, 2025

Written by:  Christopher Benedict The advent of talkies in the late 1920s not only irreversibly altered the...

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Theresa Kibby vs. Lavonne Ludian Las Vegas Rubber Match Was First Nationally Televised Women’s Fight

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Theresa Kibby vs. Lavonne Ludian Las Vegas Rubber Match Was First Nationally Televised Women’s Fight

Sue TL Fox January 24, 2025

Written by:  Christopher Benedict Theresa Kibby was looking to turn things around after having her formerly flawless...

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There Won’t Be Any Pulling of Punches: Caroline Svendsen, Boxing’s First Lady of the 1970s

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There Won’t Be Any Pulling of Punches: Caroline Svendsen, Boxing’s First Lady of the 1970s

Sue TL Fox January 24, 2025

Written by Christopher Benedict Born April 18, 1939 in East Oklahoma and residing in the mining town...

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Christopher Benedict: A writer, historian, and longtime advocate for women’s boxing

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Christopher Benedict: A writer, historian, and longtime advocate for women’s boxing

Sue TL Fox December 17, 2024

Christopher Benedict is a writer, historian, and longtime advocate for women’s boxing who lives in Huntington, New...

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Theresa ‘Princess Red Star’ Kibby and Diane Syverson Fought 1976 Rematch at Olympic Auditorium Amid Death Threat

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Theresa ‘Princess Red Star’ Kibby and Diane Syverson Fought 1976 Rematch at Olympic Auditorium Amid Death Threat

Sue TL Fox August 18, 2022

Written by:  Christopher Benedict For prizefighting ladies of the 1970s, the matches they contested against one another...

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No Doubt About It, Kim Maybee Made Boxing History in the 1970s

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No Doubt About It, Kim Maybee Made Boxing History in the 1970s

Sue TL Fox February 25, 2022

Written by Christopher Benedict In a few days’ time, Kim Maybee would be making her professional boxing...

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Pugilists in Petticoats: Hattie Stewart Challenges Hattie Leslie for Recognition as the True Female John L. Sullivan

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Pugilists in Petticoats: Hattie Stewart Challenges Hattie Leslie for Recognition as the True Female John L. Sullivan

Sue TL Fox November 11, 1887

Written By Christopher Benedict “I like to fight,” exclaimed Hattie Stewart, whose portrait graced a full page...

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