Tag: Female Boxing

The fight between Lucia Rijker and Marcela Acuna had a very familiar ring to it, and I not talking about a boxing ring.  Just when I thought that women boxing was making headway—in this fight and Acuna’s last fight with Martin,  I  see some similarities that emulate the the 70’s.  [photo: by Mary Ann Owen]

Women’s Boxing Ratings for April 1, 1982 – Source: WBB Glove Magazine

Women’s Boxing ratings for March 6, 1981  – Source:  WBB Glove Magazine

Women’s Boxing World Ratings for 1981 (approx. date) – Source:  WBB Glove Magazine

Women’s Boxing World Ratings – July 1, 1980 – Source:  WBB Glove Magazine

Aileen Eaton a famous boxing promoter who promoted many events at the Olympic Auditorium.  She promoted the first all-female boxing card in Los Angeles, California in 1979.

Unknown date at this time:  Graciella Cassillas fights Karen Bennett  

On March 1, 1977, at the Hyatt Lake Tahoe, in Nevada, Sue TL Fox, of Garden Grove, California, fought Lavonne Ludian, of Nevada, to a controversial “split” draw.   Pre-fight article attached.   After the draw, Fox was called in about February 1978,  to have a rematch with Ludian.  At the time Dee Knuckles called Fox by

  ALL HISTORIC DOCUMENTS ARE IN THE WBAN ARCHIVE COLLECTION Credits: Boxing Illustrated Magazine, February 1977 For Historical purposes only.

A midst tremendous controversy, the first women’s professional boxing bout in Connecticut took place on Saturday, January 10, 1976.  In order to give you a firsthand report on the bout, Jo and Jeff Bray were at ringside.   The fight was between Gwen Gemini of Springfield, Massachusetts, 23 years old, 152 lbs., her fourth fight, and