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Shirley Tucker fought Toni Rodriguez where Tucker shows her superior skills against Rodriguez… SHIRLEY (ZEBRA GIRL) TUCKER, “The girl who kayoed a commission”, excerpt:  Boxing Illustrated Magazine, by editor Mary-Ann Noble, dated April, 1979 issue. Backed by the American Civil Liberties Union, Tucker forced the California Commission to change their regulations which forbade female fighters

Copyrighted Photo:  WBAN purchased the copyrights to photo of Shirley Tucker –All Rights Reserved. On Tuesday night,  December 6, 1977, at the Hyatt Lake Tahoe Hotel, in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, there was a professional boxing card, featuring four female bouts on the card.  This was a history-first for female boxing in the state of Nevada.