Tag: Jo Ann Hagen

Mixed Boxing Match: Jo Ann Hagen vs. Norm Jones

Jo Ann Hagen, a very famous female boxer from the 50’s had a mixed boxing match with Norm Jones and defeated him in a four-round decision in Michigan City in 1952. If any boxing match should be declared the “first” the Hagen/Jones fight was the closest to equivalency of that honor… Hagen was also on

Hagen Wins Boxing Title For Women – June 1950

In Huntington West Virginia, it was reported in a news source dated June 21, 1950, published a boxing bout between Jo Ann Hagen, of South Bend,  vs. Nancy Parker, of Chicago.  The two fought in or about this time on a Monday night prior to this write up, and said that Hagen won the bout. 

Pioneer Boxer: JoAnn Hagen

JOANN HAGEN, a fighter in the fifties, was the only female to defeat Barbara Buttrick.    HAGEN was a tall, beautiful blond-haired woman.  She was very graceful in her movements when she boxed in the ring. Some interesting tidbits on Hagan (from The Police Gazette-June 1950), Hagen had appeared on the Steve Allen Show in November