(SEPT 18, 2013) It is with great sadness that we learned that Heavyweight Boxing Chmapion Ken Norton died today in a hospital in Arizona. Norton even in the 1970’s was supportive of women’s boxing. He saw Lavonne Ludian and Sue TL Fox fight in the late 1970’s. He was also friends with Clint Eastwood, and we have
On July 2, 2000, I went to Monterey, California, to cover the Marsha Valley vs. Gina Guidi bout that was being held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, in Monterey, California. I arrived at about 1100 a.m., at the San Jose Airport, and was met by driver Marty Houston. We had to wait for about an
On July 2, 2000, I went to Monterey, California, to cover the Marsha Valley vs. Gina Guidi bout that was being held at the Hyatt Regency. I arrived at about 1100 a.m., at the San Jose Airport, and was met by driver Marty Houston. We had to wait for about an hour for the arrival
Lavonne Ludian was a very popular female boxer in the late 1970s and early 1980s. She was a 21-dealer in Las Vegas, Nevada and had many of her fights in Las Vegas, and Lake Tahoe. She fought Teresa Kibby, Sue TL Fox, Aggie Henry, Cathy Davis, and more….Source/1980 Glove Magazine, page 11
HISTORIC PHOTOS ON WBAN ARCHIVE COLLECTION The Hyatt opened it’s grand ballroom to four women bouts Tuesday evening but fight fans went away disappointed that the Bonnie Prestwood-Karen Bennett World Bantamweight title fight lasted only two rounds. What supposed to be the most entertaining and exciting fight of the evening turned into a second round
On April 16, 1977, at the Aladdin Hotel (that has now been demonlished), in Las Vegas, Nevada, fought on a National televised boxing card, that featured Lavonne Ludian vs. Teresa Kibby. This was a rematch for the two. What many people do not know is that these two boxers were offered a $15,000 deal by
This photo was in the Boxing Illustrated Magazine, dated September 1977 On April 16, 1977 on Wide World of Sports, in a rematch of Theresa “Princess Red Star” Kibby and Lavonne Ludian, in a four rounder, Kibby won by a four-round unanimous decision. The two had previously fought at the Silver Slipper Casino, where Bob
Fight report written by a local paper where Ludian was from…Nevada State Journal – Reno -By Steve Sneddon – Dated March 2, 1977 [Fight took place March 1, 1977] In a surprise, LaVonne Ludian of Las Vegas ran into a little more trouble than she expected in her tuneup for next Wednesday’s women’s welterweight championship
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