Tag: Lydia Bayardo

What was said about women’s boxing in 1979?

SO WHAT DID THEY SAY IN THE NEWS IN JULY 13, 1979 from a report about the ALL-FEMALE Boxing Card in California? Dulcie Lucas fighting on all female boxing card – 1979 This is what was said in 1979: “FEMALE BOXING is a Natural for television. Boxing has proven to be a highly-skilled, telegenic sport. Female

1975: Exhibition Female Bout – Bayardo vs. Torres

  Source:  Press Telegram, Long Beach, California, Spetember 29, 1975, Page 21 – “George Robeson, “Feminist Fighters is the New Thing” On the weekend after September 29, 1975,  in a big outdoor show, the Press Telegram reported that there was a female boxing exhibition that featured Lydia “Squeaky” Bayardo, 16 year old high school student