“Phyllis Kugler posthumously was inducted into the International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame in 2015. her whole family attended the event in honor of Kugler, and her granddaugther displayed her boxing robe for photos at the event that took place in Ft Lauderdale, Florida.” Sue TL Fox
Nancy Thompson, “Little Rock” as she was called around the 5th Avenue Boxing Gym, 5’2″, 112 pounds who fought in the 1980’s. As the San Diego Tribute reported in July of 1980, “She gets into the ring and mises it with the men. If she can’t find any women who want to trade left
Permission given by Jack Pokress/photos and story – original document in WBAN Archive Files/ WWB Glove, July 1980 Louise is the Frisco Kid. Born in San Francisco 20 years ago, 5’2″ and eyes of blue and packs a powerhouse punch in both hands. Known as the Frisco Kid, Louise Loo is a Bantanweight Champion in
INCLINE VILLAGE–The main event is a good one matching an accomplished boxer against a slashing puncher, but a lot of attention will probably be focused on durable junior welterweight Julie Mullen’s fight. PHOTOS OF JULIE MULLEN IS IN THE WBAN ARCHIVE COLLECTION Julie Mullen …fights tonight Before the boxer, Jose Hernandez of El Paso, Texas,
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