On February 11, 1999, WBAN was able to contact Bonnie Prestwood, another past World-class Bantamweight/Flyweight boxers in the World from 1978 – 1986. Prestwood still resides in Indiana. She told me that she boxed for about ten years. She said that she had so many unofficial fights in small towns in many make-shift situations that
Copyrighted Photograph: Shirley Tucker vs. Toni Rodriguez – WBAN purchased the exclusive rights to photo. All Rights Reserved. One of the trailblazers and groundbreakers for the sport in the 1980’s goes to Shirley “Zebra Girl” Tucker. She not only became a veteran in the sport as a pro, but Shirley challenged the California Athletic Commission
SOURCE: WBB GLOVES 1981 *Please note that past fights for female boxers can be very inaccurate. FightFax has NO record of sanctioned fights as this in the past. FightFax and boxing commissions that WBAN has been in contact with seem to feel that many of these fights in the past were unsanctioned and more than
In the Glove Magazine, December 1980, page 12, they have several photos of a fight that is listed as a “World title bout” featuring Karen Bennett vs. Shirley Tucker. Photo by Alastair, also below photos by Alastair. WBAN purchased copyrights of photos. All rights reserved.
WBAN owns the rights to photo: Shirley “Zebra Girl” Tucker/ we purchased the rights from Alastair Segerdal. Copyrighted/All rights reserved. Santa Rosa, a small town of some 70,000 inhabitants and set amidst beautiful countryside 54 miles north of San Francisco, plays host to its favorite daughter, Shirley “Zebra Girl” Tucker in her bid to win
Photo credit: Alastair Segerdal [WBAN bought his collection before he passed away] Shirley “Zebra Girl” Tucker wrote the following: Recently I read about Grace Casillas being crowned Champion of the WWBA Bantam title. While I do think that she is deserving of top rating, under myself, I must make it very clear and that as
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.