Month: April 1978

The FIRST Professional Women’s boxing Association in the Sport – 1978

This HISTORY FIRST in the sport of women’s Professional Female Boxing was developed by Bill Paul.  This was at the same time that he among others were fighting for the rights of the amateur female boxers contesting the AAU that would not let them participate as an amateur.  This document is the Official certification of

Two History Firsts for women in 1978 in Minnesota Boxing

  In April of 1978, it was reported in the Tribune in Minnesota, that there were two history “firsts” for women in Minnesota Boxing.  First Judy Klammer of Minneapolis, a huge advocate for female boxing was appointed to the state boxing commission by Governor Rudy Perpich.  She was reported to be the “First Womna” To

The REAL first Ever Amateur boxing event for Females in 1978

In 1993, we heard a lot about Dallas Malloy being the First Woman to Box in the Amateurs…But was she?  WBAN uncovered amateurs fighting in a sanctioned amateur event much earlier than 1993, infact it was 1978! No, there were no TV crews from all over the world, national TV, and very little local coverage