Day: January 29, 2013

In a “Setting the Record Straight”, we found that the original story that reported the HISTORY-FIRST female pro fight that took place in 1976, featuring Yvonne Barclay was a tad bit off.  The first pro bout that WBAN discovered that took place in Canada between two pro female boxers was on June 2, 1959, featuring  Myrna

JACKIE HOLLEY, a 27-year old in 1984, and a World lightweight Boxing Champion was a very dedicated boxer. She had won the World Title by fighting 15 rounds. She worked long hours training in the gym, but HOLLEY felt it was worth it.   She loved the sport and the excitement that women boxing brought to