You can see Cat Davis of Hopewell Junction on a CBS-TV boxing show Saturday, Dec. 11, 1976, out of Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas. She’ll be in the eight-round co-feature, defending her world lightweight title against Betty Rogers of Seattle. The best-looking gal in the sport’s history scored a three round technical knockout over Margie Dunson
In the INCLINE VILLAGE-NEVADA News (UPI), the reported that on May 5, 1976, female boxer Caroline Svendsen dropped her guard to fix her bra , and she caught a right to her chin from which she never recovered. Svendsen, reported to be 35 years at the time, of Virginia City , Nevada, was stopped at 1:28 seconds of
According to BOXREC, and someone who witnessed this fight, this was an exhibition fight between Gwen Gemini and Lady Tyger Trimiar. Four rounds No Contest. Notes: First female pro bout in the state of Pennsylvania. Because there was no ruling body established for women, the bout was a no-decision-Boxrec
On Thursday, February 27, 1976, in Portland, Maine, there were two female bouts on the card. In an EXHIBITION BOUT, CATHY “CAT” DAVIS fought GWEN GEMINI. They called the fight a DRAW—but it was an exhibition and as you can see this fight has not been documented as a fight against DAVIS as a sanctioned bout
It was reported in many of the news sources that on January 13, 1976, the executive secretary of the California Athletic Commission anticipates few, if any, female boxing matches will result from the repeal of a regulation banning women from entering the ring as boxers. [There was actually many boxing bouts that took place
