SO WHAT DID THEY SAY IN THE NEWS IN JULY 13, 1979 from a report about the ALL-FEMALE Boxing Card in California? Dulcie Lucas fighting on all female boxing card – 1979 This is what was said in 1979: “FEMALE BOXING is a Natural for television. Boxing has proven to be a highly-skilled, telegenic sport. Female
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
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
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
“KAREN BENNETT – A GREAT PIONEER IN WOMEN BOXING, SHE WAS WORLD RANKED #1 BANTAMWEIGHT IN 1979, and WORLD RANKED BANTAMWEIGHT IN THE 80’s” KAREN BENNETT lived and trained in Las Vegas, Nevada. She had many fights as a Bantamweight, and was the Women’s World Boxing Champion WWBA in the 80’s. BENNETT was very
HISTORIC PHOTOS ON WBAN ARCHIVE COLLECTION The Hyatt opened it’s grand ballroom to four women bouts Tuesday evening but fight fans went away disappointed that the Bonnie Prestwood-Karen Bennett World Bantamweight title fight lasted only two rounds. What supposed to be the most entertaining and exciting fight of the evening turned into a second round
Copyrighted article: Reno Evening Gazette, December 7, 1977, Page 68 -Sports Editor – Steve Sneddon The big fellow in the USA jacket looked genunely enthused about the fights. He congratulated the fighters. And he marveled at their ring abilities. Before Tuesday Night’s fights at the Hyatt Lake Tahoe Hotel, Greg Page, the No. 1 ranked
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.