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
WBAN’s Archive has the ORIGINAL documented newsletter in the our Archive Files In the NEWAWA GRAPEVINE newletter, dated April 1976, Page 4, they reported the following History-first boxing bout that took place in Connecticut. They wrote the following at the time. First for Women – A “Tyger” in Our Tank – Amidst tremendous controversy, the first
IF your answer to this question was Lady Tyger Trimiar, Cathy “Cat” Davis, and Jackie Tonawanda…..the answer is NO. They were NOT the first to APPLY for a boxing license in New York. They may be the first to get a license but NOT the first to apply. The FIRST female boxer to apply