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Compared to men's Boxing , however, it lacked popularity and exposure. This might be attributed to the fact that women's boxing, at that period, confronted a society filled with stereotypes and which categorized professions as either 'men's work' or 'women's work'. Machism was predominant during a large part of last century, and therefore women's boxing couldn't attain a lot of fanfare for most of it. It should be noted that during the 1970s , a popular female boxer came out of the United States Northwest. Her name was Cathy 'Cat' Davis and a few of her fights were televised. To this day, she remains the only female boxer to appear on the cover of Ring Magazine . But a scandal broke out where it was said that some of her fights had been fixed, and as a consequence, women's boxing as a sport was almost killed. During the 1980s , women's boxing briefly resurfaced in California under the wings of sisters Dora And Cora Webber . The twin sisters were world champions and packed crunching punching power and a good chin. But the boom of women's boxing came during the 1990s , coinciding with the boom of professional women sports leagues such as the WNBA and WUSA , and with boxers such as Delia 'Chikita' Gonzalez , Laura Serrano , Christy Martin , Deirdre Gogarty , Laila Ali , Jackie Frazier-Lyde , Lucia Rijker , Ada Velez , Ivonne Caples , Bonnie Canino and Sumya Anani , all world champions, jumping into the scene. Nowadays, women's boxing's fan base is growing with a lot of Television exposure and interesting fights. There are a few organizations that recognize world championship bouts, and fights are held in more than 100 countries worldwide. SEE ALSO |
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