Barbara Buttrick was the first televised boxing match between two women on television and radio.

During the 1970s, a popular female boxer named Cathy 'Cat' Davis came out of the United States Northwest, and a few of her fights were televised.
Cathy Davis was the 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.
Marian "Tyger" Trimiar and Jackie Tonawanda were pioneers as they were the first women in the United States to get a license for boxing in the United States.

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.
Women took hunger strikes to be noticed
But the boom of women's boxing came during the 1990s, coinciding with the boom in professional women sports leagues such as the WNBA and WUSA, and with boxers such as Stephanie Jaramillo, Delia 'Chikita' Gonzalez, Laura Serrano, Christy Martin, Deirdre Gogarty, Laila Ali, Jackie Frazier-Lyde, Lucia Rijker, Ada Vélez, Ivonne Caples, Bonnie Canino and Sumya Anani, all world champions, jumping into the scene.

Women's boxing has experienced more television and media exposure, including the major motion picture Million Dollar Baby.
There are a few organizations that recognize world championship bouts, and fights are held in more than 100 countries.

Although positive strides in recent years have been made to women's boxing, reports of sex-based harassment in boxing gyms and tournaments across the United Kingdom and the United States remain.
In addition to harassment and unfair policy, women have also been grossly under-promoted or sponsored in the professional rankings.
Major boxing broadcasting networks such as HBO and P.B.C have yet to feature a woman's headlining bout.
In a recent press conference, 2x Olympic Gold medalist Claressa Shields stated, "All the respect to all the women that box, we have more than one fight… [we are] fighting for equal pay and equal time on T.V… we don’t get enough sponsorships or endorsements as the men".

On 16 April 1992, after eight years in court in Massachusetts, Gail Grandchamp won her battle to become a boxer, as a state Superior Court judge ruled it was illegal to deny someone a chance to box based on gender.
During her battle to win the right to box as an amateur, she passed the age of 36, the maximum age for amateur fighters.
Even though she knew it would not help her as an amateur, Grandchamp continued her efforts, and eventually did box professionally for a time.

Professional women's boxing has declined in popularity in the United States and struggles to get viewership and sponsorship and many fighters have to fight in Mexico or Europe in order to make a good living.
Amongst females, the sport has been supplanted by Women's MMA.
Barbara Buttrick was the first televised boxing match between two women on television and radio.
During the 1970s, a popular female boxer named Cathy 'Cat' Davis came out of the United States Northwest, and a few of her fights were televised. Cathy Davis was the 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. Marian "Tyger" Trimiar and Jackie Tonawanda were pioneers as they were the first women in the United States to get a license for boxing in the United States.
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. Women took hunger strikes to be noticed
But the boom of women's boxing came during the 1990s, coinciding with the boom in professional women sports leagues such as the WNBA and WUSA, and with boxers such as Stephanie Jaramillo, Delia 'Chikita' Gonzalez, Laura Serrano, Christy Martin, Deirdre Gogarty, Laila Ali, Jackie Frazier-Lyde, Lucia Rijker, Ada Vélez, Ivonne Caples, Bonnie Canino and Sumya Anani, all world champions, jumping into the scene.
Women's boxing has experienced more television and media exposure, including the major motion picture Million Dollar Baby. There are a few organizations that recognize world championship bouts, and fights are held in more than 100 countries.
Although positive strides in recent years have been made to women's boxing, reports of sex-based harassment in boxing gyms and tournaments across the United Kingdom and the United States remain. In addition to harassment and unfair policy, women have also been grossly under-promoted or sponsored in the professional rankings. Major boxing broadcasting networks such as HBO and P.B.C have yet to feature a woman's headlining bout. In a recent press conference, 2x Olympic Gold medalist Claressa Shields stated, "All the respect to all the women that box, we have more than one fight… [we are] fighting for equal pay and equal time on T.V… we don’t get enough sponsorships or endorsements as the men".
On 16 April 1992, after eight years in court in Massachusetts, Gail Grandchamp won her battle to become a boxer, as a state Superior Court judge ruled it was illegal to deny someone a chance to box based on gender. During her battle to win the right to box as an amateur, she passed the age of 36, the maximum age for amateur fighters. Even though she knew it would not help her as an amateur, Grandchamp continued her efforts, and eventually did box professionally for a time.
Professional women's boxing has declined in popularity in the United States and struggles to get viewership and sponsorship and many fighters have to fight in Mexico or Europe in order to make a good living. Amongst females, the sport has been supplanted by Women's MMA.
Women's boxing