(MARCH 29)  – In our WBAN Archives, we would like to share some of our research throughout the years on the net.  We bring you back to 1978 when female boxers fought for their rights to fight in a sanctioned amateur bout.

No, there were no TV crews from all over the world, national TV, and very little local coverage considering that on May 12, 1978, was the First sanctioned amateurs women's bout as where WBAN was able to document this occurrence in 1978.

Reported in the St. Paul Sunday Pioneer Press, in the Sports section under, "Female boxer makes history" page 3. by Pat Thompson, staff writer, May 14, 1978. An excerpt of the article that was written:"Claire Buckner, a St. Paul mother of three, made Minnesota amateur boxing history the other night with her crisp left jabs and power right hand thrust. The 24-year-old Theater Arts major at the University of Minnesota became Minnesota's first AAU woman champion in a four-bout card held Friday night at Bierman Building. "

The article went on to state that this opening bout was billed the "World's First Women's Amateur Boxing Championships. ( I was able to obtain over a two dozen original documents from Bill Dickson, the women's boxing promoter of the 70's that is considered the "Father of Women's Boxing" about this first sanctioned amateurs event.)

But, this May 12, 1978, did not come about without it's struggles. These women who have never been recognized by anyone up to this point--- buried in the true history of women's boxing had a fight outside the ring before ever making it inside that squared circle.....