The History of Women’s Boxing, Part 1

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The History of Women’s Boxing, Part 1 of 2. The Amateur Side.

 

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Written by Richard Allan McRae

 

Records were not well kept in the 1700’ and 1800’s and the very early 1900’s of any professional boxing. I did come across an a interesting article, describing the Marquess of Quessberry rules, which clearly stated “Each fighter has an assigned corner of the ring, where his or her coach, as well as one or more or more “seconds” may administer to the fighter at the beginning of the fight or and between rounds.”, the Marquess of Quessberry rules were written in 1867 by were written by Welshman John Graham Chambers, but were named the Marquess of Quessberry rules because John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Quessberry publicly endorsed the code. Quessberry rules replaced the revised London Prize Ring rules written in 1853, these rules were a revised version of the original London Prize Ring rules written in 1743 by John “Jack” Broughton, an English bare-knuckle fighter. His seven rules of how boxing would be conducted later evolved into the London Prize Ring rules, which are considered the foundation stone of the sport that would become Boxing.

 

The Marquess of Quessberry rules were intended for either an amateur or professional boxing match. They were far more popular than the American Fair Play Rules, which were strictly used for amateur boxing match. By 1889 the Quessberry rules came into use in both the United States and Canada.

 

Very little has been recorded or known about the true history of Women’s boxing amateur or professional!

 

In 1892 boxing classes were offered to women in Brisbane, Australia. Classes might have been offered but serious training was not permitted by 1900 and at that time women were even banned from pursuing the sport in a competitive manner. To worsen the matter women were banned from attending boxing events.

 

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