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Diana Dutra
Diana Mary Dutra (born September 23, 1964), better known plainly as Diana Dutra, is a Canadians, Canadian former List of female boxers, female boxer. Dutra is a former world Jr. Welterweight champion. Dutra became a professional boxing, boxer at the relatively old age of 31, an age in which many other boxers are either retired or thinking about retirement. In a somewhat unlikely circumstance, Dutra became the International Women's Boxing Federation, IWBF's world Jr. Welterweight champion in her very first fight, held on October 20, 1995, in Denmark. Dutra beat defending world champion Helga Risoy that night by a decision in ten rounds to win the world title. Dutra never defended her title, but she kept fighting as a Jr. Welterweight until her retirement. Her second fight was her first, and, as it turned out, only professional fight in Canada. She defeated Karen Wilson on December 12, 1996, by a four-round decision in Vancouver. On September 19, 1997, Dutra suffered her first p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Light Welterweight
Light welterweight, also known as junior welterweight or super lightweight, is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Professional boxing In professional boxing, light welterweight is contested between the lightweight and welterweight divisions, in which boxers weigh above 61.2kg or 135 pounds and up to 63.5 kg or 140 pounds. The first champion of this weight class was Pinky Mitchell in 1946, though he was only awarded his championship by a vote of the readers of the ''Boxing Blade'' magazine. There was not widespread acceptance of this new weight division in its early years, and the New York State Athletic Commission withdrew recognition of it in 1930. The National Boxing Association continued to recognize it until its champion, Barney Ross relinquished the title in 1935 to concentrate on regaining the welterweight championship. A few commissions recognized bouts in the 1940s as being for the light welterweight title, but the modern beginnings of this championship date from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |