Gail Grandchamp

Gail Grandchamp
Statistics
Weight(s) lightweight
Height 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
Nationality American
Born (1955-03-13) 13 March 1955
North Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Wins 1
Losses 6

Gail Grandchamp was an American female boxer. On 16 April 1992, after eight years in court ligigation in Massachusetts, Gail Grandchamp gained the right to become a boxer, as a state Superior Court judge deemeed it was illegal to deny someone a chance to box based on gender.[1] During her efforts to gain the right to box as an amateur, she passed the age of 36, the maximum age for amateur fighters. She instead pursued a career as professional boxer.[2][3][4][5]

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
7 fights 1 win 6 losses
By knockout 0 6
By decision 1 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
7 Loss 1-6 Belinda Laracuente TKO 1998-09-12 Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort, Miami, Florida, USA
6 Loss 1-5 Fredia Gibbs TKO 1997-08-02 Grand Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
5 Loss 1-4 Helen Zagadinow TKO 1997-06-05 Country Club, Plymouth, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Loss 1-3 Nora Daigle TKO 1995-12-05 Forum, Montreal
3 Loss 1-2 Deirdre Gogarty TKO 1994-10-06 Tampa, Florida, USA
2 Loss 1-1 Beverly Szymanski TKO 1994-06-10 Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
1 Win 1-0 Linda Casey SD 1987-07-17 Mohawk Performing Arts Center, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

References

  1. ↑ "A History of Women's Boxing".
  2. ↑ "Against the Ropes: For women boxers, it's a fight just to get in the ring". Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Women's Boxing, Sporting Witness - BBC World Service". BBC. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  4. ↑ Smith, Malissa (5 June 2014). "A History of Women's Boxing". Rowman & Littlefield. Retrieved 30 November 2017 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ "Gail Grandchamp won a split decision over Linda Casey..." Retrieved 30 November 2017.


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