On May 28, two days before Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano would put on a lightweight title fight for the ages, co-promoter and You Tube influencer Jake Paul, thanked the pioneers of women’s boxing, mentioning Christy Martin and Laila Ali.
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Three women -- Marian “Lady Tyger” Trimiar, the late Jackie Tonawanda and Cat Davis -- were the first female fighters to get their boxing license after suing the New York State Athletic Commission in 1978.
