Barbara Buttrick

Barbara Buttrick
Born
Barbara Buttrick

(1929-12-03) 3 December 1929 (age 94)
NationalityBritish
Other names"Battling Barbara"
Statistics
Height4 ft 11 in (150 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights32
Wins30
Losses1
Draws1

Barbara Buttrick (born 3 December 1929[1]), nicknamed "Battling Barbara", is a retired British boxer and a world champion in women's boxing in the 1940s and 1950s.

Originally from England, Buttrick is considered a pioneer of women's professional boxing.

  1. ^ "Fairground to Hall of Fame for gran they tried to ban", The Times, 28 November 2011