Barbara Buttrick | |
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Born | Barbara Buttrick 3 December 1929 Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire, England |
Nationality | British |
Other names | "Battling Barbara" |
Statistics | |
Height | 4 ft 11 in (150 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 32 |
Wins | 30 |
Losses | 1 |
Draws | 1 |
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.