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Christy Martin vs. Deirdre Gogarty was a women's boxing match that took place on March 16, 1996, between American Christy Martin and Irishwoman Deirdre Gogarty.The contest was held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada, on the Las Vegas Strip, as part of the undercard of a pay-per-view championship match between Mike Tyson and Frank Bruno with 1.1 million buys. [1]
Jake Paul and Mike Tyson may have taken center stage during their highly anticipated boxing match on November 15, but ring girl Sydney Thomas was the one to capture the attention of many viewers.
Martin got the decision, and after that bout, she began to gain more celebrity, even appearing on the cover of Sports Illustrated once shortly afterwards. [4] (Specifically, on April 15, 1996, Martin became the first female boxer to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated; [6] the headline read, "The Lady Is a Champ". [7])
Taylor won the fight by unanimous decision. [10] Over the next 16 months, both Taylor and Serrano would win another four fights, taking their records to 20–0 and 42–1–1 respectively. On January 27, 2022, the bout was officially announced to be taking place on 30 April 2022 at Madison Square Garden.
The fight between Gina Carano and Cristiane Santos, known professionally as Cris Cyborg, attracted 856,000 viewers. [42] Santos made history with her victory over Carano as she became the first Strikeforce Women's 145 lb Champion. Invicta Fighting Championships in early 2012 became one of the first major women's pro mma organisations. [43] [44]
The 2025 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit roster is growing.. On Monday, Nov. 11, the magazine announced that Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles and pro surfer Caroline Marks would be featured in this year ...
Brianna LaPaglia's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover is full-circle.. Last year, Sports Illustrated asked the podcast host, 25, to host the red carpet at the 60th anniversary celebration of the ...
In 2023, Ragad Al-Naimi became the first Saudi female professional boxer, by having her first professional fight; she won against Perpetual Okaidah in a fight held in Diriyah. [ 113 ] In 2024, Skye Nicolson of Australia defeated Raven Chapman of the United Kingdom in what was the first women's world title boxing fight held in Saudi Arabia [ 114 ...