Well, I Never

Grappling Georgians and Vicious Victorians - A Brief History of Female Boxing | Well, I Never (2022x34)

Air date: Dec 25, 2022

During the early 1700s a German man visiting London took in a boxing match. This event was closer to brawl than what we're used to today. Throws, kicks and eye-gouging were all allowed in this shocking spectacle. As the man watched on he struck up a conversation with a woman in the crowd. She informed him that she had recently taken part in a bare-knuckle brawl at the same venue days earlier. The German's record of this event is the first mention of female boxing.