Dora and Cora Webber

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Dora Webber and Cora Webber (born December 5, 1958) are twin sisters who participate in women's boxing.[1] They are from the U.S. state of California. It is believed that at one time, they were the only set of twins to actively participate on boxing's women's leg.

Cora Webber was a participant in the sport of karate before she discovered boxing in 1979, and she allegedly left karate because she kept on being disqualified on her karate fights.[2] Her sister Dora followed her footsteps five years later. The Webbers were among the most popular female boxers of the 1980s and kept on facing top opposition well into the 1990s.[citation needed]

Cora's first fight was against a woman named Toni Lear. Cora won the fight by a decision, earning 100 dollars for her efforts. She put a string of wins together, and was able to win the California State women's title. After that, she had a chance to spar with men's Welterweight world champion Carlos Palomino in Los Angeles.[citation needed]

In 1984, Dora followed suit and began a professional boxing career of her own. Her first opponent happened to be none other than her sister's former rival Lear, who, upon meeting Dora, thought that she was fighting Cora and that Cora was just trying to pull some kind of scam. After she was presented with proof that she wasn't fighting Cora but her twin sister Dora, Dora proceeded to beat her by a knockout.[citation needed]

Cora has fought, among others, Marian Trimiar, who was beaten twice by Cora, Belinda Laracuente, who also lost to her, and Bonnie Canino, who defeated her by decision. She was the IWBF world Lightweight champion, but lost that honor when she fought a unification bout to the IFBA world champion Zulfia Koutdoussova on January 10, 1998 by a decision in Atlantic City.[citation needed] Dora, meanwhile, who has fought Lucia Rijker, was a world champion on the Jr. Middleweight division until she lost the IFBA belt a month after her sister's defeat at the hands of Koutdoussova, by a ten round decision to Gina Guidi.[citation needed]

During 2021, Dora Webber was inducted into the Women's International Boxing Hall of Fame.[3]

Dora Webber
Born (1958-12-05) December 5, 1958 (age 65)
Los Angeles, United States
NationalityAmerican
Statistics
Weight(s)Middleweight
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Reach1.70 m (67 in)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights13
Wins4
Wins by KO1
Losses5
Draws3
No contests0

Dora Webber's professional boxing record[edit]

13 fights 4 wins 6 losses
By knockout 1 1
By decision 3 5
Draws 3
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
13 Loss 4-6-3 United States Sumya Anani UD Jun 11, 1999 United States Bossier City, Louisiana, USA
12 Loss 4-5-3 United States Sumya Anani UD Mar 23, 1999 United States KC Market Center, Kansas City, Missouri, USA International Women's Boxing Federation World welterweight title
11 Loss 4-4-3 United States Lisa Ested KO Aug 21, 1998 United States Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
10 Loss 4-3-3 United States Gina Guidi SD Feb 15, 1998 United States Grand Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
9 Win 3-1-4 United Kingdom Jane Couch PTS Jan 10, 1998 United States Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
8 Win 2-1-4 United Kingdom Jane Couch SD Oct 24, 1997 United States Lady Luck Casino, Lula, Mississippi, USA vacant International Women's Boxing Federation World super lightweight title
7 Win 2-1-4 Russia Zulfia Kutdyusova UD Sep 27, 1997 Russia Circus, Moscow, Russia
6 Loss 1-1-4 Netherlands Lucia Rijker PTS May 14, 1997 United States Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA
5 Draw 1-0-4 United States Kathy Collins PTS Mar 7, 1997 United States Music Fair, Westbury, New York, USA
4 Draw 1-0-3 United States Kathy Collins PTS Mar 1, 1997 United States Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
3 Draw 1-0-2 United States Leah Mellinger PTS Feb 22, 1997 United States Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
2 Draw 1-0-1 United States Betty Garner PTS Aug 28, 1984 United States Municipal Auditorium, Pensacola, Florida, USA
1 Win 1-0 United States Jackie Holley TKO Aug 25, 1984 United States Municipal Auditorium, Pensacola, Florida, USA
Cora Webber
Born
Cora Moody Webber

(1958-12-05) December 5, 1958 (age 65)
Los Angeles, United States
NationalityAmerican
Statistics
Weight(s)Middleweight
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Reach1.70 m (67 in)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights10
Wins3
Wins by KO1
Losses5
No contests0

Cora Webber's professional boxing record[edit]

10 fights 4 wins 5 losses
By knockout 1 0
By decision 3 5
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
10 Loss 4-5-1 United States Melissa Del Valle UD Feb 20, 1999 United States Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
9 Loss 4-4-1 Russia Zulfia Kutdyusova SD Jan 10, 1998 United States Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA International Women's Boxing Federation World lightweight title
8 Loss 4-3-1 United States Bonnie Canino SD Oct 24, 1997 United States Lady Luck Casino, Lula, Mississippi, USA International Female Boxers Association World featherweight title
7 Win 4-2-1 Puerto Rico Belinda Laracuente UD May 23, 1997 United States Charlotte Memorial Auditorium, Punta Gorda, Florida, USA
6 Loss 3-2-1 United States Lena Akesson PTS Apr 19, 1997 United States Community Center, Palm Bay, Florida, USA
5 Loss 3-1-1 United States Laurie Holt UD Mar 23, 1986 United States Radisson Hotel, Denver, Colorado, USA
4 Win 3-0-1 United States Lavonne Ludian KO Aug 30, 1980 United States Hyatt Tahoe, Incline Village, Nevada, USA
3 Win 2-0-1 United States Toni Lear Rodriguez UD Dec 8, 1979 United States Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
2 Win 1-0-1 United States Carlotta Lee UD Jul 13, 1979 United States California, USA
1 Draw 0-0-1 United States Lydia Bayardo PTS Feb 11, 1979 United States Hawthorne, California, USA

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kate Sekules (2000). The boxer's heart: how I fell in love with the ring. Villard. pp. 15, 129. ISBN 978-0-375-50395-5. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
  2. ^ CROWE, JERRY (17 May 1985). "CORA AND DORA, THE . . . TWO-FISTED TWINS : From Ft. Lauderdale to Reseda, This One-Two Combination Has Taken Its Punches and LandedFeet-First in a Sport Reserved Mostly for Men". Retrieved 19 July 2017 – via LA Times.
  3. ^ "International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame Announces 2021 IWBHF Inductees". 28 April 2021.

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