Marian "Lady Tyger" Trimiar (born August 15, 1953) is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1976 and 1985. Considered a pioneer in women's boxing, she became one of the first women to be granted a professional boxing license from the New York State Athletic Commission.
Trimiar began boxing training at 18 years old, after graduating from Julia Richman High School in Manhattan, New York. She fought in exhibition matches before it became legal for women to fight in sanctioned bouts. She was one of the first women to apply for a boxing license in New York State. In 1978, after a long lawsuit, Trimiar, Jackie Tonawanda, and Cathy "Cat" Davis were the first women to be issued a boxing license.
In 1979, Trimiar won the women's world lightweight championship versus opponent Sue "KO" Carlson in San Antonio, Texas. In 1987, she started a month-long hunger strike to advocate for increased pay and better working conditions for professional female boxers. She was a vocal supporter of making the sport more accessible to women. In 2021, Trimiar was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes24Win18–4 Diane ClarkTKO2 (6), 13 Mar 198523Win17–4 Gwen GeminiUD63 Nov 198222Loss16–4 Cora WebberUD615 May 198121Win16–3 Margo Walls8 (8)19 Oct 197920Win15–3 Ernestine JonesRTD1 (4), 13 Jul 197919Win14–3 Toni HarrisRTD1 (4), 23 May 197918Win13–3 Sue CarlsonUD1031 Mar 197917Win12–3 Carlotta LeePTS611 Feb 197916Win11–3 Anna Pascal622 Sep 197815Win10–3 Diane SyversonPTS425 Aug 197714Win9–3 Gwen GeminiPTS418 Jun 197713Win8–3 Gwen GeminiPTS425 Feb 197712Win7–3 Lilly RodriguezPTS417 Feb 197711Win6–3 Lilly RodriguezSD416 Dec 197610Win5–3 Masako TakatsukiPTS430 Sep 19769Win4–3 Diane SyversonPTS412 Aug 19768Loss3–3 Theresa Kibby424 Jul 19767Loss3–2 Diane SyversonPTS422 Jul 19766Loss3–1 Yvonne BarkleyPTS524 Mar 19765Win3–0 Gwen GeminiPTS413 Mar 19764Win2–0 Margie Dunson3 (4), 26 Feb 19763NC1–0 Gwen GeminiNC428 Jan 19762NC1–0 Gwen Gemini410 Jan 19761Win1–0Debra Babin422 Dec 1975
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External links
Biography from the International Boxing Hall of Fame