Dora and Cora Webber

Dora Webber and Cora Webber (born December 5, 1958) are twin sisters who participate in women's boxing.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> They are from the U.S. state of Florida. 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.Template: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.Template: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 was not fighting Cora but her twin sister Dora, Dora proceeded to beat her by a knockout.Template: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.Template: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 10 round decision to Gina Guidi.Template:Citation needed

During 2021, Dora Webber was inducted into the Women's International Boxing Hall of Fame.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Cora Webber was among the Hall's 2022 intake.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Dora Webber's professional boxing record

Template:Abbr	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
13	Template:No2Loss	4-6-3	Template:Flagicon Sumya Anani	UD		Jun 11, 1999	Template:Flagicon Bossier City, Louisiana, USA
12	Template:No2Loss	4-5-3	Template:Flagicon Sumya Anani	UD		Mar 23, 1999	Template:Flagicon KC Market Center, Kansas City, Missouri, USA	International Women's Boxing Federation World welterweight title
11	Template:No2Loss	4-4-3	Template:Flagicon Lisa Ested	KO		Aug 21, 1998	Template:Flagicon Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
10	Template:No2Loss	4-3-3	Template:Flagicon Gina Guidi	SD		Feb 15, 1998	Template:Flagicon Grand Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
9	Template:Yes2Win	3-1-4	Template:Flagicon Jane Couch	PTS		Jan 10, 1998	Template:Flagicon Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
8	Template:Yes2Win	2-1-4	Template:Flagicon Jane Couch	SD		Oct 24, 1997	Template:Flagicon Lady Luck Casino, Lula, Mississippi, USA	vacant International Women's Boxing Federation World super lightweight title
7	Template:Yes2Win	2-1-4	Template:Flagicon Zulfia Kutdyusova	UD		Sep 27, 1997	Template:Flagicon Circus, Moscow, Russia
6	Template:No2Loss	1-1-4	Template:Flagicon Lucia Rijker	PTS		May 14, 1997	Template:Flagicon Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA
5	Template:DrawDraw	1-0-4	Template:Flagicon Kathy Collins	PTS		Mar 7, 1997	Template:Flagicon Music Fair, Westbury, New York, USA
4	Template:DrawDraw	1-0-3	Template:Flagicon Kathy Collins	PTS		Mar 1, 1997	Template:Flagicon Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
3	Template:DrawDraw	1-0-2	Template:Flagicon Leah Mellinger	PTS		Feb 22, 1997	Template:Flagicon Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
2	Template:DrawDraw	1-0-1	Template:Flagicon Betty Garner	PTS		Aug 28, 1984	Template:Flagicon Municipal Auditorium, Pensacola, Florida, USA
1	Template:Yes2Win	1-0	Template:Flagicon Jackie Holley	TKO		Aug 25, 1984	Template:Flagicon Municipal Auditorium, Pensacola, Florida, USA

Cora Webber's professional boxing record

Template:Abbr	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
10	Template:No2Loss	4-5-1	Template:Flagicon Melissa Del Valle	UD		Feb 20, 1999	Template:Flagicon Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
9	Template:No2Loss	4-4-1	Template:Flagicon Zulfia Kutdyusova	SD		Jan 10, 1998	Template:Flagicon Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA	International Women's Boxing Federation World lightweight title
8	Template:No2Loss	4-3-1	Template:Flagicon Bonnie Canino	SD		Oct 24, 1997	Template:Flagicon Lady Luck Casino, Lula, Mississippi, USA	International Female Boxers Association World featherweight title
7	Template:Yes2Win	4-2-1	Template:Flagicon Belinda Laracuente	UD		May 23, 1997	Template:Flagicon Charlotte Memorial Auditorium, Punta Gorda, Florida, USA
6	Template:No2Loss	3-2-1	Template:Flagicon Lena Akesson	PTS		Apr 19, 1997	Template:Flagicon Community Center, Palm Bay, Florida, USA
5	Template:No2Loss	3-1-1	Template:Flagicon Laurie Holt	UD		Mar 23, 1986	Template:Flagicon Radisson Hotel, Denver, Colorado, USA
4	Template:Yes2Win	3-0-1	Template:Flagicon Lavonne Ludian	KO		Aug 30, 1980	Template:Flagicon Hyatt Tahoe, Incline Village, Nevada, USA
3	Template:Yes2Win	2-0-1	Template:Flagicon Toni Lear Rodriguez	UD		Dec 8, 1979	Template:Flagicon Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
2	Template:Yes2Win	1-0-1	Template:Flagicon Carlotta Lee	UD		Jul 13, 1979	Template:Flagicon California, USA
1	Template:DrawDraw	0-0-1	Template:Flagicon Lydia Bayardo	PTS		Feb 11, 1979	Template:Flagicon Hawthorne, California, USA

External links

• Dora and Cora Webber @ Women Boxing Network