Dora Webber and Cora Webber (born December 5, 1958) are twin sisters who participate in women's boxing. 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. 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.
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.
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.
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. 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.
During 2021, Dora Webber was inducted into the Women's International Boxing Hall of Fame. Cora Webber was among the Hall's 2022 intake.
Dora Webber's professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes13Loss4-6-3 Sumya AnaniUDJun 11, 1999 Bossier City, Louisiana, USA12Loss4-5-3 Sumya AnaniUDMar 23, 1999 KC Market Center, Kansas City, Missouri, USAInternational Women's Boxing Federation World welterweight title11Loss4-4-3 Lisa EstedKOAug 21, 1998 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA10Loss4-3-3 Gina GuidiSDFeb 15, 1998 Grand Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA9Win3-1-4 Jane CouchPTSJan 10, 1998 Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA8Win2-1-4 Jane CouchSDOct 24, 1997 Lady Luck Casino, Lula, Mississippi, USAvacant International Women's Boxing Federation World super lightweight title7Win2-1-4 Zulfia KutdyusovaUDSep 27, 1997 Circus, Moscow, Russia6Loss1-1-4 Lucia RijkerPTSMay 14, 1997 Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA5Draw1-0-4 Kathy CollinsPTSMar 7, 1997 Music Fair, Westbury, New York, USA4Draw1-0-3 Kathy CollinsPTSMar 1, 1997 Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA3Draw1-0-2 Leah MellingerPTSFeb 22, 1997 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA2Draw1-0-1 Betty GarnerPTSAug 28, 1984 Municipal Auditorium, Pensacola, Florida, USA1Win1-0 Jackie HolleyTKOAug 25, 1984 Municipal Auditorium, Pensacola, Florida, USA
Cora Webber's professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes10Loss4-5-1 Melissa Del ValleUDFeb 20, 1999 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA9Loss4-4-1 Zulfia KutdyusovaSDJan 10, 1998 Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USAInternational Women's Boxing Federation World lightweight title8Loss4-3-1 Bonnie CaninoSDOct 24, 1997 Lady Luck Casino, Lula, Mississippi, USAInternational Female Boxers Association World featherweight title7Win4-2-1 Belinda LaracuenteUDMay 23, 1997 Charlotte Memorial Auditorium, Punta Gorda, Florida, USA6Loss3-2-1 Lena AkessonPTSApr 19, 1997 Community Center, Palm Bay, Florida, USA5Loss3-1-1 Laurie HoltUDMar 23, 1986 Radisson Hotel, Denver, Colorado, USA4Win3-0-1 Lavonne LudianKOAug 30, 1980 Hyatt Tahoe, Incline Village, Nevada, USA3Win2-0-1 Toni Lear RodriguezUDDec 8, 1979 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA2Win1-0-1 Carlotta LeeUDJul 13, 1979 California, USA1Draw0-0-1 Lydia BayardoPTSFeb 11, 1979 Hawthorne, California, USA
References
External links Dora and Cora Webber @ Women Boxing Network