Dora and Cora Webber

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.

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 wasn't fighting Cora but her twin sister Dora, Dora proceeded to beat her by a knockout.

Cora has fought, among others, Marian “Tyger” 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 ten round decision to Gina Guidi.

Professional boxing record

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

Professional boxing record

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

References

External links

• Dora and Cora Webber @ Women Boxing Network