An all-female boxing card on Sunday at the Biloxi Grand Theatre produced a crowd of 1,700. Female boxing has also fared well on the national level. Jackie Kallen, commissioner of the International Female Boxers Association, said fans are taking women's boxing seriously. People are starting to accept the sport. A lot of these women can fight.
Female boxers give the fans their money's worth.
The girls are more fun to watch. Mississippi Athletic Commission chairman Billy Lyons predicts women's boxing will become a huge success. All the promoters are trying to get at least one women's fight on their cards. Women are professionally trained and not a sideshow. Some non-believers Women's boxing, however, still has its share of critics.