Dora and Cora Webber
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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 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.[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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". 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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
During 2021, Dora Webber was inducted into the Women's International Boxing Hall of Fame.[3] Cora Webber was among the Hall's 2022 intake.[4]
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Dora Webber's professional boxing record
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 13 | Loss | 4-6-3 | Template:Flagicon Sumya Anani | UD | Jun 11, 1999 | Template:Flagicon Bossier City, Louisiana, USA | ||
| 12 | Loss | 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 | Loss | 4-4-3 | Template:Flagicon Lisa Ested | KO | Aug 21, 1998 | Template:Flagicon Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA | ||
| 10 | Loss | 4-3-3 | Template:Flagicon Gina Guidi | SD | Feb 15, 1998 | Template:Flagicon Grand Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA | ||
| 9 | Win | 3-1-4 | Template:Flagicon Jane Couch | PTS | Jan 10, 1998 | Template:Flagicon Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA | ||
| 8 | Win | 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 | Win | 2-1-4 | Template:Flagicon Zulfia Kutdyusova | UD | Sep 27, 1997 | Template:Flagicon Circus, Moscow, Russia | ||
| 6 | Loss | 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 | Win | 1-0 | Template:Flagicon Jackie Holley | TKO | Aug 25, 1984 | Template:Flagicon Municipal Auditorium, Pensacola, Florida, USA |
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Cora Webber's professional boxing record
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 10 | Loss | 4-5-1 | Template:Flagicon Melissa Del Valle | UD | Feb 20, 1999 | Template:Flagicon Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA | ||
| 9 | Loss | 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 | Loss | 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 | Win | 4-2-1 | Template:Flagicon Belinda Laracuente | UD | May 23, 1997 | Template:Flagicon Charlotte Memorial Auditorium, Punta Gorda, Florida, USA | ||
| 6 | Loss | 3-2-1 | Template:Flagicon Lena Akesson | PTS | Apr 19, 1997 | Template:Flagicon Community Center, Palm Bay, Florida, USA | ||
| 5 | Loss | 3-1-1 | Template:Flagicon Laurie Holt | UD | Mar 23, 1986 | Template:Flagicon Radisson Hotel, Denver, Colorado, USA | ||
| 4 | Win | 3-0-1 | Template:Flagicon Lavonne Ludian | KO | Aug 30, 1980 | Template:Flagicon Hyatt Tahoe, Incline Village, Nevada, USA | ||
| 3 | Win | 2-0-1 | Template:Flagicon Toni Lear Rodriguez | UD | Dec 8, 1979 | Template:Flagicon Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA | ||
| 2 | Win | 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 |