Dora and Cora Webber

Cora Webber
Cora Webber
Statistics
Real name	Cora Moody Webber
Weight(s)	Middleweight
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Reach	1.70 m (67 in)
Nationality	American
Born	December 5, 1958 (age 64); Los Angeles, United States
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	10
Wins	3
Wins by KO	1
Losses	5
No contests	0

Dora Webber
Dora Webber
Statistics
Weight(s)	Middleweight
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Reach	1.70 m (67 in)
Nationality	American
Born	December 5, 1958 (age 64); Los Angeles, United States
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	13
Wins	4
Wins by KO	1
Losses	5
Draws	3
No contests	0

Last updated October 27, 2023

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.^{[ 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.^{[ 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 wasn't fighting Cora but her twin sister Dora, Dora proceeded to beat her by a knockout.^{[ 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.^{[ 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 ten round decision to Gina Guidi.^{[ citation needed ]}

During 2021, Dora Webber was inducted into the Women's International Boxing Hall of Fame.^[3]

Dora Webber's professional boxing record

13 fights	4 wins	6 losses
By knockout	1	1
By decision	3	5
Draws	3

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Date	Location	Notes
13	Loss	4-6-3	Sumya Anani	UD	Jun 11, 1999	Bossier City, Louisiana, USA
12	Loss	4-5-3	Sumya Anani	UD	Mar 23, 1999	KC Market Center, Kansas City, Missouri, USA	International Women's Boxing Federation World welterweight title
11	Loss	4-4-3	Lisa Ested	KO	Aug 21, 1998	Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
10	Loss	4-3-3	Gina Guidi	SD	Feb 15, 1998	Grand Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
9	Win	3-1-4	Jane Couch	PTS	Jan 10, 1998	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
8	Win	2-1-4	Jane Couch	SD	Oct 24, 1997	Lady Luck Casino, Lula, Mississippi, USA	vacant International Women's Boxing Federation World super lightweight title
7	Win	2-1-4	Zulfia Kutdyusova	UD	Sep 27, 1997	Circus, Moscow, Russia
6	Loss	1-1-4	Lucia Rijker	PTS	May 14, 1997	Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA
5	Draw	1-0-4	Kathy Collins	PTS	Mar 7, 1997	Music Fair, Westbury, New York, USA
4	Draw	1-0-3	Kathy Collins	PTS	Mar 1, 1997	Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
3	Draw	1-0-2	Leah Mellinger	PTS	Feb 22, 1997	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
2	Draw	1-0-1	Betty Garner	PTS	Aug 28, 1984	Municipal Auditorium, Pensacola, Florida, USA
1	Win	1-0	Jackie Holley	TKO	Aug 25, 1984	Municipal Auditorium, Pensacola, Florida, USA

Cora Webber's professional boxing record

10 fights	4 wins	5 losses
By knockout	1	0
By decision	3	5
Draws	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Date	Location	Notes
10	Loss	4-5-1	Melissa Del Valle	UD	Feb 20, 1999	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
9	Loss	4-4-1	Zulfia Kutdyusova	SD	Jan 10, 1998	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA	International Women's Boxing Federation World lightweight title
8	Loss	4-3-1	Bonnie Canino	SD	Oct 24, 1997	Lady Luck Casino, Lula, Mississippi, USA	International Female Boxers Association World featherweight title
7	Win	4-2-1	Belinda Laracuente	UD	May 23, 1997	Charlotte Memorial Auditorium, Punta Gorda, Florida, USA
6	Loss	3-2-1	Lena Akesson	PTS	Apr 19, 1997	Community Center, Palm Bay, Florida, USA
5	Loss	3-1-1	Laurie Holt	UD	Mar 23, 1986	Radisson Hotel, Denver, Colorado, USA
4	Win	3-0-1	Lavonne Ludian	KO	Aug 30, 1980	Hyatt Tahoe, Incline Village, Nevada, USA
3	Win	2-0-1	Toni Lear Rodriguez	UD	Dec 8, 1979	Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
2	Win	1-0-1	Carlotta Lee	UD	Jul 13, 1979	California, USA
1	Draw	0-0-1	Lydia Bayardo	PTS	Feb 11, 1979	Hawthorne, California, USA

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References

↑ Kate Sekules (2000). The boxer's heart: how I fell in love with the ring. Villard. pp. 15, 129. ISBN 978-0-375-50395-5 . Retrieved January 12, 2011.
↑ CROWE, JERRY (17 May 1985). "CORA AND DORA, THE . . . TWO-FISTED TWINS : From Ft. Lauderdale to Reseda, This One-Two Combination Has Taken Its Punches and LandedFeet-First in a Sport Reserved Mostly for Men" . Retrieved 19 July 2017– via LA Times.
↑ "International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame Announces 2021 IWBHF Inductees". 28 April 2021.

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[1] Kate Sekules (2000). The boxer's heart: how I fell in love with the ring. Villard. pp. 15, 129. ISBN 978-0-375-50395-5 . Retrieved January 12, 2011.

[2] CROWE, JERRY (17 May 1985). "CORA AND DORA, THE . . . TWO-FISTED TWINS : From Ft. Lauderdale to Reseda, This One-Two Combination Has Taken Its Punches and LandedFeet-First in a Sport Reserved Mostly for Men" . Retrieved 19 July 2017– via LA Times.

[3] "International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame Announces 2021 IWBHF Inductees". 28 April 2021.

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