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.

Dora Webber
Statistics
Weight(s)Middleweight
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Reach1.70 m (67 in)
NationalityAmerican
Born (1958-12-05) December 5, 1958
Los Angeles, United States
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights13
Wins4
Wins by KO1
Losses5
Draws3
No contests0

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
13 fights 4 wins 6 losses
By knockout 1 1
By decision 3 5
Draws 3
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}}
Cora Webber
Statistics
Real nameCora Moody Webber
Weight(s)Middleweight
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Reach1.70 m (67 in)
NationalityAmerican
Born (1958-12-05) December 5, 1958
Los Angeles, United States
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights10
Wins3
Wins by KO1
Losses5
No contests0


Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
10 fights 4 wins 5 losses
By knockout 1 0
By decision 3 5
Draws 1
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}}
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References
  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.
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