Lady TygerLady Tyger Trimiar is a former boxer who broke down gender and racial barriers. After four years of legal battles, Tyger was one of the first three women to be granted professional boxing licenses by the New York State Athletic Commission in 1978. Sh competed in the first ever women's boxing matches held in Connecticut and Pennsylvania, headlined the inaugural all-female fight card in 1979, and won the Women's World Lightweight Championship. A tireless advocate for women's rights, Trimiar went on a 30-day hunger strike in 1987 to publicize the boxing establishment's discriminatory practices. She was inducted into the International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame (Class of 2016) and International Boxing Hall of Fame (Class of 2021). Read More Read Less