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DORA WEBBER - 2021 IWBHF INDUCTEE

5'5" super lightweight Dora "The Destroyer" Webber of Patterson, New Jersey, has had a vast number of years in the sport. Dora who is a twin to Cora was part of the only set of twins to enter the sport of professional boxing in the late 1970s and 1980s.

Cora Webber, the eldest of the twins began boxing in 1979, while still in her teens. Dora began boxing five years later, and quickly became very noted for her skills and abilities. Cora and Dora did share one thing in common. Early on in their careers they both had a chance to fight southpaw Tony Rodriguez, aka Toni Lear. Cora fought Rodriquez in Ogden, Utah, winning a unanimous decision earning $100 for her efforts.

When Dora was set to fight Rodriguez at a later date, apparently Rodriguez thought that Cora was pulling some kind of scam, and Dora ended up having to product enough proof that she was actually Cora's twin, before the fight could go on. Needless to say, Dora knocked Rodriguez out.

When Cora and Dora had trained in boxing in the earlier years where there were no female sparring partners to box against, she was able to spar with one-time World Welterweight Champion Carlos Palomino, Hector Gomez and other noted fighters.

Dora's highlights of her career was re-entering the sport in 1997, and she fought Leah Mellinger, having a four-round draw by points. She then faced Kathy Collins about a week later, and having another four round draw by points.

Two months later, Dora next opponent was fighting against Lucia Rijker, where she lost by a decision, but was one of only a few that had lasted the whole match with such a tough fighter as Rijker.

Staying very active in 1997, her next opponent was Zulfia Kutdyusova, where she won an eight-round unanimous decision, then just over one month later she fought Jane Couch, defeating Couch by a six-round split decision, and then rematched with Couch in 1998 winning yet again in a 10-round world title bout, where she won the vacant IWBF Super Lightweight title.

Other highlights of her boxing career was fighting one of the most feared boxer at the time Sumya Anani, where she lost by decisions. Most boxers at the time would not enter the ring with Anani. Her boxing career took place from 1983 to 1999.
 

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