28.04.08 – By Vivek Wallace, Photo by Emily Harney – Generally when boxing talk hits the airwaves it deals primarily with the Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s, the Oscar Dela Hoya’s, and maybe the Manny Pacquiao’s of the world. When more seasoned fight aficionado’s take a trip down memory lane, they think Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Sugar Ray Leonard, and maybe a couple others. After years of male dominance in the sport, fight fans began to slowly take note of the great female boxers who’ve been talented enough to penetrate the television market and put on spectacular performances, such as the Christy Martin and the Laila Ali. As female based boxing continues to develop a more consistent fan group, the reality is that it still isn’t too easy to witness these talents, and since mainstream media has failed to consistently bring these talents to the world, today, we bring a one solid contender on her way up the ranks to you. To some, particularly above the Canadian border, this fighter may need no introduction, and after today, those below the border will be glad to announce that they don’t either.. Recently I had the opportunity to have a ‘fire-side chat’ with the lovely, yet potentially dangerous Sandy ‘Lil Tyson’ Tsagouris….more at
source: eastsideboxing.com