Trimiar in 5 facts

Trimiar (Lady Tyger) began training at 18 and started fighting before it was legal for women to do so. 

In 1978, after a lengthy lawsuit, she was granted a license to box in New York, marking a significant moment in the boxing community. 

Just one year later, she became the lightweight champion of the world. 

In 1987, she went on hunger strike, demanding better pay and conditions for female boxers. 

In 1995, Marian Trimiar said: "They will love you and hate you for being black, white, fat, thin, a boxer. It was the legal stuff that wore me down, but I did love the one on one. I just wanted to be a boxer, not go to court." 

Illustration credit: Brianna Githuka