Tonya does it again!

[Terry Hall]

Tonya has won her fight against Emily Gosa at the Chinook Winds Casino
this evening. From the following account by the Women Boxing Archive
Network it sounds like it was a no-contest, with Gosa apparently doing
her best at a Paula Jones imitation and spending most of her time
flailing hopelessly and dodging Tonya:

> (JUNE 13) Tonight at the Chinook Winds Casino, in Lincoln City,
> Oregon, in front of a sold out crowd with standing room only, Tonya
> "Bad Girl" Harding, 123 1/2, won a four-round unanimous decision
> over Emily Gosa, 117, a boxer with four weeks of training and making
> her pro debut. Final scoring was 40-36 on all judges score cards.
> Gosa showed a lot of heart for not knowing how to box, and she was
> able to hold her own, between moments of turning her back, and
> dropping her arms, and throwing punches like a wild windmill with
> the much heavier Harding. Although the fight was about as rough as
> it could get as far as "skill level" of boxing, the crowd was
> entertained by the wild punching of both Harding and Gosa. WBAN
> will have the full report with photos posted soon!

A further report can be found at:
http://forums.tonyaharding.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=192

Photos of the bout:
http://search.news.yahoo.com/search/news/?n=10&ei=UTF-8&p="Tonya
Harding"&c=news_photos

Pictures of the weigh-in, showing Tonya, Gosa and Eric "Butterbean" Esch
(who was the headliner): http://www.womenboxing.com/news8.htm

Please note that the URL given for WBAN in the Portlandian yesterday is
incorrect; it should be www.wban.net, not www.wban.com. WBAN can also be
accessed at www.womenboxing.com.

Terry Hall
Head of Special Duties Section
Portland Ice Skating Society - New Zealand's Tonya Harding fan club
http://www.geocities.com/portice