Dallas Malloy is known for being a boxer who defeated
Heather Poyner in the United States’ first sanctioned amateur boxing match between two female boxers.
Boxing
Malloy was denied an application by
USA Boxing
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due to being female. She sued and U.S. District Judge
Barbara Rothstein allowed her to box by granting a
preliminary injunction
An injunction is an equitable remedy in the form of a special court order compelling a party to do or refrain from doing certain acts. It was developed by the English courts of equity but its origins go back to Roman law and the equitable reme ...
.
In October 1993, Malloy defeated
Heather Poyner in the United States’ first sanctioned amateur boxing match between two female boxers.
USA Boxing
USA Boxing is the national governing body for Olympic-style boxing. It is overseen by the United States Olympic Committee and World Boxing, which sets its rules.
Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA Boxing is a non-profit organizati ...
lifted its ban on women's boxing later in 1993.
Appearance in ''
Jerry Maguire
''Jerry Maguire'' is a 1996 American sports comedy-drama film directed and written by Cameron Crowe. It was produced by Crowe and James L. Brooks for Gracie Films and distributed by TriStar Pictures. It stars Tom Cruise as the titular spor ...
''
Malloy portrayed herself in the opening scene of ''
Jerry Maguire
''Jerry Maguire'' is a 1996 American sports comedy-drama film directed and written by Cameron Crowe. It was produced by Crowe and James L. Brooks for Gracie Films and distributed by TriStar Pictures. It stars Tom Cruise as the titular spor ...
'', in which she appeared as
Tom Cruise
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talked about her.
Personal life
Malloy was raised in Bellingham, Washington. She is a recovering alcoholic and drug addict; she has stayed sober since January 14, 1997. In 1999 she stopped smoking.
References
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Living people
21st-century American actresses
American women boxers
Boxers from Los Angeles
Year of birth missing (living people)