[7] In August 1978 Davis became the first, and, until Ronda Rousey in January 2016, the only woman to be on the cover of The Ring.
[8][9] On September 19, 1978, Davis received the NYSAC’s first boxing license given to a female boxer.
[3][4] Officially, her first fight occurred on November 11, 1977, when she knocked out Margie Dunson in the first round, in North Carolina.
On June 7, 1978, she and Ernestine Jones fought to a no contest in a bout that was scheduled for four rounds.
[11][12] On July 2, 1979, she knocked out Uschi Doering in the Exposition Building, in Portland, Maine, in 6 rounds.