Limited Edition Signed and Numbered Giclee Print

Edition of 50

Size Framed: 345mm x 395mm

Additional notes:

Miss Victoria Hopkins, a former darling of the music hall, enjoyed even greater fame as a female boxer touring England in the latter part of 19th century as part of the ‘Sidney Simpkins Slideshow Extravaganza’.

Billed as ‘The Petticoat Pugilist’, Hopkins was enormously popular on the British boxing scene of the 1890s, opening her bouts with a terrifying tirade of abuse at anyone foolhardy enough to challenge her. 

Women’s boxing was completely unregulated at the time and allowed kicking, gouging and biting during matches - and Hopkins thrilled fans by fighting both women and men. Taking on all-comers, challengers would rarely make it to the second round, Miss Hopkins only losing the 30 shilling purse twice in an illustrious 12 year career.

Despite Hopkins popularity with the public, women’s boxing remained completely underground until The British Boxing Board of Control finally issued the first licences to women boxers in 1998.