Dallas Malloy

Dallas Malloy (born December 25, 1976) is a former female boxer, actress and bodybuilder from Seattle, Washington, United States. Malloy first gained international fame after she wrote to the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington, D.C., protesting her by-then ineligibility to fight as an amateur boxer for US Boxing at the Olympic Games due to her gender.^[1]

Malloy is the subject of a television documentary by producer Antoine Arditti.^[2]

Boxing

Malloy began training for a boxing career as a teen, hoping to compete in the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. She began training on August 6, 1992, under coach James Ferguson. Malloy spoke to promoter Bob Jarvis, who told her that there was no place for women's boxing (soon after, professional female boxing would start to become popularized by Christy Martin, Deirdre Gogarty and others; women would debut as boxers at the 2012 London Olympic Games).

Jarvis' denying inspired her to write to the ACLU, asking to intervene in her behalf. The ACLU got her in contact with the Graham and Dunn law offices in Seattle, which took her case. Malloy's case was seen by state court.

Using the example set by Gail Grandchamp before her, the judge presiding her case gave an injunction, indicating that Malloy could box as an amateur in the United States.

On October 30, 1993, Malloy and rival, 21-year-old Heather Poynter made history by engaging in a three-round, two-minute-per-round fight that captured media attention. Malloy won by a unanimous decision.^[3] As Grandchamp had been given permission to fight after she had turned 35-preventing her from becoming an amateur boxer due to age restrictions-the Malloy-Poynter bout was the first ever fully sanctioned female boxing fight in the United States. The fight was televised to a local audience in Seattle.

Soon after, Malloy retired from boxing.

Acting career

Malloy played herself in the 1996 Tom Cruise and Cuba Gooding Jr. movie Jerry McGuire. Subsequently, she has participated, mostly as herself, on several television series. She was also a contestant on the date show 12 Corazones, hosted by Penelope Menchaca.^[4]

Bodybuilding

Malloy is also a bodybuilder.^[5]

Musician

Malloy is an experienced pianist who can play Clementi.^[6]

Alcohol and drug addiction problems

Dallas Malloy admits that she used cocaine and alcohol for a period after her parents divorced, when she moved to Los Angeles, California.^[7]

Personal

Malloy experienced what she described as an abusive relationship with a man during a spell in Oklahoma.^[7]

She declared herself as androgynous.^[7]

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