Chevelle Hallback
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Chevelle Lynette Hallback (born September 3, 1971) is a female boxer
Women's boxing
Women's boxing first appeared in the Olympic Games at a demonstration bout in 1902. For most of the 20th century, however, it was banned in most nations. Its revival was pioneered by the Swedish Amateur Boxing Association, which sanctioned events for women in 1988. The British Amateur Boxing...

 from Plant City, Florida
Plant City, Florida
Plant City is a city in Hillsborough County, Florida, in the United States, approximately midway between Brandon and Lakeland along Interstate 4. The population was 34,721 at the 2010 census....

. Hallback, nicknamed "Fist of Steel", has been featured on television many times, usually fighting the biggest names in the sport. Hallback is among the most recognized female boxers in the world.

Career

Hallback began her professional boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

 career on February 21, 1997, beating Connie Plosser by a first round knockout
Knockout
A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...

 in Miami
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...

.
In just her second fight, Hallback faced Lucia Rijker
Lucia Rijker
Lucia Rijker is a Dutch professional female boxer, kickboxer, and actress.Rijker has been dubbed by the press and opponents "The Most Dangerous Woman in the World". She can speak four languages and is a Buddhist, dedicating time daily to meditation and chanting...

, who many considered the best pound-for-pound female boxer in the world at the time. Hallback was defeated by Rijker on March 22, losing by a fifth round technical knockout. Although she lost the fight, Hallback gave Rijker some trouble before Rijker's experience and conditioning edge took over.

After two consecutive wins, she fought for her first world title, and, on February 6, 1998, she became the WIBF
Women's International Boxing Federation
The WIBF is, along with the WIBA, IWBF and others, one of the more recognized world championship fight sanctioning organizations in women's boxing. The organization is based in Miami, Florida, and is not associated with male boxing's IBF.The WIBF was formed in the middle 1990s. It is presided by...

's world Featherweight champion by knocking out Bonnie Canino
Bonnie Canino
Bonnie Canino is a former women's boxing world featherweight champion for two different associations. She also won world titles in kick boxing for two different associations....

 in seven rounds.

In 1999, she only had one fight, which resulted in a non-title defense win. She challenged for her second world title, the IFBA
International Female Boxers Association
The IFBA was formed in February 1997 with its main endeavor to promote distaff species boxing throughout the world as a genuine, professional and athletic competition. It is ascending to the foregoing of boxing by leaps and bounds boasting skyrocketing television ratings...

 world Jr. Lightweight title, when she faced Doris Hackl on April 26, 2000 in Kenner, Louisiana
Kenner, Louisiana
Kenner is a city in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States, and a suburb of New Orleans. The population was 66,702 at the 2010 census....

. Hallback failed to win the title by dropping a ten round majority decision to Hackl. Many people who saw that fight, including the TV commentators, thought Hallback did enough to win the fight.
Her next fight was also very important, as she faced Laura Serrano
Laura Serrano
Laura Serrano Garcia is a Mexican boxer.Serrano began boxing at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma Nacional in Mexico City, where she was studying to become a lawyer. She wanted to lose weight and stay in shape. She applied for a professional boxer's license in Mexico...

 on July 8, 2001 in Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...

. Despite having been out of the ring for fifteen months before this fight, Hallback lost a six round majority decision to the Mexican
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....

 fighter.

Four months later, on November 16, she fought for the WIBA
Women's International Boxing Association
The Women's International Boxing Association a sanctioning body for women's professional boxing came into existence in July 2000, and quickly grew into a major force in the sport....

 world Jr. Lightweight title, in Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...

, against Snodene Blakeney but had to settle for a 2nd round technical draw when Blakeney was accidentally cut by a headbutt. This was followed by two back to back wins over Brenda Drexel.

After two more wins, including a fourth round knockout of Drexel in their third bout, she challenged Alicia Ashley
Alicia Ashley
Alicia Ashley is a women's boxing participant who is the current WBC female world super bantamweight champion. Ashley is a Jamaican-American. Born in Jamaica, she moved to the United States at a young age....

 for the IBA
International Boxing Association
The International Boxing Association is a for-profit organization that sanctions professional boxing matches and awards world and subordinate championships.- Origins :...

 world Jr. Lightweight title, on August 27, 2002, at Savannah, Georgia
Savannah, Georgia
Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...

. Hallback outpointed Ashley over ten rounds.

Her next three bouts were non title affairs, and Hallback won each of them in two rounds or less.

She would have defended her IBA world Jr. Lightweight title for the first time on December 28, 2002, against Layla McCarter in Savannah. McCarter, however, suffered an injury during training
Boxing training
Boxing training is the training method that boxers use in order to get more fit for their sport. This training method is often cited by medical doctors, boxing trainers, and writers as one of the most spartan forms of sports training.- Training :...

 one week prior to the fight. The promoters could not find an opponent, and McCarter decided to go on with the fight as scheduled, but the IBA decided it would be another non-title fight. Hallback won by a ten round unanimous decision.

Next, Hallback faced the ex-welterweight champ Mitzi Jeter twice in a row, beating her each time by six round unanimous decisions. On May 31, 2003, she met Britt Van Buskirk, winning by a six round decision, and Brenda Drexel for a fourth time, defeating Drexel by a six round decision.

Her next fight, against Melissa Del Valle
Melissa Del Valle
Melissa Del Valle is an American multiple champion in the sport of women's boxing, both at the amateur and professional levels....

, was a long-awaited match-up. Hallback retained the IBA Jr. Lightweight title with a ten round unanimous decision on August 30, and she followed that victory with a first round knockout win over Michelle Ewing.

Her luck ran out, however, when she moved up 10 pounds and 2 weight classes to meet Mary Jo Sanders
Mary Jo Sanders
Mary Jo Sanders is a female professional boxer. She is also daughter of NFL Hall of Famer, Charlie Sanders....

 on May 20, 2004, for the IBA continental Jr. Welterweight title, when she lost a ten round decision to the much bigger Sanders.

Hallback returned to 130 pounds, and back to her winning ways June 4, when she was rematched with Canino, in Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...

. Hallback won by a fourth round knockout.

Her next fight was another rematch, as she was finally able to defend her IBA Jr. Lightweight title against McCarter, on July 2, at San Diego, California
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...

. Hallback retained the title by a ten round unanimous decision.

Hallback then travelled to Tokyo Japan, and on March 13, 2005, she beat Emiko Raika
Emiko Raika
Emiko Raika is a Japanese female professional boxer. The former WIBA Featherweight Champion on the World, Raika is considered one of the greatest Japanese female boxers of all time....

 by 10 round unanimous decision to win the WIBA Super Featherweight World Title.

On November 18, 2005, in Edmonton Alberta Canada, Hallback won a 10-round unanimous decision over Belinda Laracuente
Belinda Laracuente
Belinda Laracuente is a women's boxing competitor who hails from Puerto Rico. Her nickname is Brown Sugar.Laracuente's debut as a professional boxer came against Karen Nye, whom Laracuente beat...

, defending her WIBA title.

On 7 May 2011, she will face the undefeated Norwegian
Norway
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 boxer, Cecilia Brækhus
Cecilia Brækhus
Cecilia Brækhus is a and , professional Norwegian boxer and a former kickboxer. She is currently the World Champion in Welterweight in the World Boxing Association, World Boxing Council, World Boxing Organization and World Professional Boxing Federation...

, in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...

.

Professional boxing record

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| style="text-align:center;" colspan="8"|28 Wins (11 knockouts, 14 decisions), 7 Losses , 2 Draws
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| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Res.
| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Record
| style="border-style:none none solid solid; width:175px; "|Opponent
| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Type
| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Rd., Time
| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Date
| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Location
| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Notes
|- align=center
|Loss
|28–7–2
|align=left|  Cecilia Brækhus
Cecilia Brækhus
Cecilia Brækhus is a and , professional Norwegian boxer and a former kickboxer. She is currently the World Champion in Welterweight in the World Boxing Association, World Boxing Council, World Boxing Organization and World Professional Boxing Federation...


|Decision (unanimous) || 10
|2011-05-07 || align=left| 
|WBA, WBC & WBO Welterweight Title
|- align=center
|Win
|28–6–2
|align=left|  Victoria Cisneros
Victoria Cisneros
Victoria Cisneros is a female American boxer, who has fought six former or present World Champions in her career.-Career:...


|Decision (split) || 8
|2010–12-03 || align=left| 
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|- align=center
|Loss
|27–6–2
|align=left|  Holly Holm
Holly Holm
Holly Holm is a female boxer, mixed martial artist, and former kickboxer currently contracted under Fresquez Productions promoted by Lenny Fresquez.-Biography:...


|Decision (unanimous) || 10
|2010-03–26 || align=left| 
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|- align=center
|Win
|27–5–2
|align=left|  Jeannine Garside
Jeannine Garside
Jeannine Garside is a Canadian rising star in the sport of women's boxing. After a long and distinguished amateur career, Garside has made her presence felt as a professional, winning the WIBA Super Bantamweight World Title in just her 4th pro bout...


|Decision (split) || 10
|2008-06–13 || align=left| 
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|- align=center
|
|26–5–2
|align=left|  Melissa Hernández
Melissa Hernandez
Melissa "Huracán" Hernández is a Puerto Rican boxer who won the WIBA Super Bantamweight World Title in 2006.- Amateur career :...


|Points || 10
|2008-02-07 || align=left| 
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|- align=center
|Win
|26–5–1
|align=left|  Terri Blair
|Decision (unanimous) || 8
|2007-07-02 || align=left| 
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|- align=center
|Loss
|25–5–1
|align=left|  Holly Holm
Holly Holm
Holly Holm is a female boxer, mixed martial artist, and former kickboxer currently contracted under Fresquez Productions promoted by Lenny Fresquez.-Biography:...


|Decision (unanimous) || 10
|2007-05–23 || align=left| 
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|- align=center
|Win
|25–4–1
|align=left|  Belinda Laracuente
Belinda Laracuente
Belinda Laracuente is a women's boxing competitor who hails from Puerto Rico. Her nickname is Brown Sugar.Laracuente's debut as a professional boxer came against Karen Nye, whom Laracuente beat...


|Decision (unanimous) || 10
|2005–11–18 || align=left| 
|WIBA Super Featherweight Title
|- align=center
|
|24–4–1
|align=left|  Melissa Del Valle
Melissa Del Valle
Melissa Del Valle is an American multiple champion in the sport of women's boxing, both at the amateur and professional levels....


|No decision || 3
|2005-10–07 || align=left| 
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|- align=center
|Win
|24–4–1
|align=left|  Fujin Raika
|Decision (unanimous) || 10
|2005–03–13 || align=left| 
|WIBA Super Featherweight Title
|- align=center
|Win
|23–4–1
|align=left|  Kim Colbert
|TKO || 2
|2005-01–26 || align=left| 
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|- align=center
|Win
|22–4–1
|align=left|  Layla McCarter
|Decision (unanimous) || 10
|2004-07-02 || align=left| 
|WIBA Super Featherweight Title
|- align=center
|Win
|21–4–1
|align=left|  Bonnie Canino
Bonnie Canino
Bonnie Canino is a former women's boxing world featherweight champion for two different associations. She also won world titles in kick boxing for two different associations....


|TKO || 4
|2004-06–04 || align=left| 
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|- align=center
|Loss
|20–4–1
|align=left|  Mary Jo Sanders
Mary Jo Sanders
Mary Jo Sanders is a female professional boxer. She is also daughter of NFL Hall of Famer, Charlie Sanders....


|Points || 10
|2004-05–20 || align=left| 
|- align=center
|Win
|20–3–1
|align=left|  Michelle Ewing
|TKO || 1
|2003-09–20 || align=left| 
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|- align=center
|Win
|19–3–1
|align=left|  Melissa Del Valle
Melissa Del Valle
Melissa Del Valle is an American multiple champion in the sport of women's boxing, both at the amateur and professional levels....


|Decision (unanimous) || 10
|2003-08–30 || align=left| 
|IBA Super Featherweight Title
|- align=center
|Win
|18–3–1
|align=left|  Brenda Drexel
|Decision (unanimous) || 6
|2003-06–28 || align=left| 
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|- align=center
|Win
|17–3–1
|align=left|  Britt Van Buskirk
|Decision (unanimous) || 6
|2003-05–31 || align=left| 
|
|- align=center
|Win
|16–3–1
|align=left|  Mitzi Jeter
|Decision (unanimous) || 6
|2003-04–26 || align=left| 
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|- align=center
|Win
|15–3–1
|align=left|  Mitzi Jeter
|Decision (unanimous) || 6
|2003-03–29 || align=left| 
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|- align=center
|Win
|14–3–1
|align=left|  Layla McCarter
|Decision (unanimous) || 10
|2002-12–28 || align=left| 
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|- align=center
|Win
|13–3–1
|align=left|  Willicia Moorehead
|KO || 1
|2002-11–22 || align=left| 
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|- align=center
|Win
|12–3–1
|align=left|  Vicky Clardy
|KO || 1
|2002-10–20 || align=left| 
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|- align=center
|Win
|11–3–1
|align=left|  Vanessa Pine
|KO || 2
|2002-09–27 || align=left| 
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|- align=center
|Win
|10–3–1
|align=left|  Alicia Ashley
Alicia Ashley
Alicia Ashley is a women's boxing participant who is the current WBC female world super bantamweight champion. Ashley is a Jamaican-American. Born in Jamaica, she moved to the United States at a young age....


|Decision (unanimous) || 10
|2002-08–27 || align=left| 
|IBA Super Featherweight Title
|- align=center
|Win
|9–3–1
|align=left|  Brenda Drexel
|TKO || 4
|2002-06–29 || align=left| 
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|- align=center
|Win
|8–3–1
|align=left|  Carla Witherspoon
|Decision (unanimous) || 6
|2002-06–04 || align=left| 
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|- align=center
|Win
|7–3–1
|align=left|  Brenda Drexel
|Decision (unanimous) || 6
|2002-04–27 || align=left| 
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|- align=center
|Win
|6–3–1
|align=left|  Brenda Drexel
|Decision (unanimous) || 6
|2002-03–22 || align=left| 
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|- align=center
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|5–3–1
|align=left|  Snodene Blakeney
|Decision (technical) || 3
|2001-11–16 || align=left| 
|WIBA Super Featherweight Title
|- align=center
|Loss
|5–3
|align=left|  Laura Serrano
Laura Serrano
Laura Serrano Garcia is a Mexican boxer.Serrano began boxing at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma Nacional in Mexico City, where she was studying to become a lawyer. She wanted to lose weight and stay in shape. She applied for a professional boxer's license in Mexico...


|Decision (majority) || 6
|2001-07–08 || align=left| 
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|- align=center
|Loss
|5–2
|align=left|  Doris Hackl
|Decision (majority) || 10
|2000-04–26 || align=left| 
|IFBA Super Featherweight Title
|- align=center
|Win
|5–1
|align=left|  Hayde Nuñez
|Decision (unanimous) || 4
|1999-06–11 || align=left| 
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|- align=center
|Win
|4–1
|align=left|  Bonnie Canino
Bonnie Canino
Bonnie Canino is a former women's boxing world featherweight champion for two different associations. She also won world titles in kick boxing for two different associations....


|TKO || 7
|1998-03–06 || align=left| 
|WIBF Featherweight Title
|- align=center
|Win
|3–1
|align=left|  Bethany Payne
|TKO || 1
|1997-09–20 || align=left| 
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|- align=center
|Win
|2–1
|align=left|  Judy Mayrand
|TKO || 1
|1997-05–21 || align=left| 
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|- align=center
|Loss
|1–1
|align=left|  Lucia Rijker
Lucia Rijker
Lucia Rijker is a Dutch professional female boxer, kickboxer, and actress.Rijker has been dubbed by the press and opponents "The Most Dangerous Woman in the World". She can speak four languages and is a Buddhist, dedicating time daily to meditation and chanting...


|TKO || 5
|1997-03–22 || align=left| 
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|- align=center
|Win
|1-0
|align=left|  Connie Plosser
|TKO || 1
|1997-02–21 || align=left| 
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