Para Draine
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Para Draine is an American
female boxer
who has been a world champion two times. She is a former 112 pounds and current 115 pound champion. Draine stands 5 feet eight inches (68 inches) tall, making her relatively tall for a boxer of her weight.
Draine's nicknames are "Hurricane" and "The Spokane
Spike". The latter nickname reflects the city she currently resides at. Draine has fought a large part of her fights in the American Northwest, specially in Worley, Idaho
, but, because of her achievements, she has become well known in the world of boxing
.
Her first professional fight came on May 14, 1997, when she defeated Dolores Lira by a four round decision, at Worley. Her first knockout
win was on June 25 of that same year, when she beat Trena Drotar in the fourth round. Draine won her first five fights.
After she beat the experienced Sue Chase in her fifth fight, she and her management team thought she was ready for a world title try, so, on November 12, she challenged Theresa Arnold
for the IBA
's women's version of the world Bantamweight title. She lost that fight by a ten round split decision.
Draine then decided to go down in weight and try to become a world Flyweight champion. After two wins, including one over the famed British boxer Michelle Sutcliffe
, she challenged the WIBF
world Flyweight champion, Yvonne Trevino
. On August 8, 1998 at Spirit Lake, North Dakota, Draine became a world champion by beating Trevino by a ten round split decision. She is a boxer who often jumps from one division to another, so she returned to the Bantamweight division. Despite losing her next fight, she got a world title try in her first fight at as a Super Bantamweight: On April 18, 1999, she and Silke Weikenmeyer fought for the vacant WIBF Super Bantamweight title. In what was Draine's first overseas fight, she lost a ten round decision in Germany
.
Next, she beat two well known opponents, Jo Wyman and Brenda Burnside
, before once again returning to the Flyweight division, to make her first title defense: on April 6, 2000, she lost her title to the then 8-0 Margaret Sidoriff, in Toronto, Canada.
Draine kept fighting well known female boxers after losing that fight: she beat Robin Pinto
, lost to Yvonne Caples
, drew (tied) with Marylin Salcedo, and beat Bridgett Riley
before receiving another world title shot.
On December 18, 2002, she and Salcedo were rematched, with the vacant IFBA
world Super Flyweight title on the line. Draine became world Super Flyweight champion by defeating Salcedo with a split decision.
Draine has had one more fight after that, but she remains, on record anyway, active as a professional boxer.
Her career record is of 13 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, with two knockout wins.
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female boxer
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who has been a world champion two times. She is a former 112 pounds and current 115 pound champion. Draine stands 5 feet eight inches (68 inches) tall, making her relatively tall for a boxer of her weight.
Draine's nicknames are "Hurricane" and "The Spokane
Spokane, Washington
Spokane is a city located in the Northwestern United States in the state of Washington. It is the largest city of Spokane County of which it is also the county seat, and the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region...
Spike". The latter nickname reflects the city she currently resides at. Draine has fought a large part of her fights in the American Northwest, specially in Worley, Idaho
Worley, Idaho
Worley is a city in southwestern Kootenai County, Idaho, United States. The population was 223 at the 2000 census. The city is within the Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation.-Geography:...
, but, because of her achievements, she has become well known in the world of 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...
.
Her first professional fight came on May 14, 1997, when she defeated Dolores Lira by a four round decision, at Worley. Her first 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...
win was on June 25 of that same year, when she beat Trena Drotar in the fourth round. Draine won her first five fights.
After she beat the experienced Sue Chase in her fifth fight, she and her management team thought she was ready for a world title try, so, on November 12, she challenged Theresa Arnold
Theresa Arnold
Theresa Arnold is a female boxer who beat a number of name fighters during her career. A native of Boise, Idaho, she still lives in her hometown.Arnold was important in women's boxing popularity rise in Idaho...
for the IBA
International Boxing Association
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's women's version of the world Bantamweight title. She lost that fight by a ten round split decision.
Draine then decided to go down in weight and try to become a world Flyweight champion. After two wins, including one over the famed British boxer Michelle Sutcliffe
Michelle Sutcliffe
Michelle Sutcliffe is a female boxer from England who also practices the martial arts sport of Muay Thai, where she is undefeated in nine fights, with three wins by knockout....
, she challenged 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...
world Flyweight champion, Yvonne Trevino
Yvonne Trevino
Yvonne Trevino , is a former women's kickboxing and boxing champion from Peoria, Arizona.-Background:Yvonne Trevino very popular among boxing and kickboxing fans during the 1990s, especially in the Southwestern United States and in her Native home state of Arizona. Her popularity led her to have a...
. On August 8, 1998 at Spirit Lake, North Dakota, Draine became a world champion by beating Trevino by a ten round split decision. She is a boxer who often jumps from one division to another, so she returned to the Bantamweight division. Despite losing her next fight, she got a world title try in her first fight at as a Super Bantamweight: On April 18, 1999, she and Silke Weikenmeyer fought for the vacant WIBF Super Bantamweight title. In what was Draine's first overseas fight, she lost a ten round decision in Germany
Germany
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.
Next, she beat two well known opponents, Jo Wyman and Brenda Burnside
Brenda Burnside
Brenda Burnside is a former women's boxing "journeywoman". Despite being given such title by boxing fans and critics , she was well known in the boxing world for the quality of opposition she faced; and she contended for a...
, before once again returning to the Flyweight division, to make her first title defense: on April 6, 2000, she lost her title to the then 8-0 Margaret Sidoriff, in Toronto, Canada.
Draine kept fighting well known female boxers after losing that fight: she beat Robin Pinto
Robin Pinto
Robin Pinto is a former female boxer who fought professionally from 2001 to 2002.-Boxing career:...
, lost to Yvonne Caples
Yvonne Caples
Yvonne Caples is a women's boxing champion. She was born in Pune, India, country where she has helped raise the sport's popularity....
, drew (tied) with Marylin Salcedo, and beat Bridgett Riley
Bridgett Riley
Bridgett Riley is a female boxer and motion picture stuntwoman from Oakville, Missouri. While working as a stewardess for an airline she decided to learn martial arts. The interest in the sport came from her brother Patrick's strong interest in mixed martial arts. She trained with her brother and...
before receiving another world title shot.
On December 18, 2002, she and Salcedo were rematched, with the vacant 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 Super Flyweight title on the line. Draine became world Super Flyweight champion by defeating Salcedo with a split decision.
Draine has had one more fight after that, but she remains, on record anyway, active as a professional boxer.
Her career record is of 13 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, with two knockout wins.