Lisa Brown (boxer) explained

Lisa Brown
Realname:Lisa Brown
Nickname:Bad News
Weight:Featherweight
Super bantamweight
Bantamweight
Nationality:Trinidadian
Birth Date:January 17, 1971
Birth Place:Port of Spain, Trinidad And Tobago
Style:Southpaw
Total:29
Wins:20
Losses:6
Draws:3
Ko:6

Lisa Brown (born January 17, 1971, in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago) is a Trinidadian boxer.[1] During her career, from which she retired, she held the WIBA, WBA, IFBA, and WIBC super bantamweight titles, and the IWBF bantamweight title.[2]

Early life

Lisa Brown was born 17 January 1971, in the city of Port of Spain in Trinidad and Tobago. Brown was born into a family of four as the only girl. Brown was interested in cricket in Trinidad. When she emigrated to Canada at the age of 17 she searched for a similar sport, but cricket wasn't as recognized in Canada.[1] [3]

She married professional boxer Errol Brown who discovered her talent and encouraged her to get into boxing. He also became her trainer. At first she was hesitant, but after she saw Christy Martin fight Deirdre Gogarty in 1996 it inspired her to start boxing.[1] [4]

Amateur career

Brown began boxing as an amateur in 1997 when she was 26 years old. As an amateur she fought 32 fights, she won 26 of them, and won her first amateur fight by a knockout. During this period she also fought some of the Canadian national team members.[1] [4]

She also took part in the Canadian National Championships in 1998 and 1999. On January 17, 1998, she fought in the finals against Patricia Picotin in Edmonton, she won a silver medal.[5] On January 24, 1999, she won the Canadian National Championships by a walkover.[6] She also fought in the Canadian national team for a couple of years. On March 24, 1999, she fought Frida Emanuelsson in the Canada-Sweden Dual.[1] [4]

She finished her amateur career with a 26–6 record before turning professional.

Professional career

Brown made her pro boxing debut against Leilani Salazar at the Convention Center in Tucson on May 5, 2000. Beating her opponent with a TKO in the fourth round. She started her career with eight wins in a row. She would beat her opponents in their home town, which earned her the nickname, "Bad News".[4]

On September 1, 2001, Lisa Brown faced Leona Brown for the second time in a row that year. The fight was held at Cedarbridge Academy in Bermuda. In her first fight Lisa beat Leona by a six round unanimous decision in the Civic Center earlier that year. And when she beat Leona for the second time, she won the vacant IWBF bantamweight title.[2]

On September 23, 2005, Lisa Brown fought Jackie Chavez at the Jean Pierre Sports Complex in Port of Spain, Brown won the WIBC and WIBA junior featherweight titles with a ten round unanimous decision over Jackie Chavez.[2]

On March 22, 2007, at the Isleta Casino & Resort in Albuquerque, Lisa Brown faced Jackie Chavez again for the IFBA junior featherweight title, Brown was again the victor, winning by unanimous decision over ten rounds.[2]

On March 7, 2009, at the Jean Pierre Sports Complex in Port of Spain, Brown won the WIBA junior featherweight title. She TKO'd her opponent Maribel Santana in the third round at the 1:45 mark.[1] [2]

On March 27, 2010, at the Casino Rama in Ramara, Brown fought Ana Julaton for the vacant WBA super bantamweight title and won the fight with a unanimous decision.[2]

On November 19, 2011, Brown fought again for the WIBA junior featherweight title. She fought against Angela Marciales at the Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain. She won the fight by a TKO in the fourth round at the 1:26 mark.[2]

In her last fight on September 21, 2013, she beat Amanda Beaudin with a split decision and hasn't fought since.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
29Win20-6-3 Amanda BeaudinSD621 Sep 2013
28Loss19-6-3TKO3 (10), 18 Aug 2012
27Win19-5-3 Angela MarcialesTKO4 (10), 19 Nov 2011
26Loss19-5-3 Chantal MartínezUD102 Apr 2011
25Win19-4-3 Jeri SitzesUD830 Oct 2010
24Win17-4-3 Ana JulatonUD1027 Mar 2010
23Loss16-4-3 HyoMin KimUD1015 Oct 2009
22Win16-3-3 Maribel SantanaTKO3 (10), 7 Mar 2009
21Win15-3-3 Alicia Ashley1012 Jun 2008
20Win14-3-3 Jeri SitzesUD107 Feb 2008
19Win13-3-3 Jackie ChavezUD1022 Mar 2007
18Loss12-3-3 Melissa HernandezUD104 Nov 2006
17Draw12-2-3 Jeannine GarsidePTS1023 Jun 2006
16Loss12-2-2 Jeannine GarsideUD1018 Nov 2005
15Win12-1-2 Jackie ChavezUD1023 Sep 2005
14Win11-1-2 Kelli CoferUD618 Jun 2005
13Win10-1-2 Stephaney George2 (6), 18 Feb 2005
12Loss9-1-2 Sharon Anyos1010 Dec 2004
11Win9-0-2 Jeri SitzesUD626 May 2004
10Draw8-0-2 Ada VelezPTS1030 Oct 2003
9Draw8-0-1 Kelli CoferPTS611 Jul 2003
8Win8-0 Olga HeronUD426 Apr 2003
7Win7-0 Karen MartinUD621 Dec 2002
6Win6-0 Leona Brown101 Sep 2001
5Win5-0 Leona BrownUD627 Apr 2001
4Win4-0 Donna Parsons411 Nov 2000
3Win3-0 Shondell AlfredTKO2 (4), 23 Sep 2000
2Win2-0 Jeanette SanabriaTKO1 (4), 27 Jun 2000
1Win1-0 Leilani Salazar4 (4), 5 May 2000

Notes and References

  1. Williams, Dee. "WBAN boxer biography", Women's Boxing Archive Network, 06 November 2015. Retrieved on 11 December 2018.
  2. https://badnewsboxing.wordpress.com/boxing-achievements/ "Boxing achievements"
  3. Talbot, Michael. "Boxer Lisa Brown's Long Road To Glory", CityNews, 7 April 2010. Retrieved on 11 December 2018.
  4. Jones, Michael J. "Six-time female champion Lisa “Bad News” Brown eager for seventh title", Live fight, 15 May 2014. Retrieved on 11 December 2018.
  5. http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Nationalchamps/Canada1998.html "30. Canadian National Championships - Edmonton - January 15-18 1998"
  6. http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Nationalchamps/Canada1999.html "31. Canadian National Championships - Sudbury - January 21-24 1999"