Lisa Brown (boxer)

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]

Lisa Brown
Statistics
Real nameLisa Brown
Nickname(s)Bad News
Weight(s)Featherweight
Super bantamweight
Bantamweight
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
NationalityTrinidadian
Born (1971-01-17) January 17, 1971
Port of Spain, Trinidad And Tobago
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights29
Wins20
Wins by KO6
Losses6
Draws3

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
Professional record summary
29 fights 20 wins 6 losses
By knockout 6 1
By decision 14 5
Draws 3
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
29 Win 20-6-3 Amanda Beaudin SD 6 21 Sep 2013 Halifax Forum, Halifax
28 Loss 19-6-3 Jackie Nava TKO 3 (10), 1:42 18 Aug 2012 La Cetto Vineyard, Valle de Guadalupe
27 Win 19-5-3 Angela Marciales TKO 4 (10), 1:26 19 Nov 2011 Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain Won the WIBA junior featherweight title
26 Loss 19-5-3 Chantal Martínez UD 10 2 Apr 2011 Arena Roberto Duran, Panama City
25 Win 19-4-3 Jeri Sitzes UD 8 30 Oct 2010 Casino Rama, Ramara
24 Win 17-4-3 Ana Julaton UD 10 27 Mar 2010 Casino Rama, Ramara Won the vacant WBA super bantamweight title
23 Loss 16-4-3 HyoMin Kim UD 10 15 Oct 2009 Songdo Convensia, Incheon
22 Win 16-3-3 Maribel Santana TKO 3 (10), 1:45 7 Mar 2009 Jean Pierre Sports Complex, Port of Spain Won the WIBA super bantamweight title
21 Win 15-3-3 Alicia Ashley SD 10 12 Jun 2008 Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville
20 Win 14-3-3 Jeri Sitzes UD 10 7 Feb 2008 Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula
19 Win 13-3-3 Jackie Chavez UD 10 22 Mar 2007 Isleta Casino & Resort, Albuquerque Won the IFBA junior featherweight title
18 Loss 12-3-3 Melissa Hernandez UD 10 4 Nov 2006 Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton
17 Draw 12-2-3 Jeannine Garside PTS 10 23 Jun 2006 Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton
16 Loss 12-2-2 Jeannine Garside UD 10 18 Nov 2005 Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton
15 Win 12-1-2 Jackie Chavez UD 10 23 Sep 2005 Jean Pierre Sports Complex, Port of Spain Won the WIBC and WIBA junior featherweight titles
14 Win 11-1-2 Kelli Cofer UD 6 18 Jun 2005 Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton
13 Win 10-1-2 Stephaney George KO 2 (6), 1:18 18 Feb 2005 The Docks Nightclub, Toronto
12 Loss 9-1-2 Sharon Anyos MD 10 10 Dec 2004 Southport Sharks AFL Club, Southport
11 Win 9-0-2 Jeri Sitzes UD 6 26 May 2004 Ameristar Casino, Kansas City
10 Draw 8-0-2 Ada Velez PTS 10 30 Oct 2003 Seminole Casino, Coconut Creek
9 Draw 8-0-1 Kelli Cofer PTS 6 11 Jul 2003 Civic Center, Canton
8 Win 8-0 Olga Heron UD 4 26 Apr 2003 Hamilton Place Theatre, Hamilton
7 Win 7-0 Karen Martin UD 6 21 Dec 2002 Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale
6 Win 6-0 Leona Brown PTS 10 1 Sep 2001 Cedarbridge Academy, Bermuda Won the vacant IWBF bantamweight title
5 Win 5-0 Leona Brown UD 6 27 Apr 2001 Civic Center, Niagara Falls
4 Win 4-0 Donna Parsons UD 4 11 Nov 2000 Skylon Tower, Niagara Falls
3 Win 3-0 Shondell Alfred TKO 2 (4), 1:06 23 Sep 2000 Casino Rama, Ramara
2 Win 2-0 Jeanette Sanabria TKO 1 (4), 0:32 27 Jun 2000 Orangeville, Ontario
1 Win 1-0 Leilani Salazar TKO 4 (4), 0:49 5 May 2000 Convention Center, Tucson Professional debut

References
  1. Williams, Dee. "WBAN boxer biography", Women's Boxing Archive Network, 06 November 2015. Retrieved on 11 December 2018.
  2. "Boxing achievements", Bad News Boxing. Retrieved on 11 December 2018.
  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. "30. Canadian National Championships - Edmonton - January 15-18 1998", Amateur Boxing Results. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  6. "31. Canadian National Championships - Sudbury - January 21-24 1999", Amateur Boxing Results. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
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