Ann Wolfe

Template:Short description Template:For Template:Infobox boxer Ann Wolfe (born January 17, 1971) is an American retired professional boxer, trainer and actress. Wolfe held world titles in three different weight classes simultaneouslyTemplate:Citation needed and is regarded as one of the greatest female boxers of all time.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She is a member of the International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personal lifeEdit

Wolfe was born in Oberlin, Louisiana and moved to Austin, Texas where she spent most of her childhood. She moved back to Austin in 1996 with her two daughters and one son. After being homeless and working construction, she met her original trainer 'Pops' Billingsley.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She fought her amateur fights under Billingsley's tutelage and started fighting as a professional for RPM Promotions.<ref name = "Ringer2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Amateur careerEdit

Wolfe had a record of 3–1 as an amateur boxer and fought at the 1998 U.S. National Championships. She won a decision over Tami Hendrickson of Seattle in the quarter-final by 50–39, then went on to stop Shanie Keelean of Chicago within 46 seconds of the first round. In the semifinal Wolfe lost to La'Kiea Coffen by a disqualification at 1:23 of the third round.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Professional careerEdit

Wolfe made her professional debut by beating Brenda Lee Bell by a four-round decision. Her first and only career loss came four fights later, when she was knocked out in three rounds by veteran and future world champion Valerie Mahfood.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Wolfe beat Vienna Williams by a ten-round decision to win her first world title, the IFBA Jr. Middleweight title.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She beat Gina Nicholas by knockout in three to win the vacant WIBA Light Middleweight title. She then proceeded to beat Shirvelle Williams by knockout in one round on a non-title bout.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Next was the vacant IFBA world Super Middleweight title, which she picked up by knocking out Marsha Valley in six rounds. She and Valley fought again, this time with the vacant WIBC's version of the title, and Wolfe won by knockout in round ten.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Wolfe avenged her defeat against Mahfood by taking the NABA World Super Middleweight Championship from her with a ten-round decision.<ref>[1] Template:Webarchive</ref>

Wolfe vs. WardEdit

On May 8, 2004, in Biloxi, Mississippi,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Wolfe matched Henry Armstrong's record of three world titles at the same time in different weight classes,Template:Citation needed by gaining the IBA world Light Heavyweight championship, knocking out undefeated champion and former NCAA basketball star Vonda Ward at one minute and eight seconds of Round One.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Ward had a neck concussion because she hit the canvas with her neck when she fell. She was taken to the hospital in serious condition due to damage to her neck and head. The bout was nationally televised, with television commentators called it "the best knockout punch in a women's boxing history".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Later careerEdit

Wolfe retained her title in a rematch with Valley by a sixth-round knockout.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On July 19, 2005, Wolfe defeated Monica Nunez by a seventh-round knockout in Lula, Mississippi.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On August 20, 2005, she fought and defeated Valerie Mahfood for the second time, by a ten-round decision.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

RetirementEdit

Wolfe last fought in 2006, knocking out Cassandra Giger and decisioning Lisa Ested.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She has since worked as a boxing trainer.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2015, Wolfe was inducted into the International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame.

Training careerEdit

Wolfe has trained many amateur and professional boxers, including her oldest daughter, Jennifer Fenn, and light-middleweight James Kirkland.<ref name="Anne Wolf">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Film careerEdit

Wolfe was cast by director Patty Jenkins in the role of Amazon warrior Artemis in the 2017 film Wonder Woman.<ref name = "Ringer">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Professional boxing recordEdit

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Template:Abbr	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
26	Template:Yes2Win	24–1 Template:Small	Lisa Ested	UD	6	Jun 4, 2006	Template:Small
25	Template:Yes2Win	23–1 Template:Small	Cassandra Giger	KO	2 (4), Template:Small	Apr 29, 2006	Template:Small
24	Template:Yes2Win	22–1 Template:Small	Valerie Mahfood	UD	10	Aug 20, 2005	Template:Small	Template:Small
23	Template:Yes2Win	21–1 Template:Small	Mónica Núñez	TKO	7 (8), Template:Small	Jul 19, 2005	Template:Small
22	Template:Yes2Win	20–1 Template:Small	Marsha Valley	TKO	6 (10), Template:Small	Jun 18, 2005	Template:Small	Template:Small
21	Template:Yes2Win	19–1 Template:Small	Genevia Buckhalter	TKO	1 (6), Template:Small	Mar 5, 2005	Template:Small
20	Template:Yes2Win	18–1 Template:Small	Cassandra Giger	UD	6	Nov 5, 2004	Template:Small
19	Template:Yes2Win	17–1 Template:Small	Vonda Ward	KO	1 (10), Template:Small	May 8, 2004	Template:Small	Template:Small
18	Template:Yes2Win	16–1 Template:Small	Deborah Fettkether	UD	8	Oct 11, 2003	Template:Small
17	Template:Yes2Win	15–1 Template:Small	Valerie Mahfood	UD	10	Aug 23, 2003	Template:Small	Template:Small
16	Template:Yes2Win	14–1 Template:Small	Marsha Valley	TKO	10 (10), Template:Small	Dec 21, 2002	Template:Small	Template:Small
15	Template:Yes2Win	13–1 Template:Small	Genevia Buckhalter	TKO	2 (4), Template:Small	Sep 25, 2002	Template:Small
14	Template:Yes2Win	12–1 Template:Small	Marsha Valley	TKO	6 (10), Template:Small	Jun 21, 2002	Template:Small	Template:Small
13	Template:Yes2Win	11–1 Template:Small	Shirvelle Williams	TKO	1 (4), Template:Small	Apr 25, 2002	Template:Small
12	Template:Yes2Win	10–1 Template:Small	Gina Nicholas	TKO	3 (10), Template:Small	Nov 16, 2001	Template:Small	Template:Small
11	Template:Yes2Win	9–1 Template:Small	Diane Clarke	Template:Abbr	4 (6), Template:Small	Jul 14, 2001	Template:Small
10	Template:Yes2Win	8–1 Template:Small	Vienna Williams	UD	10	May 15, 2001	Template:Small	Template:Small
9	Template:Yes2Win	7–1 Template:Small	Patricia Linton	TKO	1 (6), Template:Small	Apr 19, 2001	Template:Small
8	Template:Yes2Win	6–1 Template:Small	Kelly Whaley	TKO	5 (6), Template:Small	Feb 2, 2001	Template:Small
7	Template:No2Loss	5–1 Template:Small	Valerie Mahfood	TKO	3 (6), Template:Small	Nov 30, 2000	Template:Small
6	NC	5–0 Template:Small	Christine Robinson	Template:Abbr	1 (6)	May 24, 2000	Template:Small	Template:Small
5	Template:Yes2Win	5–0	Gina Nicholas	Template:Abbr	2 (6), Template:Small	Apr 26, 2000	Template:Small
4	Template:Yes2Win	4–0	Mary Ann Almager	TKO	1 (6), Template:Small	Feb 11, 2000	Template:Small
3	Template:Yes2Win	3–0	Demetra Jones	Template:Abbr	1 (4)	Jan 20, 2000	Template:Small
2	Template:Yes2Win	2–0	Dakota Stone	Template:Abbr	4	Oct 9, 1999	Template:Small
1	Template:Yes2Win	1–0	Brenda Drexel	Template:Abbr	4	Oct 17, 1998	Template:Small

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