Brenda Burnside

Brenda Burnside (born March 20, 1963) is an American former women's boxing "journeywoman". Despite being given such title by boxing fans and critics (a journeyman or woman in boxing is someone who takes fights, usually on short period, and loses to other fighters), she was well known in the boxing world for the quality of opposition she faced; and she contended for a world title once. She fought in the Super Flyweight division.

Career

Burnside began her professional boxing career on August 8, 1997, at the relatively old age (for a boxer) of 32, losing a four-round decision to Gloria Ramirez, in Houston, Texas. Burnside lost her first four fights, but her opposition included Valerie Troike (twice) and future world champion Sandra Yard.

Her first win came on March 12, 1998, when she outpointed Jayla Ortiz over four rounds in Santa Fe. On her next fight, she defeated Dolores Lira.

Burnside began to show a promising future when she dealt Sue Chase a fifth round knockout defeat on June 3 of that year,Template:Clarify in the Worley, Idaho. Sixteen days later, she and Gloria Ramirez were rematched, in Coachella, California. Their second bout resulted in a four-round draw.

Burnside went on to win two more fights in a row, when she and Jayla Ortiz were rematched, on October 17, at Las Vegas, Nevada. The second time , Burnside and Ortiz fought to a six-round draw.

On January 23, 1999, Burnside beat former world champion Imelda Arias by a second-round knockout. On March 13, she made her Madison Square Garden debut, dropping an eight-round split decision to Bridgett Riley. On June 16, she lost to future world champion Margaret Sidoroff for the WIBF's intercontinental Super Flyweight title, by a ten-round unanimous decision, in New Orleans, Louisiana. On August 14, she lost to Kathy Williams, but she got a break on her next fight, beating Rosie Johnson by a four-round unanimous decision on November 18. She finished 1999 by dropping another four-round decision, to Kelsey Jeffries, on December 14.

By 2000, Burnside was already contemplating retirement from boxing. Nevertheless, an opportunity to face the well known, two time world champion Para Draine came by, and Burnside accepted it. On February 17, at Worley, she lost to Draine by an eight-round split decision.

Burnside was considering retirement again after this fight, but there still would be one more fight in her career.

She received a world title shot after losing two fights in a row, which is a very unusual circumstance in boxing. With the opportunity of becoming a world champion offered to her, she accepted to fight Daisy Lang in what also was her first and last fight abroad. Fighting for the WIBF's world Super Flyweight championship, Burnside lost a ten-round unanimous decision in Germany and later retired from boxing.

Her boxing record was 7 wins, 11 losses and 2 draws, with 4 knockout wins.

Professional boxing record

Template:Abbr	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
20	Template:No2Loss	7–11–2	Template:Flagicon Daisy Lang	UD	10, 2:00	Oct 14, 2000	Template:Flagicon Kolnarena, Cologne, Germany	WIBF World Super Flyweight Title
19	Template:No2Loss	7–10–2	Template:Flagicon Para Draine	SD	6, 2:00	Feb 17, 2000	Template:Flagicon Coeur d'Alene Casino, Worley, United States
18	Template:No2Loss	7–9–2	Template:Flagicon Kelsey Jeffries	UD	4, 2:00	Dec 4, 1999	Template:Flagicon Chinook Winds Casino, Lincoln City, Nevada, United States
17	Template:Yes2Win	7–8–2	Template:Flagicon Rose Johnson	UD	4, 2:00	Nov 18, 1999	Template:Flagicon Gold Strike Casino, Tunica, United States
16	Template:No2Loss	6–8–2	Template:Flagicon Kathy Williams	UD	10, 2:00	Aug 14, 1999	Template:Flagicon Buffalo Chip Campground, Sturgis, South Dakota, United States
15	Template:No2Loss	6–7–2	Template:Flagicon Margaret Sidoroff	UD	10, 2:00	Jun 16, 1999	Template:Flagicon New Orleans, Louisiana, United States	WIBF Intercontinental Super Flyweight Title
14	Template:No2Loss	6–6–2	Template:Flagicon Bridgett Riley	MD	6, 2:00	Mar 13, 1999	Template:Flagicon Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, United States
13	Template:Yes2Win	6–5–2	Template:Flagicon Imelda Arias	TKO	2, 1:11	Jan 23, 1999	Template:Flagicon Convention Center, Ruidoso, United States
12	Template:No2Loss	5–5–2	Template:Flagicon Mary Ortega	UD	6, 2:00	Nov 12, 1998	Template:Flagicon Market Center, Kansas City, United States
11	Template:DrawDraw	5–4–2	Template:Flagicon Jayla Ortiz	PTS	6, 2:00	Oct 17, 1998	Template:Flagicon Arizona Charlie's, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
10	Template:Yes2Win	5–4–1	Template:Flagicon Coptizi Mendivil	TKO	4	Sep 19, 1998	Template:Flagicon Arizona Charlie's, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
9	Template:Yes2Win	4–4–1	Template:Flagicon Karina Hernandez	KO	4, 0:50	Aug 15, 1998	Template:Flagicon Arizona Charlie's, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
8	Template:DrawDraw	3–4–1	Template:Flagicon Gloria Ramirez	PTS	4, 2:00	Jun 19, 1998	Template:Flagicon Spotlight 29 Casino, Coachella, United States
7	Template:Yes2Win	3–4	Template:Flagicon Sue Chase	TKO	5, 1:59	Jun 3, 1998	Template:Flagicon Coeur d'Alene Casino, Worley, United States
6	Template:Yes2Win	2–4	Template:Flagicon Dolores Liza	UD	4, 2:00	Apr 18, 1998	Template:Flagicon Arizona Charlie's, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
5	Template:Yes2Win	1–4	Template:Flagicon Jayla Ortiz	SD	4, 2:00	Mar 12, 1998	Template:Flagicon Convention Center, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
4	Template:No2Loss	0–4	Template:Flagicon Sandra Yard	TKO	4, 0:46	Feb 6, 1998	Template:Flagicon Arizona Charlie's, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
3	Template:No2Loss	0–3	Template:Flagicon Valerie Troike	UD	4, 2:00	Nov 26, 1997	Template:Flagicon Arizona Charlie's, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2	Template:No2Loss	0–2	Template:Flagicon Valerie Troike	UD	4, 2:00	Oct 22, 1997	Template:Flagicon Arizona Charlie's, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
1	Template:No2Loss	0–1	Template:Flagicon Gloria Ramirez	UD	4, 2:00	Aug 8, 1997	Template:Flagicon Sky Lite Event Center, Denver, Colorado, United States

See also

• List of female boxers

External links

• Brenda Burnside at Awakening Fighters
• boxer Box Rec Profile