Elena Reid

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Elena A. Reid (born November 1, 1981) is an American former boxer and mixed martial artist. She is a former WIBA and IFBA Flyweight Champion.

Early lifeEdit

Reid was born in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1981. Reid attended St. Mary's High School (Phoenix, Arizona) and played on an all-boys youth soccer team when she was a young girl. Reid participated in Karate and Boxing, and won an Arizona State Kickboxing Title at age 17.<ref name=MMAJUNKIE>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Boxing careerEdit

Making her professional boxing debut on April 18, 2000, in Phoenix, Elena "Baby Doll" Reid defeated Jo Ellen Caldwell by a four-round decision. Her first career win was followed shortly thereafter by her first career defeat, when she was beaten by Layla McCarter in a four-round unanimous decision. McCarter, who had improved her own record to 3 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw with her victory, went on to become the youngest boxer ever to win an IFBA World Title on October 7, 2000. Reid got her first career knockout win on August 26, 2000, by defeating Jessica Elgin Combs in the first round of their fight at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

On September 11, 2004, at DM Arena in Karlsruhe, Germany, Elena Reid fought her first title fight when she took on local favorite and German media darling Regina Halmich, for Halmich's WIBF Flyweight Title. Over 10 rounds the match was a draw, and Halmich remained the title holder.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The outcome left Reid with a 14-1-5 (4 KO) record, while moving Halmich to 45-1-1 (15 KOs).

After four more fights, Elena Reid received a rematch against Halmich. On December 3, 2005, the two engaged in another closely contested bout in Germany, for the WIBF Flyweight Title. This time, the judges scored the 10-round fight all for Regina Halmich.

On August 31, 2006, Reid won the vacant WIBA Flyweight title by defeating Mary "The Heat" Ortega in a ten-round unanimous decision at Harveys Lake Tahoe Casino & Resort, in Stateline, NV. Reid improved her record to (18-3-5), while Ortega fell to (28-3-1).

As of 2007, Elena Reid was trained by Chris Ben and lived and trained in Las Vegas, Nevada. When not training, she was a student at UNLV majoring in marketing.

On July 2, 2007, Reid won the IFBA World Flyweight Championship by defeating Shin Hi Choi.<ref>"Latest boxing News and Events in the USA and around the world"Template:Dead link. The Sweet Science, Jul 2, 2007</ref><ref name=ut>"Plenty of muscle in 'Baby Doll' Reid's big win at Pechanga"Template:Dead link. By Jerry Magee, UNION-TRIBUNE July 3, 2007</ref><ref>"Read earns flyweight championship at Pachanga bout"Template:Dead link. My Valley News. Nancy Fay on July 6, 2007</ref>

Reid faced France's Nadya Hokmi on June 5, 2010, for the vacant WBF Women's Super Flyweight Championship. Reid lost the fight by unanimous decision.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Reid wore a knee brace during the fight due to injuries suffered prior to an April 2010 mixed martial arts bout.<ref name=injury>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Mixed martial arts careerEdit

On December 28, 2007, Reid made her professional MMA debut against Tammie Schneider and won the fight by TKO in the second round.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Dead link</ref>

She faced Stephanie Palmer at SuperFights MMA - Night of Combat on October 11, 2008.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She won the fight by TKO in the first round.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

She faced Michelle Waterson at Apache Gold: Extreme Beatdown on April 11, 2009.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Reid won the fight by TKO in the second round.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On October 24, 2009, Reid faced Masako Yoshida for the Sovereign Nations MMA Women's Flyweight Championship at EB - Beatdown at 4 Bears 5 in New Town, North Dakota. She defeated Yoshida by TKO when the referee stopped the fight in the third round after a series of unanswered punches.<ref name=eb5>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Reid was set to defend her SNMMA title for the first time at Playboy Fight Night 4 on April 17, 2010, against Alyx Luck.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The fight was canceled after Luck falsified pre-fight bloodwork and was subsequently suspended.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Reid faced Catia Vitoria instead<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and was defeated by TKO in the third round, losing the SNMMA title in the process.<ref name=pbfn4>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In June 2010 Reid suffered a torn MCL and ruptured ACL in her left knee prior to the fight with Vitoria. As a result, Reid was forced to withdraw from the Bellator 115-pound women's tournament.<ref name=injury/>

In an interview on April 15, 2011, Reid confirmed that she had chosen not to have surgery on her injured knee and would be retiring from MMA and boxing.<ref name="Retirement">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2016, Reid was inducted into the International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame.<ref>"Elena “Baby Doll” Reid and Seven Others to be new Hall of Fame Members" Template:Webarchive. The Sweet Science, By David A. Avila on Feb 05 2016</ref>

Personal lifeEdit

Reid is of Filipino descent.<ref>"Experts Analyze De La Hoya-Pacquiao Fight". The Sweet Science</ref><ref>"'Baby Doll' a Champion at Last"Template:Dead link.</ref>

Reid was set to marry fellow MMA fighter Ray Steinbeiss on October 29, 2011.<ref name="Retirement"/>

Outside of fighting, Reid is involved with the Community Future Generation Project (FGP), a non-profit organization in Phoenix, Arizona, and also teaches fitness classes for children in the area.<ref name="Retirement"/>

Professional boxing recordEdit

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Template:Abbr	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
31	Template:No2Loss	19-6-6	Template:Flagicon Nadya Hokmi	Template:Abbr	10	Jun 5, 2010	Template:Flagicon Template:Small	Template:Small
30	Template:No2Loss	19-5-6	Template:Flagicon Susi Kentikian	UD	10	March 20, 2009	Template:Flagicon Template:Small	Template:Small
29	Template:DrawDraw	19-4-6	Template:Flagicon Ava Knight	Template:Abbr	6	June 12, 2008	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
28	Template:No2Loss	19-4-5	Template:Flagicon Eileen Olszewski	Template:Abbr	10	February 28, 2008	Template:Flagicon Template:Small	Template:Small
27	Template:Yes2Win	19-3-5	Template:Flagicon Choi Shin-hee	UD	10	July 2, 2007	Template:Flagicon Template:Small	Template:Small
26	Template:Yes2Win	18-3-5	Template:Flagicon Mary Ortega	UD	10	August 31, 2006	Template:Flagicon Template:Small	Template:Small
25	Template:No2Loss	17-3-5	Template:Flagicon Regina Halmich	UD	10	December 3, 2005	Template:Flagicon Template:Small	Template:Small
24	Template:Yes2Win	17-2-5	Template:Flagicon Stephanie Dobbs	UD	6	July 2, 2005	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
23	Template:No2Loss	16-2-5	Template:Flagicon Alicia Ashley	Template:Abbr	7	March 26, 2005	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
22	Template:Yes2Win	16-1-5	Template:Flagicon Lakeysha Williams	Template:Abbr	5	January 29, 2005	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
21	Template:Yes2Win	15-1-5	Template:Flagicon Yvonne Chavez	UD	5	November 20, 2004	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
20	Template:DrawDraw	14-1-5	Template:Flagicon Regina Halmich	Template:Abbr	10	September 11, 2004	Template:Flagicon Template:Small	Template:Small
19	Template:DrawDraw	14-1-4	Template:Flagicon Johanna Pena Alvarez	PTS	10	November 7, 2003	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
18	Template:Yes2Win	14-1-3	Template:Flagicon Linda Tenberg	UD	6	September 26, 2003	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
17	Template:DrawDraw	13-1-3	Template:Flagicon Mariana Juárez	PTS	6	June 28, 2003	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
16	Template:Yes2Win	13-1-2	Template:Flagicon Linda Tenberg	UD	6	February 11, 2003	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
15	Template:Yes2Win	12-1-2	Template:Flagicon Lakeysha Williams	UD	6	November 19, 2002	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
14	Template:Yes2Win	11-1-2	Template:Flagicon Terri Lynn Cruz	UD	6	October 1, 2002	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
13	Template:Yes2Win	10-1-2	Template:Flagicon Yolanda Gonzalez	TKO	5 (6)	July 19, 2002	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
12	Template:Yes2Win	9-1-2	Template:Flagicon Tracy Moulton	UD	4	June 7, 2002	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
11	Template:Yes2Win	8-1-2	Template:Flagicon Elena Luz Rodriguez	UD	4	Apr 20, 2002	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
10	Template:Yes2Win	7-1-2	Template:Flagicon Monica Michel Lopez	UD	6	April 5, 2002	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
9	Template:DrawDraw	6-1-2	Template:Flagicon Elena Luz Rodriguez	PTS	4	January 25, 2002	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
8	Template:Yes2Win	6-1-1	Template:Flagicon Valerie Williams	TKO	1 (4)	September 25, 2001	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
7	Template:DrawDraw	5-1-1	Template:Flagicon Yvonne Caples	PTS	4	January 28, 2001	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
6	Template:Yes2Win	5-1-0	Template:Flagicon Bertha Gonzalez	UD	4	November 19, 2000	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
5	Template:Yes2Win	4-1-0	Template:Flagicon Brandy Leon	TKO	1 (4)	October 10, 2000	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
4	Template:Yes2Win	3-1-0	Template:Flagicon Yvonne Caples	UD	4	October 1, 2000	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
3	Template:Yes2Win	2-1-0	Template:Flagicon Jessica Elgin Combs	TKO	1 (4)	August 26, 2000	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
2	Template:No2Loss	1-1-0	Template:Flagicon Layla McCarter	UD	4	July 16, 2000	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
1	Template:Yes2Win	1-0-0	Template:Flagicon Jo Ellen Caldwell	UD	4	April 18, 2000	Template:Flagicon Template:Small

Mixed martial arts recordEdit

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Elena Reid

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Early lifeEdit

Boxing careerEdit

Mixed martial arts careerEdit

Personal lifeEdit

Professional boxing recordEdit

Mixed martial arts recordEdit

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