Yvonne Caples

Template:Short description Template:Multiple issues Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Indian English Template:Infobox boxer Yvonne Caples (born 14 June 1972) is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1999 and 2014.<ref name="boxrec">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She held the IFBA light flyweight title in 2003 and challenged for multiple world championships during her career; the WIBF light flyweight title in 2002; the WIBA minimumweight title twice in 2004 and 2005; and the WBC female light flyweight title in 2005.

Professional career

Caples became a professional boxer in 1999. Before fighting for the world championship, she had to meet the likes of Kim Messer, Elena Reid and former world champion Para Draine before meeting Regina Halmich in Germany for the WIBF world Jr. Flyweight title, on 17 August 2002. She lost the fight by a majority decision.

Three months later, on 22 November, she found herself inside a boxing ring in Guam, where she fought Anissa Zamarron for the vacant WIBA Light Flyweight Intercontinental championship, and Caples was defeated by 5th round technical knockout, stopped on a cut in a fight in Caples was winning on all scorecards.<ref name="heiskanen">Template:Cite book</ref>

Caples finally reached her dream of becoming a world champion when she defeated Mary Duron on 26 July 2003 in Costa Mesa, California by a ten-round unanimous decision for the vacant IFBA world Jr. Flyweight title.

Caples then travelled to Trinidad to challenge Ria Ramnarine for the vacant WIBA Mini Flyweight World Title. Caples lost a controversial 10-round split decision.

Professional boxing record

Template:Abbr	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
22	Template:No2Loss	7–12–2 Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Ebony Rivera	UD	4	Sep 12, 2014	Template:Small
21	Template:No2Loss	7–11–2 Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Suzannah Warner	UD	8	Dec 8, 2006	Template:Small	Template:Small
20	Template:No2Loss	7–10–2 Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Wendy Rodriguez	UD	8	Oct 8, 2005	Template:Small
19	Template:Abbr	7–9–2 Template:Small	Template:Flagicon Stephanie Dobbs	NC	4 (4)	Aug 26, 2005	Template:Small
18	Template:No2Loss	7–9–2	Template:Flagicon Eun Soon Choi	UD	10	Jun 28, 2005	Template:Small	Template:Small
17	Template:No2Loss	7–8–2	Template:Flagicon Ria Ramnarine	Template:Abbr	10	May 28, 2005	Template:Small	Template:Small
16	Template:No2Loss	7–7–2	Template:Flagicon Carina Moreno	UD	8	Nov 27, 2004	Template:Small
15	Template:DrawDraw	7–6–2	Template:Flagicon Yuko Sodeoka	PTS	10	Sep 18, 2004	Template:Small	Template:Small
14	Template:Yes2Win	7–6–1	Template:Flagicon Mary Duron	UD	10	Jul 26, 2003	Template:Small	Template:Small
13	Template:No2Loss	6–6–1	Template:Flagicon In Young Lee	UD	8	Mar 29, 2003	Template:Small
12	Template:No2Loss	6–5–1	Template:Flagicon Anissa Zamarron	TKO	5 (8)	Nov 22, 2002	Template:Small	Template:Small
11	Template:No2Loss	6–4–1	Template:Flagicon Regina Halmich	MD	10	Aug 17, 2002	Template:Small	Template:Small
10	Template:Yes2Win	6–3–1	Template:Flagicon Marilyn Salcido	UD	6	Jul 3, 2002	Template:Small
9	Template:Yes2Win	5–3–1	Template:Flagicon Para Draine	Template:Abbr	6	Apr 12, 2002	Template:Small
8	Template:Yes2Win	4–3–1	Template:Flagicon Robin Pinto	UD	4	Apr 7, 2001	Template:Small
7	Template:DrawDraw	3–3–1	Template:Flagicon Elena Reid	Template:Abbr	4	Jan 28, 2001	Template:Small
6	Template:Yes2Win	3–3	Template:Flagicon Nadine Salim	UD	4	Oct 13, 2000	Template:Small
5	Template:No2Loss	2–3	Template:Flagicon Elena Reid	UD	4	Oct 1, 2000	Template:Small
4	Template:No2Loss	2–2	Template:Flagicon Lori Lord	UD	10	Aug 4, 2000	Template:Small
3	Template:No2Loss	2–1	Template:Flagicon Kim Messer	UD	6	Feb 11, 2000	Template:Small
2	Template:Yes2Win	2–0	Template:Flagicon Wendy Rodriguez	Template:Abbr	4	Nov 14, 1999	Template:Small
1	Template:Yes2Win	1–0	Template:Flagicon Natasha Wilburn	Template:Abbr	3 (4), Template:Small	Sep 2, 1999	Template:Small

Personal life

Caples attended the University of California, Berkeley where she received a Bachelor of Arts in English. She also has a M. Ed in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Technology Integration and an M.S. in Sports Coaching. She has made a career in education as a high school teacher and Technology Integration Specialist.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

External links

• Official Web Site
• Women Boxing Archive Network
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