Elena A Reid was born on November 1,1981 and is an American former boxer and mixed martial artist.
21 Facts About Elena Reid
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Elena Reid is a former WIBA and IFBA Flyweight Champion.
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Elena Reid participated in Karate and Boxing, and won an Arizona State Kickboxing Title at age 17.
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Elena 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.
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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.
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Elena Reid improved her record to, while Ortega fell to.
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On July 2,2007, Elena Reid won the IFBA World Flyweight Championship by defeating Shin Hi Choi.
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Elena Reid faced France's Nadya Hokmi on June 5,2010, for the vacant WBF Women's Super Flyweight Championship.
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Elena Reid wore a knee brace during the fight due to injuries suffered prior to an April 2010 mixed martial arts bout.
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On December 28,2007, Elena Reid made her professional MMA debut against Tammie Schneider and won the fight by TKO in the second round.
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Elena Reid faced Stephanie Palmer at SuperFights MMA - Night of Combat on October 11,2008.
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Elena Reid won the fight by TKO in the first round.
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Elena Reid faced Michelle Waterson at Apache Gold: Extreme Beatdown on April 11,2009.
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On October 24,2009, Elena 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.
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Elena Reid defeated Yoshida by TKO when the referee stopped the fight in the third round after a series of unanswered punches.
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Elena Reid was set to defend her SNMMA title for the first time at Playboy Fight Night 4 on April 17,2010, against Alyx Luck.
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Elena Reid faced Catia Vitoria instead and was defeated by TKO in the third round, losing the SNMMA title in the process.
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In June 2010 Elena Reid suffered a torn MCL and ruptured ACL in her left knee prior to the fight with Vitoria.
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In 2016, Elena Reid was inducted into the International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame.
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Elena Reid was set to marry fellow MMA fighter Ray Steinbeiss on October 29,2011.
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Outside of fighting, Elena Reid is involved with the Community Future Generation Project, a non-profit organization in Phoenix, Arizona, and teaches fitness classes for children in the area.