Erin Young Toughill was born on June 13,1977 and is an American former professional boxer, mixed martial artist, and bare-knuckle boxer who appeared as a Gladiator on the American Gladiators series.
20 Facts About Erin Toughill
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Erin Toughill began kickboxing at the age of 18 and started training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu soon after.
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Under the watch of her LA Boxing trainer Sean McCully, Toughill debuted in mixed martial arts on September 27,1999, and fought to a draw with Irma Verhoeff at World Vale Tudo Championship 9 in Aruba.
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Erin Toughill has only one loss before losing her battle against Laila Ali.
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Erin Toughill's father died three days before her rematch to Laura Ramsey.
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Erin Toughill returned to boxing on January 27,2019, against Maricela Cornejo losing a unanimous division.
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Erin Toughill fought again on May 18,2019, losing via TKO to Raquel Miller.
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Erin Toughill competed once more and scored a TKO victory over Jen Case in 2006.
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Erin Toughill came out of retirement from MMA and fought Jan Finney on November 20,2008, at Palace Fighting Championships 11.
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Erin Toughill was set to make her Strikeforce debut on November 7,2009, at Strikeforce: Fedor vs Rogers in a rematch with Marloes Coenen, whom Erin Toughill defeated in 2004.
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On March 18,2010, Erin Toughill announced that she was planning to leave Strikeforce.
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However, in a second posting on April 9,2010, Erin Toughill attributed the disagreements with Strikeforce to misunderstandings and stated that she would be staying with the promotion.
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Erin Toughill was scheduled to face Shana Olsen at Strikeforce: Houston on August 21,2010, but the fight was cancelled due to concerns over Erin Toughill's ability to make weight.
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Erin Toughill was offered to face Cristiane Santos for a bout in 2010, but the fight never came into fruition.
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Erin Toughill was scheduled to compete outside of Strikeforce against China's Bao Yu Dan at Martial Combat 9 on September 15,2010, in Singapore.
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Erin Toughill returned to active competition after nearly two years at Freestyle Cage Fighting 46 on April 9,2011.
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Erin Toughill became a cast member of NBC's primetime series, American Gladiators, where she became known as Steel.
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Erin Toughill made her bare knuckle boxing debut with BYB Extreme Bare Knuckle Fighting Series, losing a 5-round split decision to Jozette Cotton at BYB 6 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood on July 16,2021.
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Erin Toughill married Neil Melanson, a grappling coach and lead Jiu-Jitsu instructor at Xtreme Couture, in a private ceremony on November 20,2009.
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Erin Toughill was featured on MSNBC's Warrior Nation as she prepared for a fight.