Heather Hardy was born on January 25,1982 and is an American former professional boxer and mixed martial artist.
18 Facts About Heather Hardy
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Heather Hardy is a trainer, living and working in Brooklyn, New York.
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Heather Hardy was born on January 25,1982, to John and Linda Hardy and is of Irish descent.
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Heather Hardy went on to major in Forensic Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan.
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Heather Hardy started boxing in 2010 when she was going through a rough patch in her life: she was working a series of miscellaneous jobs to support her daughter, sister, and nephew and finalizing a divorce with her husband who would not pay child support.
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Heather Hardy began to grow in popularity on the boxing scene and soon became known for her tenacity and determination in and out of the ring.
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In 2016, Heather Hardy made major strides for women's boxing by landing a televised gig on NBCSN against Shelly Vincent.
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Heather Hardy challenged Amanda Serrano for the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, IBO, and The Ring female featherweight world titles in the co-main event of Jake Paul vs Nate Diaz on August 5,2023.
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Heather Hardy was scheduled to make her professional MMA debut against Brieta Carpenter at Invicta FC 21.
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Heather Hardy made her professional MMA debut at Bellator 180 in a flyweight bout against Alice Yauger on June 24,2017, at the Madison Square Garden.
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Heather Hardy won the fight via TKO in the third round.
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Heather Hardy faced Kristina Williams in a flyweight contest at Bellator 185.
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Heather Hardy lost the bout via TKO due to a doctor stoppage in the second round after a head kick from Williams shattered her nose.
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Heather Hardy faced Ana Julaton on February 16,2018, at Bellator 194.
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Heather Hardy faced Taylor Turner at Bellator 222 on June 14,2019.
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Heather Hardy was scheduled to make her debut against BKFC Women's Flyweight Champion Christine Ferea in a bantamweight bout at BKFC 61's main event on May 11,2024.
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Via an Instagram post in May 2024, Heather Hardy revealed that she pulled out of the scheduled bout because she had "too much brain damage" implying that her career was likely over.
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Heather Hardy interviewed Hardy on her experiences and talked about how she was changing the face of a generally male dominated sport.