Fredia Gibbs | |
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Born | Chester, Pennsylvania, United States | July 8, 1963
Other names | Cheetah / Lady Jack Johnson |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) |
Division | Lightweight Welterweight |
Reach | 70.0 in (178 cm) |
Style | Boxing, Muay Thai Kickboxing |
Stance | Orthodox |
Fighting out of | North Hollywood, California, United States |
Team | Muay Thai Academy of North Hollywood |
Trainer | Kickboxing: Saekson Janjira, David Krapes, Ruben Urquidez, Boxing: Randy Shields, Terry Claybon, Bill Slayton |
Rank | black belt in Taekwondo |
Years active | 1975-2005 |
Professional boxing record | |
Total | 12 |
Wins | 9 |
Losses | 2 |
Draws | 1 |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 17 |
Wins | 16 |
By knockout | 15 |
Losses | 0 |
Draws | 1 |
Other information | |
Boxing record from BoxRec |
Fredia "The Cheetah" Gibbs (born July 8, 1963), is an American former professional martial artist, kickboxer, and boxer who competed from 1975 to 2005.[1] During her kickboxing career, she held ISKA, WKA, and WKF World Titles. Before her kickboxing career she was an All-American in basketball and track.
Gibbs made history when she became the first African-American female Kickboxing ISKA World Champion. She earned the name "The Most Dangerous Woman in the World" after an upset in 1994 in her fight against World Champion Valérie Wiet-Henin of France in the "Battle of the Masters" Pay Per View Event in San Jose, California.[2] She went on to become one of the most dominant champions of all time, and remains a significant historical figure in light and super lightweight kickboxing divisions. She competed from 1991 to 1997, amassing a record of 16 wins, 0 losses, and 15 KOs, and three world titles. She also competed as a top contender in women's professional boxing from 1997 to 2005 with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw.[3]
She wrote The Fredia Gibbs Story about her life in 2016.