Graciela Casillas

Graciela Casillas
Casillas at Womens Boxing International Hall of Fame
Born	1957 (age 66–67) Oxnard, California, United States
Other names	The Goddess
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	53 kg (117 lb; 8.3 st)
Division	Bantamweight
Style	Kickboxing, Shen Chun Do, American Kenpo, Jeet Kune Do, Hwa Rang Do, Eskrima, Jujutsu, Taekwondo, Boxing
Fighting out of	Santa Monica, California
Team	Olympic Gym
Trainer	Jimmy Montoya
Rank	3rd degree black belt in American Kenpo   3rd degree black belt in Kodenkan Jujutsu   10th degree black belt in Shen Chun Do
Years active	1976-1986
Professional boxing record
Total	6
Wins	5
By knockout	2
Losses	0
Draws	1
Kickboxing record
Total	32
Wins	31
By knockout	18
Losses	0
Draws	1

Graciela Casillas (born 1957) is an American former boxer and kickboxer who competed in the bantamweight division. After training in several traditional martial arts, Casillas began competing as a kickboxer in 1976, and in 1979 she became the first fighter to hold world titles in both boxing and kickboxing by taking the World Women's Boxing Association's and the World Kickboxing Association's bantamweight championships. Although Casillas' Boxrec record is 5–0, Black Belt Magazine reported in May 1984 that she had 27 boxing matches, winning 15 by KO up to that point.

Noted for her punching power and also as one of the first American fighters to incorporate low kicks into their arsenal, Casillas retired undefeated in 1986. She is considered a pioneer of women's combat sports.^[1]