Kali Reis

Kali Reis (born August 24, 1986) is an American professional female boxer. She is the first professional Native American boxer to hail from New England, and the first Native American fighter to win the International Boxing Association (IBA) middleweight crown.[1] She is also a former WBC World Middleweight Champion and WIBA World Champion.

Kali Reis
Statistics
Real nameKali Reis
Nickname(s)K.O. Mequinonoag[1]
Weight(s)Lightweight
Middleweight
NationalityAmerican
Born (1986-08-24) August 24, 1986 [2][3]
Providence, Rhode Island
Boxing record
Total fights20[4]
Wins13
Wins by KO4
Losses6
Draws1

Early life

Kali Reis was born in Providence, Rhode Island, on August 24, 1986[1][2][3][5][6] and is the youngest of five children.[7] Kali has Cherokee, Nipmuc, and Seaconke Wampanoag ancestry.[1][8] Reis and her siblings were raised by their mother in East Providence, Rhode Island.[7][8] Reis was an athletic child often playing rough sports with the neighborhood boys.[7] As a child she attended and competed in powwows regularly.[7] Since junior through high school she was active on basketball and softball leagues. At age 15 she picked up boxing, and began to be coached by a friend of her mother's Domingo Tall Dog.[7][9] Reis later went to school for criminology and also learned how to fix motorcycles at MTTI.[8] Reis continued her training at Peter Manfredo's Sr. gym to improve her skills.[7]

Later career

After competing in more than a dozen sanctioned and unsanctioned matches as an amateur, Reis turned pro in 2008.[1] But she only had one bout in each of her first three years in the professional ranks.[1] Reis stated, "I haven't been as busy as I wanted to be."[1] In 2012, Kali was involved in a serious motorcycle accident which put her out for the boxing season, but she returned in 2013.[9] Kali fought for the WIBA title in November 2013, but Virginia's Tori Nelson defended her Women's International Boxing Association crown with a unanimous decision.[1] Reis gained further attention in the sport after the match.[9] On November 12, 2014 Reis won the IBA crown defeating Teresa Perozzi in Bermuda.[1][8] Reis also coaches boxing for youth and works as a trainer.[9] In April 2016, Reis won her first major world title in New Zealand against Maricela Cornejo for the vacant WBC World Middleweight title.

Boxing titles
  • IBA female middleweight title (153 Ibs)
  • Universal Boxing Federation World female middleweight title (150½ Ibs)
  • WBC World female middleweight title (155¾ Ibs)

Boxing record
Professional record summary
22 fights 14 wins 7 losses
By knockout 4 0
By decision 9 7
By disqualification 1 0
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
21 Loss 13–7–1 Cecilia Brækhus UD 10 05 May 2018 Stub Hub Center, Carson, California, USA For WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and IBO female welterweight titles
20 Win 13–6–1 Tiffany Woodard UD 6 25 Nov 2017 Mayflower Hotel, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
19 Win 12–6–1 Sydney LeBlanc UD 6 19 Oct 2017 Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
18 Win 11–6–1 Ashleigh Curry MD 6 11 May 2017 Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, USA
17 Loss 10–6–1 Christina Hammer UD 10 5 Nov 2016 Ballhaus Forum, Munich, Bayern, Germany For WBO & WBC World female middleweight titles
16 Win 10–5–1 Althea Saunders UD 8 15 Jul 2016 Twin River Event Center, Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA
15 Win 9–5–1 Maricela Cornejo SD 10 16 Apr 2016 The Trusts Arena, Auckland, New Zealand vacant WBC World female middleweight title
14 Win 8–5–1 Victoria Cisneros TKO 1 (10) 1:31 19 Feb 2016 Twin River Event Center, Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA vacant Universal Boxing Federation (UBF) World female middleweight title
13 Loss 7–5–1 Hanna Gabriel UD 10 17 Oct 2015 Estadio Edgardo Baltodano, Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica WBO World female super welterweight title
12 Loss 7–4–1 Christina Hammer UD 10 2 May 2015 Sparkassen-Arena, Jena, Thüringen, Germany WBO World female middleweight title
11 Win 7–3–1 Teresa Perozzi TKO 3 (10) 0:51 21 Nov 2014 Fairmont Southampton Resort, Southampton, Bermuda vacant International Boxing Association female middleweight title
10 Lose 6–3–1 Mikaela Laurén UD 8 18 Jul 2014 Pabellon Municipal, Sedavi, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
9 Win 6–2–1 Marva Dash DQ 4 (6) 1:41 03 Mar 2014 Irish Cultural Center, Canton, Massachusetts, USA
8 Loss 5–2–1 Tori Nelson UD 10 07 Nov 2013 Martin's Valley Mansion, Cockeysville, Maryland, USA Women's International Boxing Association World welterweight title
7 Win 5–1–1 Lyneisha Jefferson PTS 4 29 Jun 2012 Convention Center, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
6 Win 4–1–1 Marva Dash UD 4 9 Mar 2012 Convention Center, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
5 Win 3–1–1 Kate Aversa TKO 2 (4) 9 Dec 2011 Civic Center, West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
4 Draw 2–1–1 Sarah Kuhn SD 6 28 Oct 2011 Empire State Plaza Convention Center, Albany, New York, USA
3 Loss 2–1 Aleksandra Magdziak Lopes MD 6 9 Jul 2010 Twin River Event Center, Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA
2 Win 2–0 Aleksandra Magdziak Lopes UD 4 6 Mar 2009 Memorial Hall, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1 Win 1–0 Betsy Rowell TKO 2 (4), 1:16 6 Sep 2008 The Roxy, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Professional debut
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References
  1. Sam Laskaris (2014). "Native Boxer Wins Women's IBA Crown". Indian Country Today Media Network. Archived from the original on 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
  2. "Kali Reis: Behind the Fighter". roundbyroundboxing.com.
  3. "2 FEMALE BOXERS FIGHTIN THEIR WAY IN A MAN'S WORLD: SHELLY VINCENT AND KALI REIS - REAL COMBAT MEDIA". 29 October 2013.
  4. "Kali Reis". BoxRec. 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
  5. "Kali Active". TB Data. 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
  6. Gia Bolton (2015). "WHAT A KNOCKOUT: AN INTERVIEW WITH K.O. KALI REIS". Native Max Magazine. Archived from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  7. "Kali Reis Interview". Women's Boxing Archive Network. 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
  8. Dawn Karima (2014). "Native Knockout". PowWows.com. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
  9. Girlboxing (2014). "K.O. Mequinonoag Reis: Exclusive Q & A Ahead Of Her May 3, 2014 Fight!". Girlboxing. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
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