Valerie Mahfood

Valerie Rebecca Mahfood (born February 1, 1974) is a female boxer who is a former world Super Middleweight and Light Heavyweight champion. Known as "The Big Bad Wolfe", Mahfood is known in the boxing world by her brawling style of fighting, and by her traditional trademark purple mohawk.[1] She now resides in Groves, Texas (Beaumont area)

Valerie Mahfood
Statistics
Real nameValerie Rebecca Mahfood
Nickname(s)The Big Bad Wolfe
Weight(s)Middleweight and light heavyweight
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Reach1.70 m (67 in)
NationalityAmerican
Born (1974-02-02) February 2, 1974
Tyler, Texas, U.S.
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights37
Wins19
Wins by KO9
Losses14
Draws4
No contests0

Career

Mahfood began boxing professionally July 27, 1997, knocking out Jeanne Martinez in the first round, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. On April 23, 1998, she beat Brenda Cooper by a four round decision in Houston, marking her Texas debut.

She lost two of her next three fights, but she rebounded to win five fights in a row, which earned her first title try: on September 17, 1999, she knocked out Kathy Rivers in ten rounds at Panama City, Panama, to conquer the WIBF's world Light Heavyweight title. This was also her first fight abroad.

She won three non-title bouts after that, and then, on August 10, 2000, she went down in weight to the Super Middleweight division, to fight Mary Ann Almager for the vacant IWBF title. She won her second title, with a fifth round knockout of Almager in Houston. On her next fight, she became the first boxer to defeat Ann Wolfe, knocking her out in three rounds. And till this day it stands as Ann Wolfe's only career loss.

On November 16, 2001, she won the WIBA title by outpointing Trina Ortegon over ten rounds at Austin, and, shortly after, she beat Almager again, by an eight round split decision.

Mahfood and Laila Ali met in a long-awaited bout on November 8, 2002 in Las Vegas, Nevada, It was ESPN 2 Friday night fights series most view telecast and it was the first time a female world title fight was the main event on ESPN. A bloodied Mahfood was stopped by Ali in eight rounds, in a fight that unified the IWBF and WIBA world titles. On June 21, 2003, Mahfood and Ali had a rematch, this time in Los Angeles Staple Center on the undercard of the Lennox Lewis vs Vitali Klitschko World heavyweight Title. Mahfood lost by TKO in six while trying to recover her world title. Ali, however, suffered a serious cut (to her right eyelid) for the first (and to date, only) time in her boxing career (along with a bloodied nose). Ali retains a permanent scar from the encounter.

She won four of her next six fights, the lone loss in that span being a unanimous decision in a rematch against Wolfe. She also had a draw (tie) against Kathy Rivers, in a rematch of their Panama bout which Mahfood had won.

On September 24, 2004, Mahfood, sporting her traditional trademark purple Mohawk hairstyle, was dropped twice in the final seconds as she dropped a ten round unanimous decision to Leatitia Robinson in Atlanta, Georgia.

On November 6, 2004, Mahfood TKOd Yolanda Swindell in the second round.

Mahfood then went to Germany, and lost a 10 round unanimous decision to Natasha Ragosina.

On August 20, 2005, Mahfood fought Ann Wolfe, losing a ten round decision to Wolfe, who is actively looking for a fight with Ali.

Mahfood has a record of 19 wins, 14 losses and 1 draw, with nine knockout wins.

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
37 fights 19 wins 14 losses
By knockout 8 0
By decision 11 14
Draws 4
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
37 Draw Christy Martin MD 2008-07-18 Reliant Arena, Houston, Texas, USA vacant NABF female middleweight title
36 Loss Yvonne Reis UD 2007-11-24 Paragon Casino & Resort, Marksville, Louisiana, USA
35 Loss Mary Jo Sanders UD 2007-03-30 Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan, USA International Boxing Association female middleweight title
34 Loss Veronica Rucker UD 2006-11-04 Coushatta Casino Resort, Kinder, Louisiana, USA
33 Draw Alexandra Maloy PTS 2006-07-08 Coushatta Casino Resort, Kinder, Louisiana, USA
32 Loss Ijeoma Egbunine KO 2006-02-18 Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA vacant Women's International Boxing Federation World light heavyweight title
31 Draw Yolanda Swindell PTS 2005-09-17 Coushatta Casino Resort, Kinder, Louisiana, USA
30 Loss Ann Wolfe UD 2005-08-20 Isle of Capri Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
29 Loss Natascha Ragosina UD 2005-07-09 Life Sportpark Herrenkrug, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
28 Win Borislava Goranova UD 2005-04-02 Ofen Stadthalle, Velten, Brandenburg, Germany
27 Win Yolanda Swindell TKO 2004-11-06 Grand Casino Coushatta, Kinder, Louisiana, USA
26 Loss Leatitia Robinson UD 2004-09-24 Phillips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
25 Win Carlette Ewell UD 2004-08-28 Grand Casino Coushatta, Kinder, Louisiana, USA
24 Draw Kathy Rivers PTS 2004-04-16 Stafford Center, Houston, Texas, USA
23 Win Carlette Ewell SD 2004-02-20 Civic Center, Beaumont, Texas, USA
22 Win Yolanda Swindell MD 2004-01-15 Arena Theatre, Houston, Texas, USA
21 Win Carley Pesente TKO 2003-10-11 Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington, USA
20 Loss Ann Wolfe UD 2003-08-23 Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA vacant WBA-NABA female super middleweight title
19 Loss Laila Ali TKO 2003-06-21 Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
18 Loss Laila Ali TKO 2002-11-08 Stratosphere Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Women's International Boxing Association World super middleweight title

International Women's Boxing Federation World super middleweight title International Boxing Association female super middleweight title

17 Win Mary Ann Almager SD 2002-06-14 Civic Center, Beaumont, Texas, USA
16 Win Trina Ortegon UD 2001-11-16 Convention Center, Austin, Texas, USA Women's International Boxing Association World super middleweight title
15 Loss Kendra Lenhart KO 2001-04-19 Civic Center, Beaumont, Texas, USA
14 Win Ann Wolfe TKO 2000-11-30 Radisson Hotel, Houston, Texas, USA
13 Win Mary Ann Almager TKO 2000-08-10 Astro Hall, Houston, Texas, USA vacant International Women's Boxing Federation World super middleweight title
12 Win Genevia Buckhalter UD 2000-06-16 Casino Magic, Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, USA
11 Win Monica McGowan TKO 2000-04-20 Civic Center, Beaumont, Texas, USA
10 Win Genevia Buckhalter UD 1999-11-18 Radisson Hotel, Houston, Texas, USA
9 Win Kathy Rivers TKO 1999-09-17 Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama International Women's Boxing Federation World light heavyweight title

Women's International Boxing Federation World light heavyweight title

8 Win Thistle Colleps UD 1999-07-15 Radisson Hotel, Houston, Texas, USA
7 Loss Kathy Rivers UD 1999-05-27 Gold Strike Casino, Tunica, Mississippi, USA
6 Win Genevia Buckhalter TKO 1999-05-08 Silver Star Casino, Philadelphia, Mississippi, USA
5 Loss Kendra Lenhart KO 1998-12-02 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
4 Loss Mitzi Jeter UD 1998-07-19 Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
3 Win Thistle Colleps TKO 1998-06-24 Harvey, Louisiana, USA
2 Win Brenda Cooper UD 1998-04-23 Sheraton Hotel, Houston, Texas, USA
1 Win Jeanne Martinez TKO 1997-07-18 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

References
  1. Farley, Rose (2002-11-28). "A Girl Named Suicide". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
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