Layla McCarter
| Layla McCarter | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Layla Eveleen McCarter April 19, 1979 Alameda, California, United States |
| Other names | Amazing |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) |
| Division | Lightweight |
| Reach | 70.0 in (178 cm) |
| Style | Boxing |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 54 |
| Wins | 36 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| Losses | 13 |
| Draws | 5 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 1 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
Layla McCarter (born April 19, 1979) is an American boxer. She is a former WBA Lightweight and Super-Welterweight World Champion, IFBA Featherweight Champion, GBU Lightweight and Super-Lightweight Champion who fights under the nickname Amazing.[1][2][3]
In 2016 January Ring magazine considered Layla McCarter the 10th best female boxer of all time.[4]
Public challenge to Ronda Rousey
On July 31, 2015, Ronda Rousey's trainer, Edmond Tarverdyan, expressed the belief that his fighter "can win the boxing world title" while discussing a potential fight with Cris Cyborg.[5] After noting that "Ronda spars with boxing world champions that punch way harder than Cyborg", Tarverdyan claimed that she "has never lost a round in the gym. A round. With boxing world champions".[5]
Layla McCarter is the current Big Knockout Boxing female champion and immediately challenged Ronda Rousey to boxing match.[6][7]
Alongside Amanda Serrano went on to criticize Rousey's stand-up fighting technique stating in the Guardian “She’s very good at what she does, but she needs to stay in her lane because boxing takes a lot of experience to reach the top level.
“She better just stay in her lane because she’s going to get hurt.”.[8][9]
Boxing record
| 36 Wins (8 knockouts), 13 Losses (13 decisions, 0 retirement), 5 Draws | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Rd, Time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1-0-0 |  Deshawn Mohammed |
Unianimous Decision | 12 | 1998-09-23 | Coeur d'Alene Casino, Worley, Idaho |
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References
- ↑ Smith, Malissa (2014). A History of Women's Boxing. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 244. ISBN 9781442229952. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ↑ "Women's Boxing: Layla McCarter Biography". wban.org.
- ↑ Thomas Gerbasi (18 November 2014). "The unseen trilogy of Layla McCarter vs. Melissa Hernandez". Ring TV.
- ↑ Gerbasi, Thomas. (Jan 2016): "The best female boxers of all time." The Ring,:Pages 90–91.
- 1 2 Marc Raimondi (2015-07-31). "Coach: Ronda Rousey would win the women's boxing world title". MMAFighting.com. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
- ↑ "Gabriel Rosado-Curtis Stevens firefight fizzles, ends in draw on BKB - Ring TV". Ringtv.craveonline.com. 2015-04-04. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ↑ Joseph Zucker (2015-04-05). "BKB 2015 Results: Winners, Scorecards from Rosado vs. Stevens Fight Card". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ↑ Ryan Songalia. "'Stay in your lane': Why Ronda Rousey wouldn't last long in women's boxing | Sport". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ↑ Matt Jones. "Ronda Rousey Warned to Stay Out of Boxing by Layla McCarter and Amanda Serrano". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2016-02-04.