Patricia Demick
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Patricia Demick is a female boxer
who made history by becoming Chile
's first world boxing
champion ever, including male boxing.
While she is better known as a boxer, she has also posed as a model for various magazines, often wearing sports bikini
s and boxing gloves. This has, in turn, made her kind of an unlikely sex symbol
to her fans in Chile, and to women's boxing fans in the United States
.
Patricia Demick became an American citizen after marrying her American trainer.
Demick's professional boxing career began on March 26, 1999, when she knocked out
experienced Karen Rios in the first round, at Hialeah, Florida
. She won her next two fights, also by knockout.
After winning her first three fights by knockout, Demick and her managing team felt it was time to step up in her opposition's quality level, so Demick fought Puerto Rican
Daisy Ocasio
and former world champion Marsha Valley, losing back to back six round unanimous decisions to them.
After three more wins, she received her first world title try: On June 16, 2001, she fought Valerie Henin in Anchorage, Alaska
, for the WIBF
world Welterweight title. The fight was declared a draw (tie) after ten rounds, but the scoring was controversial; many fans that saw the fight thought Demick deserved the decision.
Her next fight would prove to be even more controversial. She challenged Karla Redo for the WIBA
's world Welterweight title, in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Demick became world champion by accident, as she was declared the fight's winner after eight rounds.
Demick made history for Chilean boxing that night, but her joy only lasted a few hours, because it was discovered that the judges had added their scorecards wrongly, therefore, Demick ultimately ended up losing the fight by an eight round decision.
Boxing, as shallow as it might seem to outside observers, has certain protocol rules. In women's boxing, anyone who has held a world title, no matter for how long, has to be recognized as a world champion by outsiders. Therefore, although Demick really lost that fight and lasted only a few hours as an official world champion, she has to be recognized as such by boxing fans, commentators and writers alike.
Demick went on to win two of the next three fights she had since that fight took place.
She currently holds a record of 8 wins, 4 losses, and one draw, with 5 knockout wins.
Women's boxing
Women's boxing first appeared in the Olympic Games at a demonstration bout in 1902. For most of the 20th century, however, it was banned in most nations. Its revival was pioneered by the Swedish Amateur Boxing Association, which sanctioned events for women in 1988. The British Amateur Boxing...
who made history by becoming Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
's first world boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
champion ever, including male boxing.
While she is better known as a boxer, she has also posed as a model for various magazines, often wearing sports bikini
Bikini
The bikini is typically a women's two-piece swimsuit. One part of the attire covers the breasts and the other part covers the crotch and part of or the entire buttocks, leaving an uncovered area between the two. Merriam–Webster describes the bikini as "a woman's scanty two-piece bathing suit" or "a...
s and boxing gloves. This has, in turn, made her kind of an unlikely sex symbol
Sex symbol
A sex symbol is a celebrity of either gender, typically an actor, musician, supermodel, teen idol, or sports star, noted for their sex appeal. The term was first used in the mid 1950s in relation to the popularity of certain Hollywood stars, especially Marilyn Monroe and Brigitte...
to her fans in Chile, and to women's boxing fans in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Patricia Demick became an American citizen after marrying her American trainer.
Demick's professional boxing career began on March 26, 1999, when she knocked out
Knockout
A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...
experienced Karen Rios in the first round, at Hialeah, Florida
Hialeah, Florida
Hialeah is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 226,419. As of 2009, the population estimate by the U. S...
. She won her next two fights, also by knockout.
After winning her first three fights by knockout, Demick and her managing team felt it was time to step up in her opposition's quality level, so Demick fought Puerto Rican
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
Daisy Ocasio
Daisy Ocasio
Daisy Ocasio is a well known Puerto Rican athlete. A participant of Marathon and Track and Field races, she is also a former female boxer.Ocasio was born in Vega Baja, to the north coast of Puerto Rico...
and former world champion Marsha Valley, losing back to back six round unanimous decisions to them.
After three more wins, she received her first world title try: On June 16, 2001, she fought Valerie Henin in Anchorage, Alaska
Anchorage, Alaska
Anchorage is a unified home rule municipality in the southcentral part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the northernmost major city in the United States...
, for the WIBF
Women's International Boxing Federation
The WIBF is, along with the WIBA, IWBF and others, one of the more recognized world championship fight sanctioning organizations in women's boxing. The organization is based in Miami, Florida, and is not associated with male boxing's IBF.The WIBF was formed in the middle 1990s. It is presided by...
world Welterweight title. The fight was declared a draw (tie) after ten rounds, but the scoring was controversial; many fans that saw the fight thought Demick deserved the decision.
Her next fight would prove to be even more controversial. She challenged Karla Redo for the WIBA
Women's International Boxing Association
The Women's International Boxing Association a sanctioning body for women's professional boxing came into existence in July 2000, and quickly grew into a major force in the sport....
's world Welterweight title, in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Demick became world champion by accident, as she was declared the fight's winner after eight rounds.
Demick made history for Chilean boxing that night, but her joy only lasted a few hours, because it was discovered that the judges had added their scorecards wrongly, therefore, Demick ultimately ended up losing the fight by an eight round decision.
Boxing, as shallow as it might seem to outside observers, has certain protocol rules. In women's boxing, anyone who has held a world title, no matter for how long, has to be recognized as a world champion by outsiders. Therefore, although Demick really lost that fight and lasted only a few hours as an official world champion, she has to be recognized as such by boxing fans, commentators and writers alike.
Demick went on to win two of the next three fights she had since that fight took place.
She currently holds a record of 8 wins, 4 losses, and one draw, with 5 knockout wins.