Alycia Baumgardner

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Alycia Baumgardner
Born (1994-05-24) 24 May 1994 (age 29)
Fremont, Ohio, U.S.
Other namesThe Bomb
Statistics
Weight(s) Super featherweight
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Reach66 in (168 cm)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights15
Wins14
Wins by KO7
Losses1
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
National Golden Gloves
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Fort Lauderdale Welterweight
US National PAL Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Oxnard Lightweight

Alycia Baumgardner (born 24 May 1994) is an American professional boxer. She has held the WBC and IBO female super featherweight titles since 2021, and the WBO, IBF, and The Ring female super featherweight titles since 2022. [1] [2] She became the undisputed female super featherweight champion of the world on February 4, 2023.

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Personal life

Baumgardner's mother is of German, Japanese and Korean descent, while her father is African-American. [3]

Professional career

Early career

Baumgardner made her professional debut against Britain Hart on March 4, 2017. She won the fight by a first-round technical knockout. [4] Baumgardner notched her second win as a professional 22 days later, needing just 63 seconds to stop Wendy Toney. [5] Her remaining two fights of the year ended just as fast, as she stopped Lashanda Tabron in 57 seconds on June 30, 2017, [6] and Brittney Artis in 36 seconds on August 25, 2017. [7]

Baumgardner faced Nydia Feliciano for the vacant WBC super featherweight title on February 10, 2018. She captured her first professional championship by unanimous decision. [8] Baumgardner suffered her first loss as a professional in her first WBC International title defense, at the hands of Christina Linardatou on July 28, 2018. [9]

Baumgardner faced Gabriella Mezei on May 10, 2019. She won the fight by a first-round technical knockout, her first stoppage victory in nearly two years. [10] Baumgardner next faced Annette Pabello on November 2, 2019. She won the fight by unanimous decision. [11] Baumgardner was then booked to face Cristina Del Valle Pacheco on December 14, 2019. She won the fight by another first-round technical knockout. [12]

Unified super featherweight champion

Baumgardner vs. Harper

In October 2021, it was announced that Baumgardner would face WBC and IBO female super featherweight champion Terri Harper on 13 November 2021, Utilita Arena Sheffield. The fight was aired live on DAZN in the US and across the world as part of the undercard for Kiko Martinez vs. Kid Galahad. [13] Baumgardner defeated Harper via a fourth round technical knockout. During the fight she dominated the second round and then caught Harper with a vicious right hand in the fourth, resulting in her going unbalanced with her whole body stiffened, which caused the referee to jump in to stop the bout. [14] [2] [1] The referee was later praised by boxing pundits and fans for stepping in to stop the fight as Baumgardner had her hand in the air ready to pounce on Harper. [15] [16]

In December 2021, she signed a multi-fight promotional deal with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing. [17] [18] On 14 December 2021, her fourth round knockout against Terri Harper was adjudged as the 2021 Female Knockout of the Year by the World Boxing Council (WBC) as part of the WBC Best of the Year. [19] In January 2021, it was also adjudged as Female Knockout of the Year by BoxingScene.com beating three others including Zulina Muñoz and Daniela Romina Bermúdez. [20]

Baumgardner vs. Matthysse

In April 2022, Matchroom Boxing announced Baumgardner's first fight under the promotion to take place on 16 April against former unified featherweight world champion Edith Soledad Matthysse at the Manchester Arena. [21] [22] The bout was her first title defense. The fight was televised live on DAZN as part of the undercard of Conor Benn's WBA continental title defense bout against Chris van Heerden. [23] [22] Baumgardner successfully retained her WBC and IBO titles via unanimous decision (UD), dominiating over ten rounds, with all three judges' scorecards reading 100–90. [24]

Baumgardner vs. Mayer

In October 2022, Baumgardner cut and outpointed Mikaela Mayer to take the WBC, IBF and WBO titles; scores of two of the cards read 96-95 for Baumgardner, with the third card going to Mayer 97-93. [25] Boxing analysts and former world champions Timothy Bradley and Andre Ward noted Baumgardner's fast start, athletic style, and strong finish that seemingly flustered Mayer. [26] Boxing analyst and boxer Shawn Porter also reported on Baumgardner's noteworthy skillset after the "upset" victory. [27] According to CompuBox stats, Baumgardner outlanded Mayer in total punches 116 to 104, was more efficient in her output landing 35% of punches to Mayer's 29%, and connected with significantly more power shots: Baumgardner landed 82 power shots, nearly doubling Mayer's 43. [25]

Undisputed super featherweight champion

Baumgardner vs. Mekhaled

On November 15, 2022, the WBA ordered their junior lightweight champion Choi Hyun-mi to face Baumgardner in a title unification bout. [28] Choi withdrew from the negotiations on December 13, which led to her being declared a "champion-in-recess" by the sanctioning body, due to her declared injury status. [29] Baumgardner instead faced the next highest ranked WBA contender Elhem Mekhaled for the now vacant championship. [30] The vacant title bout took place on February 4, 2023, at the Hulu Theater in New York City and was broadcast by DAZN. [31] Baumgardner twice knocked Mekhaled down in the third round, en-route to winning the fight by unanimous decision, with two scorecards of 99–89 and one scorecard of 98–90. [32]

Baumgardner vs. Linardatou II

Baumgardner made her first undisputed world super featherweight title defense against the former two-time WBO female junior-welterweight champion Christina Linardatou, who handed Baumgardner the sole loss of her professional career, on July 28, 2018, when she was able to beat her by split decision. The championship bout was booked as the main event of a DAZN broadcast card that took place at The Masonic Temple Detroit in Detroit, Michigan on July 15, 2023. [33] Baumgardner won the fight by a clear unanimous decision, with two scorecards of 99–91 and one scorecard of 98–92. [34]

Matchroom Boxing announced on August 16 that Baumgardner had tested positive for a banned substance on her July 12 sample, but her June 16 and the July 16 samples both came back clean. [35] She denied using any banned substance. [35]

Baumgardner vs. Choi

On August 4, 2023, the WBA ordered a mandatory title unification bout between Baumgardner and "Champion-in-Recess" Choi Hyun-mi. [36]

Professional boxing record

15 fights14 wins1 loss
By knockout70
By decision71
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
16Win15–1 Christina Linardatou UD10Jul 15, 2023The Masonic Temple Detroit, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.Retained WBC, IBF, WBO, WBA, IBO & The Ring female super featherweight titles
15Win14–1 Elhem Mekhaled UD10Feb 4, 2023 Hulu Theater, New York City, New York, U.S.Retained WBC, IBF, WBO, IBO & The Ring female super featherweight titles;
Won vacant WBA super featherweight title
14Win13–1 Mikaela Mayer SD10Oct 15, 2022 O2 Arena, London, EnglandRetained WBC and IBO female super featherweight titles;
Won WBO, IBF, and The Ring super featherweight titles
13Win12–1 Edith Soledad Matthysse UD10Apr 17, 2022 AO Arena, Manchester, EnglandRetained WBC and IBO female super featherweight titles
12Win11–1 Terri Harper TKO4 (10), 0:22Nov 13, 2021 Utilta Arena, Sheffield, EnglandWon WBC and IBO female super featherweight titles
11Win10–1Vanessa BradfordUD10Aug 14, 2021Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S.
10Win9–1Cristina Del Valle PachecoTKO1 (8), 1:46Dec 14, 2019 Zembo Shrine Building, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
9Win8–1Annette PabelloUD6Nov 2, 2019 Sun Dome, Tampa, Florida, U.S.
8Win7–1Gabriella MezeiTKO1 (6), 1:08May 10, 20192300 Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
7Loss6–1 Christina Linardatou SD8Jul 28, 2018Davis Arena, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.Lost WBC International female super featherweight title
6Win6–0Kirstie SimmonsSD6Apr 27, 2018 KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
5Win5–0Nydia FelicianoUD8Feb 10, 2018 2300 Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.Won vacant WBC International female super featherweight title
4Win4–0Brittney ArtisTKO1 (4), 0:36Aug 25, 2017DeCarlo's Convention Center, Warren, Michigan, U.S.
3Win3–0Lashanda TabronTKO1 (4), 0:57Jun 30, 2017 Huntington Center, Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
2Win2–0Wendy ToneyTKO1 (4), 1:03Mar 26, 2017Ford Community Center, Dearborn, Michigan, U.S.
1Win1–0 Britain Hart TKO1 (4), 2:38Mar 4, 2017 Hollywood Casino Columbus, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.

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Sporting positions
Minor world boxing titles
Preceded by IBO
female super featherweight champion
November 13, 2021 – present		Incumbent
Major world boxing titles
Preceded by WBC
female super featherweight champion
November 13, 2021 – present		Incumbent
Preceded by IBF
female super featherweight champion
October 15, 2022 – present
WBO
female super featherweight champion
October 15, 2022 – present
The Ring
female super featherweight champion
October 15, 2022 – present
Vacant
Title last held by
Choi Hyun-mi 		WBA
female super featherweight champion
February 4, 2023 – present
Inaugural champion Undisputed
female super featherweight champion
February 4, 2023 – present
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