Lisa Brown | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 17, 1971 Laventille, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Other names | Bad News |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 29 |
| Wins | 20 |
| Wins by KO | 6 |
| Losses | 6 |
| Draws | 3 |
Lisa Brown (born January 17, 1971, in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago) is a Trinidadian boxer. During her career, from which she retired, she held the WIBA and WBA super bantamweight titles.
Lisa Brown was born 17 January 1971, in the city of Port of Spain in Trinidad and Tobago. Brown was born into a family of four as the only girl. Brown was interested in cricket in Trinidad. When she emigrated to Canada at the age of 17 she searched for a similar sport, but cricket wasn't as recognized in Canada. [1]
She married professional boxer Errol Brown who discovered her talent and encouraged her to get into boxing. He also became her trainer. At first she was hesitant, but after she saw Christy Martin fight Deirdre Gogarty in 1996 it inspired her to start boxing.
Brown began boxing as an amateur in 1997 when she was 26 years old. As an amateur she fought 32 fights, she won 26 of them, and won her first amateur fight by a knockout. During this period she also fought some of the Canadian national team members.
She also took part in the Canadian National Championships in 1998 and 1999. On January 17, 1998, she fought in the finals against Patricia Picotin in Edmonton, she won a silver medal. On January 24, 1999, she won the Canadian National Championships by a walkover. She also fought in the Canadian national team for a couple of years. On March 24, 1999, she fought Frida Emanuelsson in the Canada-Sweden Dual.
She finished her amateur career with a 26–6 record before turning professional.
Brown made her pro boxing debut against Leilani Salazar at the Convention Center in Tucson on May 5, 2000. Beating her opponent with a TKO in the fourth round. She started her career with eight wins in a row. She would beat her opponents in their home town, which earned her the nickname, "Bad News".
On September 1, 2001, Lisa Brown faced Leona Brown for the second time in a row that year. The fight was held at Cedarbridge Academy in Bermuda. In her first fight Lisa beat Leona by a six round unanimous decision in the Civic Center earlier that year.
On September 23, 2005, Lisa Brown fought Jackie Chavez at the Jean Pierre Sports Complex in Port of Spain, Brown won the WIBC and WIBA junior featherweight titles with a ten round unanimous decision over Jackie Chavez.
On March 22, 2007, at the Isleta Casino & Resort in Albuquerque, Lisa Brown faced Jackie Chavez again for the IFBA junior featherweight title, Brown was again the victor, winning by unanimous decision over ten rounds.
On March 7, 2009, at the Jean Pierre Sports Complex in Port of Spain, Brown won the WIBA junior featherweight title. She TKO'd her opponent Maribel Santana in the third round at the 1:45 mark.
On March 27, 2010, at the Casino Rama in Ramara, Brown fought Ana Julaton for the vacant WBA super bantamweight title and won the fight with a unanimous decision.
On November 19, 2011, Brown fought again for the WIBA junior featherweight title. She fought against Angela Marciales at the Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain. She won the fight by a TKO in the fourth round at the 1:26 mark.
On August 18, 2012, Brown fought Jackie Nava for the WBA super-bantamweight title. She would lose via third round stoppage. [2]
In her last fight on September 21, 2013, she beat Amanda Beaudin with a split decision and hasn't fought since.
Brown was inducted into the International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame in 2020. [3] [4]
| 29 fights | 20 wins | 6 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 6 | 1 |
| By decision | 14 | 5 |
| Draws | 3 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Win | 20–6–3 | Amanda Beaudin | SD | 6 | 21 Sep 2013 | Halifax Forum, Halifax, Canada | |
| 28 | Loss | 19–6–3 | Jackie Nava | TKO | 3 (10), 1:42 | 18 Aug 2012 | La Cetto Vineyard, Valle de Guadalupe, Mexico | For WBA super-bantamweight title |
| 27 | Win | 19–5–3 | Angela Marciales | TKO | 4 (10), 1:26 | 19 Nov 2011 | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Won vacant WIBA super-bantamweight title |
| 26 | Loss | 18–5–3 | Chantal Martínez | UD | 10 | 2 Apr 2011 | Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City, Panama | Lost WBA super-bantamweight title |
| 25 | Win | 18–4–3 | align=leftJeri Sitzes | UD | 8 | 30 Oct 2010 | Casino Rama, Rama, Canada | |
| 24 | Win | 17–4–3 | Ana Julaton | UD | 10 | 27 Mar 2010 | Casino Rama, Rama, Canada | Won vacant WBA super-bantamweight title |
| 23 | Loss | 16–4–3 | Hyo Min Kim | UD | 10 | 15 Oct 2009 | Songdo Convensia, Incheon, South Korea | For vacant IFBA featherweight title |
| 22 | Win | 16–3–3 | Maribel Santana | TKO | 3 (10), 1:45 | 7 Mar 2009 | Jean Pierre Sports Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Won vacant WIBA super-bantamweight title |
| 21 | Win | 15–3–3 | Alicia Ashley | SD | 10 | 12 Jun 2008 | Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S. | Retained IFBA super-bantamweight title |
| 20 | Win | 14–3–3 | Jeri Sitzes | UD | 10 | 7 Feb 2008 | Pechanga Resort Casino, Temecula, California, U.S. | Retained IFBA super-bantamweight title |
| 19 | Win | 13–3–3 | Jackie Chavez | UD | 10 | 22 Mar 2007 | Isleta Casino & Resort, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. | Won vacant IFBA super-bantamweight title |
| 18 | Loss | 12–3–3 | Melissa Hernández | UD | 10 | 4 Nov 2006 | Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton, Canada | For vacant WIBA super-bantamweight title |
| 17 | Draw | 12–2–3 | Jeannine Garside | MD | 10 | 23 Jun 2006 | Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton, Canada | For WIBA super-bantamweight title |
| 16 | Loss | 12–2–2 | Jeannine Garside | UD | 10 | 18 Nov 2005 | Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton, Canada | Lost WIBA super-bantamweight title |
| 15 | Win | 12–1–2 | Jackie Chavez | UD | 10 | 23 Sep 2005 | Jean Pierre Sports Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Won vacant WIBA super-bantamweight title |
| 14 | Win | 11–1–2 | Kelli Cofer | UD | 6 | 18 Jun 2005 | Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton, Canada | |
| 13 | Win | 10–1–2 | Stephaney George | KO | 2 (6), 1:18 | 18 Feb 2005 | The Docks Nightclub, Toronto, Canada | |
| 12 | Loss | 9–1–2 | Sharon Anyos | MD | 10 | 10 Dec 2004 | Southport Sharks AFL Club, Southport, Australia | For WBF featherweight title |
| 11 | Win | 9–0–2 | Jeri Sitzes | UD | 6 | 26 May 2004 | Ameristar Casino Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | |
| 10 | Draw | 8–0–2 | Ada Vélez | MD | 10 | 30 Oct 2003 | Seminole Casino Coconut Creek, Coconut Creek, Florida, U.S. | For WIBA bantamweight title |
| 9 | Draw | 8–0–1 | Kelli Cofer | PTS | 6 | 11 Jul 2003 | Civic Center, Canton, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Olga Heron | UD | 4 | 26 Apr 2003 | Hamilton Place Theatre, Hamilton, Canada | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Karen Martin | UD | 6 | 21 Dec 2002 | Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Leona Brown | PTS | 10 | 1 Sep 2001 | Cedarbridge Academy, Devonshire Parish, Bermuda | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Leona Brown | UD | 6 | 27 Apr 2001 | Civic Center, Niagara Falls, New York, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Donna Parsons | UD | 4 | 11 Nov 2000 | Skylon Tower, Niagara Falls, Canada | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Shondell Alfred | TKO | 2 (4), 1:06 | 23 Sep 2000 | Casino Rama, Rama, Canada | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Jeanette Sanabria | TKO | 1 (4), 0:32 | 27 Jun 2000 | Orangeville, Canada | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Leilani Salazar | TKO | 4 (4), 0:49 | 5 May 2000 | Tucson Convention Center, Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |