Michelle Gutierrez, 118 lbs., born June 29, 1981, in Las Vegas, Nevada, showed her athletic ability at the tender age of four training in gymnastics. She continued until the age of sixteen years old, she was a class three gymnast, a class five is considered good enough to enter the Olympics.

She left Green Valley high School and moved to San Diego, California where she completed her high school education.  She said after high school she lived on the wild side for a few years until she found a gym in San Diego and started to do Aerobic boxing workout, that seemed to get out a lot of aggressions.

Gutierrez’s Aerobic trainer David Love who was once a Pro Boxer noticed the potential in Gutierrez. He asked Gutierrez if she would like to train in boxing and offer to train her. After a months of training Love got her an amateur bout in 2002. After ten amateur fights and 7-3, she moved back to Las Vegas, Nevada in 2003 Gutierrez didn’t return to training until 2003 and thinking about turning professional until she met Gabriel Gutierrez a amateur Mix Martial Artist, in 2004 they married, a year later they were blessed with a daughter Gabriela.

In 2006,  Gutierrez met trainer Jessie Reid Sr. Reid trained her for her pro debut against Katarina De La Cruz which took place at the LA Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. Gutierrez won her pro debut in a majority decision.

Soon after her pro debut she decided to try Mix Martial Arts and started training at the Warrior Gym in Las Vegas , this lasted a year in a half. She decided to go back to boxing, she took the advice of her Uncle Jake Gutierrez who is a professional boxing ring announcer to call Butch Gottlieb of Infinity Boxing management.

Gutierrez is now training at Toccos Gym in Las Vegas, Nevada and under the watchful eye of famous trainer Eddie Mustafa Muhammad. Mustafa said Gutierrez will be ready to fight by May 2009.

Gutierrez stable mates are Olivia “The Predator” Gerula and DynOmite Donatella Hultin.  Gutierrez also has a sports clothing line called Battle Born she is in the process in launching a Battle Born website.

Gutierrez is managed by Butch Gottlieb Infinityboxing@aol.com 

photos: Mary Ann Owen