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Heather
Hartman, born April 16, 1983, is an avid athlete including Soccer,
Snowboarding, Running and now Boxing. With a 3-0 amateur record she eagerly
awaits her next opponent.
Heather started competing in soccer when she was 10 years old as a goal
keeper. She went on to compete and capture many awards. She competed in the
WPSL or Women's Premier Soccer League for three years.
Heather played for the "Storm" a Sacramento soccer team who was ranked 7th
in the world. Heather played side by side with other notable players such
as, Lekeysha Beene (US National Team Goal Keeper), Brandi Chastain (Gold
Medalist), Sissi (Sissi being the the #1 player from Brazil). The WPSL is
the highest level of women soccer in the United States. Heather turned down
many paid offers around the country and found a new love---boxing.
Heather's training regiment for soccer was five hours, two of which was in a
high performance gym in Castro Valley. Andre Ward (from Oakland, California,
Gold Medalist, Pro boxer with a 12-0 record) was also training at the same
high performance gym as well as Andre's trainer Virgil Hunter. In 2003,
Virgil took quick notice of Heathers amazing work ethic and resembled that
of Andre Ward and befriended her. From there, Heather and Virgil or "Virg"
agreed to a trial period in which Heather would have to prove that the
dedication and work ethic she had for soccer would be conveyed for boxing.
Heather continued on to be the first woman Virgil has ever trained at a
competitive level.
Sam Sheridan, a writher for Men's Journal and writing his own book, "A
Fighters Heart" came to visit and Andre, Virgil. Sam was Heathers first
sparring partner. Heather takes up a few pages in Sam's book. The book
itself is a must read for anyone interested in boxing and fighting in
general.
In her first amateur bout, that took place on July 22, 2006, at the King's
Gym in Oakland, California, after a year of intense training at a local gym
and out of Virgil's garage, "the training house" her first fight was at
King's Gym. She defeated the 2005 Women's Northern California Golden Gloves
Champion Kara Potter at (145 lbs) by points.
In her second amateur bout, on September 30, 2006, at the Irish Cultural
Center in San Francisco, California, she wond by points in the 150-lb.
division.
On March 23, 2007, at the Kezar Pavillion, San Francisco, CA, Heather
competed in the 2007 Northern California Golden Gloves tournament. Heather
defeated her opponent at (152 lbs) and became the Northern Golden Gloves
Champion---Since then a handful of opponents have turned down offers to
fight at local shows and tournaments.
Her boxing aspirations are to have a world title belt and to continue to
contribute to the long, great, women's boxing heritage.
Heather has an identical twin sister who has
competed at a high level in wrestling and placed 7th in a national
tournament last year.
For more information on her visit her website at:
http://www.geocities.com/heatherhartman00/
Or call Matthew Pratt at 510-472-1230 /
mattdpratt@gmail.com |
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