Pamela went to Germany and during a press
conference it was revealed that she had only been kickboxing. Needless to
say, when it was discovered that Barker would be making a pro debut, they
said that they would not allow Barker to fight Halmich. As Barker’s
father told WBAN, "Pamela’s warm welcome she received was now over.
She was treated so bad it was to make her cry."
Pamela next experience was equally not to
be something that she would have expected. On April 4, 1998, she was to
make her pro debut in San Salvador, El Salvador. The fight was a
six-rounder, and it was declared an exhibition fight. The fight was in
front of 17,000 spectators.
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So, Pamela’s "official" debut
occurred on October 22, 1998 in Reseda, California. She fought Paula Faye
of San Diego, California, and defeated Faye in a four-round unanimous
decision. Faye’s record dropped to 1-2-2. After she fought Faye, she began training
with Floyd Mayweather Sr. She now trains at the Nevada Partners Gym in
North Las Vegas, Nevada.
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On May 22, 1999, Pamela fought Patricia
Stickler (photos above) at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada, in a
scheduled four-rounder on the undercard of the Oscar De La Hoya-Oba Carr
welterweight title bout, Pamela won a second round TKO over Patricia
Stickler of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
On August 8, 1999 Pamela fought Donyale
Williams (which WBAN would love to see this fighter stay out of the
ring until she learned how to box) at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas,
Nevada, Pamela weighed in at 114 lbs.
On September 11, 1999, Pamela fought Elisha
Olivas of Denver, Colorado. Olivas, another winless fighter made it four
rounds with Pamela, but dropped her record to 0-2-1.
On October 3, 1999, at the Lady Luck Casino
in Lula, Mississippi: Pamela weighed in at 115 lbs. and moved her pro
record to 5-0 with a second-round KO of Sarah Jones (114 lbs.) of Little
Rock, Arkansas.
On February 19, 2000 Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada Pamela
Barker, Henderson, Nevada vs. Terry Cruz of Denver, Colorado fought to a
4-round draw. Cruz wond the first two rounds, and apparently it was not a
great fight for Barker. Barker is now 5-0-1, and Cruz is 1-2-2.
