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Heather
Hartman, born April 16, 1983, is an avid athlete including Soccer,
Snowboarding, Running and now Boxing. With a 9-1 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,Current WBC champion Pro boxer with a 20-0 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. 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 won by points in the 150lbs
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.
On September 7, 2007 Heather won on points.
December 8, 2007 Heather stopped her opponent in the third round.
Febuary 2, of 2008 Heather won on points and would go on to be unopposed for
the Central Pacific Region Champion at 154lbs
March 11, 2008 Heather's First national tournament she had a draw with Lisa
Kuronya, two time National Champion 16-16. The judges then went on to award
her opponent the tie break with the according to the new scoring system.
July 19, 2008 Heather defeated a local fighter in Fresno by points.
Her record now stands at 9-0-1
On July 14, 2009 Heather had her son Tyler Makaio Pratt. Throughout her
pregnancy Heather continued to stay in the gym and keep her boxing training
at a high level. After only weeks of having her son Heather returned to the
gym and resumed training, and would encourage others athletic moms and all
moms to stay fit during thier pregnancy if they want to resume their
training afterward.
Heather was recently accepted into the Army's World Class Athlete Program
through the California National Guard. In the next two years her aspirations
are to make the first ever Womans Olympic Boxing Team and follow in the
footsteps of teammate Andre Ward and win a gold medal. She will be in boot
camp/training for about 4 months. She will then move to Colorado Springs
with her husband and son and resume her training with former Olympic coach
and the WCAP head coach, Basheer Abdullah.
Follow me on Twitter: heatherhartman2
Facebook: Heather Hartman Fan Page
www.heatherhartmanboxing.com
heather@heatherhartman.com
Contact Matthew Pratt at 510-472-1230 or mattdpratt@gmail.com for further
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Profile by: Matthew Pratt |
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