January 30, 2001, Aloha Tower Complex, Honolulu, Hawaii
Vicky Cozy, 125,  won her pro debut when she stopped Bethany Roger, 126,  by a TKO, fourth round. News sources said that the fight was an  action-packed four rounder, that had the crowd on its feet. 

January 28, 2001, -The Moon in Tallahassee, Florida,  Sunshine Network
Sophia Johnson, 139, of Atlanta, Georgia won a four-round unanimous decision against Jodi Kombrinck, 133, of Tallahassee. . According to news sources, Kombrinck was knocked to her knees by a short right to the head, but battled on to finish the bout bloody-nosed but on her feet. 

January 28, 2001-Phoenix, Arizona
Elena Reid had a four-round Majority draw with Yvonne Caples in a rematch. The third and fourth round were televised on Univision.  The judges scores were: 2 judges saw the fight 38-38 and 1 Judge saw it 39-37 for Elena. It was a great fight by both fighters with action moving back and forth thorough out the fight. Elena staggered Yvonne in the third round. Yvonne held on to Elena, and Elena could not finish her.

January 25, 2001, Houston, Texas, Boxing’s first 2001 card Radisson Hotel Astrodome. Excerpt by Jonathan Cooper: Junior lightweight Lanie Ellis of Houston showed amazing power and polished boxing skills in her pro debut, gaining a third-round knockout of Diane Flemon (0-2) of Nacogdoches. The fight started off as a brawl, with Ellis landing the better of the blows but former Toughman Flemon landed plenty of shots as well. As the fight progressed, Ellis began boxing and moving, landed punches at will and wearing Flemon out.  "It was tough the way she came out and was wailing away," Ellis said. "My coach said at first that I was fighting the way she wanted me to, but I realized if I could box, I would have more success."  Ellis (1-0 1 KO) made her debut at age 31, but she looks to be one of the better female prospects in the area. "I plan on taking this as far as it will take me, and I hope that is to the top," she said.

January 25, 2001, Centennial Garden Arena-Bakersfield, CA
In the six-round co-main event, Lisa Holewyne, 140, of Crawford, Texas narrowly defeated Brenda Bell-Drexel, 138, of Austin, Texas, by majority decision. One judge scored the bout a draw (57-57), while two judges scored the bout 58-56 in Ms. Holewyne's favor. There were no knockdowns in a tough match between contrasting styles, which led to frequent clinches and tie-ups but also saw determined effort and solid punches. On the whole, it was a very worthy match for a co-main event.  On the undercard, in a rock 'em, sock 'em 4 rounder, Sunshine Fettkether, 149, in her professional debut in conventional boxing, lost a unanimous decision to hometown favorite Debbie Foster, 146. While there were no knockdowns, this match saw many hard, staggering blows that thrilled the highly vocal, enthusiastic crowd and left Ms. Fettkether's nose bloodied and both women marked around the eyes.  Ms. Foster advances to 3-1 with the victory. Ms. Fettkether, of course, is well-known to most readers as one of the preeminent women in Muay Thai. Despite the loss, she showed great promise in the added discipline of Western-style boxing.  All 3 judges scored the match 39-37.  The matches took place before a superb, enthusiastic, appreciative audience (for both men's and women's matches). Crowd estimate - 2,000? 3,000? Fight report by Craigo.

January 21, 2001-San Antonio, Texas
Jessica Rakoczy, 23, won by a unanimous four-round decision over Mary Wells. Rakoczy remains undefeated with a 3-0 record.  Wells record is now 3-1.

January 21, 2001 -The Peppermill Casino, Reno, Nevada
Kelsey Jeffries, 124, of Gilroy, Calif., used a five-inch height and nine-inch reach advantage to win every round and take a four-round decision over Imelda Arias, 129, of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Jeffries raised her record to 10-2 and Arias, who had won eight fights by knockout, is 8-9. (Source: Reno Gazette Journal)

January 20, 2001-Las Vegas, Nevada
Mia St. John, (19-0 records, with about 9-12 mismatches in this record) TKO'd  Sherri Thompson in the third round.  News sources said that Thompson was overmatched with St. John. So what is new... The good news is St. John is talking about retiring in September.

January 19, 2001-Hadsund, Denmark 
Anita Christensen of Denmark, won by a unanimous decision against Valerie Rangheard of France. Christensen improved her record to 8-0, and Rangheard fell to 3-8.

January 19, 2001 - California
Gloria Ramirez won a four-round unanimous decision over Eliza Olson.   Although Olson is a fairly new fighter, she showed determination, speed and was very gutzy fighting more experienced Ramirez.  A good even matchup. Final scoring was 40-36, 39-37, 39-37.  

January 19, 2001 - Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
Ada Velez became the new IBA Bantamweight Champion after fighting her first 10-round title bout against Kathy Williams at the Soaring Eagle Casino, in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan...Velez won by a unanimous decision, 99-91, 97-93, 100-90.   WBAN's Inside reporter said that there were no knockdowns in the 10-rounder, and that Kathy received two accidental headbutts, due to the height difference.  Velez moved her record to 7-0-0 (4KO), and Williams is now 11-3-0 (4KO).

January 19, 2001-Casino Magic in Bay 
St. Louis, MS
Nina Ahlin won by a six-round unanimous decision against Sarah Goodson. Final judging was 60-54. 

January 18, 2001 - Arrowhead Pond-Anaheim, California
Mikee Stafford, got her first pro win, with a four round KO over a very game Crystal Bolles. Stafford had Bolles down in the 2nd and third, and bloodied her nose in the second. Stafford is 1-1, Bolles is 0-2.

January 17, 2001, Yonkers, New York
Melissa Salamone, 130, defeated IFBA Featherweight champion Layla McCarter, 130, in a six-round bout. Salamone improved her record to 19-0-1 (7KO), and McCarter dropped to 7-5-1. There were no knockdowns and according to news sources, Salamone won every round, except the fifth round.  Salamone was originally going to fight Shakurah Witherspoon, who she had already defeated twice before, but Layla McCarter was named as a replacement close to the date of this fight. 

January 13-14, 2001 Milwaukee, Wisc. Amateurs
In the one women's bout of the Wisconsin Amateur Boxing Championships held in Milwaukee Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 13 and 14, a fired up Faizah Ami,1- 0, at 108 pounds, scored a second round stoppage against Jessica Zigman, who weighed 119, who was making her first amateur start. There were eleven other bouts Saturday, all men's, two of which were championship matches. On Sunday there were nine men's matches. Winners will represent Wisconsin in regional competition Feb. 16 and 17 in Norfolk, Nebraska. Boxers from Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska also will compete for the Northern Midwest USA Boxing regional titles.

January 12, 2001,Atlanta City, New Jersey
Isra Girgrah, 133, faced Sue Mullett, 134, in a scheduled 10-rounder for the UBA (Universal Boxing Association) title, that ended in a TKO :22 in the fourth round!  As one news source reported,  Isra Girgrah (16-3-2, 8 KOs) made good on her preflight prediction by stopping Susan Mullett (7-6) with a fourth-round TKO. Girgrah dropped Mullett  to the canvas with a straight right at the end of the third round, then started the fourth with a combination of punches, that pinned Mullett on the ropes.  The referee intervened and stopped the fight.  Girgrah did not wear her traditional boxing trunks, and came donning in the ring a red skirt with black tights. Apparently the skirt was so tight that Girgrah's corner had to rip the seams on both sides after the first round to give her more freedom to move!

January 7, 2001 -Texas Station, Las Vegas, NV
Freeda Foreman vs. Yolanda Blackmer (1-2). Foreman TKO1 Blackmer.  Blackmer is also a "Federal ID'd Wisconsin" boxer. WBAN did not even view this fight, and knew what the outcome would be before it even took place.  Comments from one boxing fan frustrated these garbage matches, "What a mess this is turning into! Freeda is on a good diet but is she training?"  Foreman is now 4-0 with all unbelievable bad fighters.

January 6, 2001 -Tacoma, Washington
Jessica LaPointe won a four-round decision over Jamie Day.  An excerpt from the News Tribune in Tacoma, Washington:  Jessica LaPointe, from Spanaway, scored a four-round unanimous decision over Jamie Day (1-4-0) in a battle of lightweights. LaPointe ran her record to 2-0-0. Both victories were against Day.  LaPointe improved her record to 2-0.   Day dropped to 0-5. 

January 6, 2001 Liege, Belgium
Nathalie Toro of Belgium KO1  Genifer Radinovic of Austria. This was a featherweight bout, and Toro moved her record to 3-0.