Holly Holm: Boxing, MMA

 Holm is a World Champion boxer (30-1-3) who debuted in MMA with a win over Christina Domke on March 4, 2011.

Website: http://www.hollyholm.com/

5'8" southpaw Holly Holm from Sandia Heights in Albuquerque, New Mexico was born on October 17, 1981. The preacher's daughter grew up in Bosque Farms and graduated from Manzano High School in 2000 and studied for a year at the University of New Mexico. She played soccer and tried gymnastics, swimming and diving before getting into boxing and kickboxing.

Holly won a national amateur championship in Kansas City, MO in the Fall of 2001, her last kickboxing appearance before her pro debut. Her overall amateur kickboxing record stood at 6-0-2.

She made her professional kickboxing debut on June 1, 2002 in an IKKC five-rounder against Valerie Anthonson of Grand Junction, Colorado at Santa Ana Star Casino in Bernalillo, north of Albuquerque. Her pro boxing debut came on January 25, 2002 at the Isleta Casino and Resort south of Albuquerque. Holly weighed in at 141 lbs and won by a TKO over debut fighter Martha Orozco (141¾ lbs) of Denver, Colorado at 1:38 in the third. 

Since then she has amassed a 30-1-3 record, including 8 KO's.

After being names World Champion by several boxing organizations, Holm has decided to try MMA, winning her debut over Christina Domke on March 4, 2011.

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