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ABOUT HOLLY

'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's path to a boxing career began with aerobics. "I started aerobics to keep in shape, saw the (kickboxing) class, thought it looked pretty cool, so I thought I'd try it for one fight and see what it was like," says Holm.

Her aerobics instructor was Mike Winkeljohn, who also taught kickboxing.  Winklejohn soon saw Holm's potential. "She's got that instinct," he says, "When she gets hit, she knows it's time to come back. I wish I could bottle (what she has) and sell it."  "(Boxing) came easier to me than I thought it would," says Holm. "When I first started, my punches seemed real clumsy, but Mr. Winkeljohn is a great instructor. He helped me with my technique, and he felt ... he could work with me." 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. 

On June 21, 2002 at Sky City Casino in Acoma, New Mexico she won her second pro fight by a TKO over debut fighter Terrie Carillo at 0:24 in the first round.

On August 17, 2002 at Santa Ana Star Casino in Bernallilo, New Mexico: Holly (144 lbs) won a four-round unanimous (40-35) decision in a rematch with Martha Orozco (142¾ lbs). Holm controlled this fight from the start, putting Orozco down for a six count with a barrage of punches in the opening round and staggering her again near the end of the stanza. Holm out-punched Orozco in the second but both looked tired at the bell. Orozco wilted with Holm working her over against the ropes in the third, but held on gamely. She survived a solid pounding in the fourth to end the fight on her feet.  Holm advanced to 3-0-0 (2 KO) while Orozco fell to 0-2.

On September 6, 2002 at Santa Ana Star Casino in Bernalillo, New Mexico,  Holly (149¼ lbs) won a lop-sided four-round unanimous (40-32,40-32,40-30) decision over Bonnie Mann (148¼ lbs) of Morrisville, North Carolina. Holm dominated the bout with pounding straight lefts and knocked Mann down twice in each of the second and third rounds. Mann, who fell to 0-2-0 as a pro boxer, had won the bronze medal at 147 lbs at the 1998 US Nationals and again at 156 lbs in 1999.

On April 5, 2003 at Cowboy's Bar and Grill, in Albuquerque, Trisha "TNT"  Hill of Kennesaw, Georgia knocked Holly out in the fourth round of a five-round 139-lb Muay Thai bout. Hill, a featherweight who had moved up two weight classes to face Holly, gave up the weight advantage believing that she could KO Holly to get the victory. Trisha picked her shots carefully and when Holly started to tire in the third round, she went for the KO in the fourth, tagging . Holly with a couple of jabs and then stepping in with a right that knocked Holly out cold. As reported by Chris Cozzone of New Mexico Boxing, "Keeping the shorter Hill at bay, Holly managed to take the first two rounds with her kicks. Hill won the exchanges at close quarters but Holm scored the damaging blows with her feet. The tide changed in the second part of Round Three when Hill landed a bomb of a right hook that had Holm staggering. After tying up and then using kicks to fight back, Holm showed a big heart trying to win back the round. Hill was relentless in closing the distance and suckering Holm into brawling. Early into the fourth, she landed a picture perfect right hand that flattened Holm to the canvas. While Holly continued to throw a half-hearted left right while horizontal, the ref jumped in and immediately stopped the contest after seeing Holm's eyes roll dangerously back."

 On August 9, 2003 in Baraboo, Wisonsin she TKO'd Alisa Cantwell at 1:30 in the first round of a kickboxing bout. 

On August 26, 2003 at Sandia Casino in Albuquerque, in a much-anticipated cross-town showdown between two unbeaten fighters, Holly (141 lbs) won a four-round majority (40-37, 39-37,38-38) decision over Stephanie Jaramillo (142 lbs) from Albuquerque's South Valley. Holm was the early aggressor, landing solid straight lefts to Jaramillo’s face. More on Biography

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                       

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Eileen Olszewski on WABC with Dr. Marvell Scott.
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May 14, 2008

(MAY 14) New York boxing fans be sure to tune in to WABC TV Eyewitness News Sports on Wednesday, May 14. Sports anchor Dr. Marvell Scott visits with current WIBA flyweight champion Eileen Olszewski (5-0-1).  Dr. Scott spoke with Eileen about her unique career choice from classically trained..Full Story

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The two best female boxers in the world, Mary Jo Sanders and Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm, will headline the June 13th “Finally” pay-per-view event (10 PM/ET-8 PM/MT) – the greatest collection of women fighters on one show in history – live from Isleta Casino & Resort in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Interview with Jackie Kallen - Manager of Jeannine Garside- Interview on Sports Review Magazine

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ALBUQUERQUE (MAY 10, 2008) – Win a pair of Ringside Tickets (valued at $200 each), along with a T-shirt for each person,  for the “FINALLY” PPV event that will be held at the June 13 at Isleta Casino & Resort in Albuquerque, New Mexico. To enter the free drawing – go here!

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ALBUQUERQUE (May 7, 2008) – IBA junior flyweight champion Wendy “Little Thunder” Rodriguez will be seeking revenge June 13 when she fights one of only four opponents to ever defeat her, Hollie “Hot Stuff” Dunaway, in their 10-round bout for the vacant IBA strawweight belt on the “Finally” pay-per-view event, airing live (10 PM/ET-8 PM/MT) from Isleta Casino & Resort..Full Story

A March To Greatness
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May 5, 2008

(MAY 5) Jeannine Garside - Exclusive Interview Living one’s dream and passion is the best life has to offer, and for Jeannine Garside who is among the best female fighters in the world pound-for-pound, June 13, 2008, will be a continuation of her dream when she steps into the ring and attempts to capture the lightweight championship from Chevelle Hallback. The bout will be the co-feature on the Holly Holm – Mary Jo Sanders card and take place at the Isleta Hotel & Casino..Full Story on xlfights.com

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April 29, 2008

ALBUQUERQUE (April 29, 2008) – Four-time world champion Chevelle “Fists of Steel” Hallback (26-5-2, 11 KOs) is one of the most recognizable, experienced and respected woman boxer in the world. Her June 13 showdown against WIBA featherweight champion Jeannine “G9” Garside (7-0-1, 3 KOs) in the 10-round co-feature feature for the vacant International Female Boxers Association (IFBA) lightweight championship...Full Story

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Albuquerque’s very own Holly Holm 21-1-2 (6) returns to the ring June 13th at the Isleta Casino & Resort in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to take on the undefeated Mary Jo Sanders 25-0 (8) for the vacant International Female Boxers Association (IFBA) junior middleweight title, in what has been billed... Full Story

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March 27, 2008
 
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ALBUQUERQUE (March 27, 2008) – The two best female boxers in the world, Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm and Mary Jo Sanders, headline the June 13th “Finally” pay-per-view event (10 PM/ET-8 PM/MT) – the greatest collection of women fighters on one show in history – live from Isleta Casino & Resort in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Fresquez Productions, Inc.-promoted “Finally,” produced and distributed by Integrated Sports, will be available for live viewing on cable and satellite pay-per-view via iN Demand, TVN and DirecTV for a suggested..Full Story

Holly Holm – A Preacher’s Daughter Hopes to Resurrect Women’s Boxing..by Thomas Gerbasi - MaxBoxing.com(More on PPV Event)

(MAR 25) The daughter of a preacher, Holly Holm didn’t exactly sit around the television with her family on Friday and Saturday nights to check out the latest exploits from the world of boxing as she grew up in Bosque Farms, New Mexico. Sure, she knew the big names that everyone knew simply by osmosis – Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Mike Tyson – but that....Full Story
 

Holm-Sanders Press Conference
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March 13, 2008

ALBUQUERQUE (March 13, 2008) – A Fresquez Productions, Inc. press conference was held today at the Isleta Casino & Resort to formally announce “Finally,” the pay-per-view event (10 PM/ET-8 PM/MT), headlined by Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm and Mary Jo Sanders – “The Battle for Pound-for-Pound Supremacy” -- on June 13th live from Isleta Casino & Resort in Albuquerque..Full Story

Holm-Sanders Detroit Presser Quotes
March 12, 2008

(MAR 12) The Holm-Sanders media tour kicked-off today in Detroit at the Andiamo Restaurant, continues tomorrow (Thursday, March 13 – 2 PM/MT) at the Isleta Casino & Resort (Bingo Showroom), and concludes Saturday morning (11 AM/PT) with a breakfast/press conference at the Luxor....Full Story

New Mexico’s Holly Holm Keeps Title; Hallback and Hernandez Draw
By Bill Ortega
February 8, 2008

(FEB 8)It was another setting, a different state, but the same results for IFBA welterweight titleholder Holly Holm in her win over Puerto Rico’s Belinda Laracuente on Thursday.  New Mexico’s Holm continued her quest to show fight fans that she may just be one of the best female boxers today with a workman-like win over Laracuente before more than 1,200 people at Pechanga Resort and Casino.  Full Story

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(FEB 6) Pound for pound undisputed Welterweight Champion of
the world Holly Holm 20-1-2, 6 KOs defends her IFBA World Title against Belinda “Brown Sugar” Laracuente 23-19-3 9 KOs on Feb 7, at the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, Calif., the bout will be the main event of an all-female card that will be shown at 8:00 PM and 11:00PM p.m. ET/PT on Friday, February 8, as part of Fox Sports Networks Best Damn Championship Boxing broadcast. Holm will also be featured on Fox Sports Networks Best Damn Sports Show, Thursday, February 7 at 9:00AM, 11:00AM, 12:30PM.

 

 


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