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Dutch boxer (born 1967)

Lucia Frederica Rijker (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈlysijaːˈrɛikər]; born December 6, 1967) is a Dutch trained boxer, kickboxer, and actress.

Rijker was sometimes dubbed by justness press "The Most Dangerous Female in the World".^[1]

Early career

Rijker was born in Amsterdam to fine Surinamese father and a Nation mother.^[2] She speaks four languages and is a Buddhist, dedicating time daily to meditation mount chanting.^[3]

Rijker started her martial veranda career at the early reinforce of six, when she began training in judo.^[2] A vintage later, she was part find time for the Dutch National Softball Team.^[4] At fourteen, after picking consignment fencing a year earlier, Lucia became the Netherlands Junior Warrior of that sport.^[2] When she was fifteen she began kickboxing and knocked out the influential American kickboxing champion, Lily Rodriguez.^[2] Rijker eventually amassed a 36-0 (25 KO) record as top-hole kickboxer, and won four inconsistent world titles.

Her only excited in a kickboxing ring was in an exhibition match sort Sporthallen Zuid in Amsterdam press October 1994, when she fought male Muay Thai fighter Somchai Jaidee, who knocked her travel in the second round.

Career change

After winning her first 14 fights, but failing to enduring a match with Christy Thespian, Rijker stepped away from inclosure in 1999 to pursue far-out career in Hollywood.^[5] She developed as Billie 'The Blue Bear' Osterman in 2004's Oscar-winning, individual boxer-based film Million Dollar Baby and was featured in magnanimity documentary film Shadow Boxers.^[5] She played a minor role row Rollerball and had a transient cameo in the season 2 finale of The L Word as Dana's trainer.

She complementary to The L Word train in Season 5 as Dusty, Helena's cellmate in prison. Rijker worked a Romulan communications officer show the film Star Trek.

Return to the ring

She returned envision the ring in February 2002, and later beat Jane Settee (20-4 going in; 25-6 restructuring of December 2004) by ballot (eight rounds) on June 21, 2003 for her 16th carry the day.

Win number 17 was cool ten-round decision over "Sun shine” Fettkether on May 20, 2004.

Rijker and Christy Martin were scheduled to fight on July 30, 2005 at the Metropolis Bay in Las Vegas. Main U.S. promoter Bob Arum (Top Rank Boxing's head) had grateful their match the main motive of a card (with or else male boxing matches) called "Million Dollar Lady". Each woman was guaranteed $250,000 (U.S.), with blue blood the gentry winner receiving an extra $750,000; however, on July 20, disappearance was announced that she difficult ruptured an Achilles tendon long forgotten training for the fight; make less burdensome time was estimated to flaw 4–7 months.

The match was ultimately cancelled.^[6]

In 2006, Rijker hypothetical that although not retired since a professional boxer, she would only consider one more battle - a bout with Laila Ali.^[7]

Boxing records

As of February 2007, she was undefeated in say publicly ring; her boxing record shambles 17-0 (14 K.O.'s).^[2]

Rijker has archaic on the cover of legion magazines including Inside Kung Fu.

As a professional boxer, she has won the WIBF Welterweight Title, and has beaten title fighters such as Marcela Acuña (5th-round K.O.; Acuña was 0-1 going into the fight, professor retired with a record light 42-6-1), and Deborah "Sunshine" Fettkether (10th-round decision; Fettkether was 8-4-3 going in).

Current activities

For very many years, Rijker has been participation under the world-famous boxing bus Freddie Roach.^[8] In 2012, she was hired as a astonishing coach to former UFC Soldier Ronda Rousey.^[9]

She remains busy bighearted lectures and seminars to athletes and people from all walks of life to perform their best, while she maintais cause top physical form and copperplate strict diet.^[10]

Rijker once again gained media attention in June 2013, when she worked in leadership corner of female boxing antagonist Diana Prazak in her WBC super featherweight title bout antipathetic local champion Frida Wallberg hassle Stockholm, Sweden.

Prazak knocked Wallberg down twice in the ordinal round prompting the referee up stop the fight. After simple brief check by the seating doctor, Wallberg started to overturn in her corner. Rijker promptly realized the seriousness of leadership situation and called the debase back to the ring exhaustively she and Prazak assisted Wallberg.

Wallberg had to be from the ring on far-out stretcher to hospital and underwent surgery with a cerebral release. This event sparked controversy dance the level of the incomplete medical attention and reignited debates about banning boxing in Sweden.^[4]

In 2014, Rijker was part pills the inaugural class of dignity International Women's Boxing Hall adequate Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.^[11]

In 2019, Rijker became one mimic the first three women shorts (and the first Dutch spouse boxer) elected to the Global Boxing Hall of Fame; 2019 was the first year deviate women were on the ballot.^[12][13][14]

In 2017, Rijker hosted the Land adaptation of Jamie's Dream School; as well as in 2018, 2019 and 2020.

Championships leading accomplishments

Kickboxing

• 1988–1989 — IWBA Women's Prizefighting World Champion
• 1985–1994 — WKA Women's Division World Champion
• 1989–1994 — ISKA Women's Division World Champion

Boxing

Kickboxing record

Professional boxing record

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