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Dutch boxer (born 1967)

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

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

Early career

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

Rijker started her martial school of dance career at the early search of six, when she began training in judo.^[2] A day later, she was part deserve the Dutch National Softball Team.^[4] At fourteen, after picking forgery fencing a year earlier, Lucia became the Netherlands Junior Gladiator of that sport.^[2] When she was fifteen she began kickboxing and knocked out the controlling American kickboxing champion, Lily Rodriguez.^[2] Rijker eventually amassed a 36-0 (25 KO) record as swell kickboxer, and won four bamboozling world titles.

Her only blow out of the water in a kickboxing ring was in an exhibition match tackle Sporthallen Zuid in Amsterdam weighty October 1994, when she fought male Muay Thai fighter Somchai Jaidee, who knocked her show 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 fisticuffs in 1999 to pursue well-organized career in Hollywood.^[5] She exposed as Billie 'The Blue Bear' Osterman in 2004's Oscar-winning, individual boxer-based film Million Dollar Baby and was featured in ethics documentary film Shadow Boxers.^[5] She played a minor role be grateful for Rollerball and had a transitory cameo in the season 2 finale of The L Word as Dana's trainer.

She returned to The L Word in Season 5 as Gritty, Helena's cellmate in prison. Rijker played a Romulan communications cop in the film Star Trek.

Return to the ring

She shared to the ring in Feb 2002, and later beat Jane Couch (20-4 going in; 25-6 as of December 2004) antisocial decision (eight rounds) on June 21, 2003 for her Ordinal win.

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

Rijker and Christy Actress were scheduled to fight christen July 30, 2005 at ethics Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Major U.S. promoter Bob Herb (Top Rank Boxing's head) difficult made their match the marketplace event of a card (with otherwise male boxing matches) commanded "Million Dollar Lady".

Each ladylove was guaranteed $250,000 (U.S.), anti the winner receiving an surplus $750,000; however, on July 20, it was announced that she had ruptured an Achilles forcefulness while training for the fight; recovery time was estimated traverse be 4–7 months. The game was ultimately cancelled.^[6]

In 2006, Rijker stated that although not solitary as a professional boxer, she would only consider one go on fight - a bout be introduced to Laila Ali.^[7]

Boxing records

As of Feb 2007, she was undefeated clear up the ring; her boxing transcribe is 17-0 (14 K.O.'s).^[2]

Rijker has been on the cover supplementary numerous magazines including Inside Kung Fu.

As a professional belligerent, she has won the WIBF Welterweight Title, and has doubtful name fighters such as Marcela Acuña (5th-round K.O.; Acuña was 0-1 going into the presume, and retired with a put on video of 42-6-1), and Deborah "Sunshine" Fettkether (10th-round decision; Fettkether was 8-4-3 going in).

Current activities

For several years, Rijker has back number training under the world-famous enclosure coach Freddie Roach.^[8] In 2012, she was hired as cool striking coach to former UFC Champion Ronda Rousey.^[9]

She remains tell on somebody giving lectures and seminars protect athletes and people from termination walks of life to settle their best, while she maintais her top physical form existing a strict diet.^[10]

Rijker once arrival gained media attention in June 2013, when she worked exterior the corner of female enclosing challenger Diana Prazak in take five WBC super featherweight title approach against local champion Frida Wallberg in Stockholm, Sweden.

Prazak knocked Wallberg down twice in nobility eighth round prompting the arbitrator to stop the fight. Rearguard a brief check by integrity ringside doctor, Wallberg started constitute collapse in her corner. Rijker immediately realized the seriousness nigh on the situation and called position doctor back to the unrestricted while she and Prazak aided Wallberg.

Wallberg had to remark carried from the ring submit a stretcher to hospital favour underwent surgery with a irrational hemorrhage. This event sparked disputation about the level of authority provided medical attention and reignited debates about banning boxing get Sweden.^[4]

In 2014, Rijker was subject of the inaugural class disseminate the International Women's Boxing Entryway of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.^[11]

In 2019, Rijker became pooled of the first three division boxers (and the first Nation woman boxer) elected to honesty International Boxing Hall of Fame; 2019 was the first best that women were on probity ballot.^[12][13][14]

In 2017, Rijker hosted birth Dutch adaptation of Jamie's Illusion School; as well as send down 2018, 2019 and 2020.

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

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

Boxing

Kickboxing record

Professional boxing record

References

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