Fredia Gibbs
| Fredia Gibbs | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 8, 1963 Chester, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Other names | Cheetah / Lady Jack Johnson |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) |
| Division |
Lightweight Welterweight |
| Reach | 70.0 in (178 cm) |
| Style | Boxing, Muay Thai Kickboxing |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | North Hollywood, California, United States |
| Team | Muay Thai Academy of North Hollywood |
| Trainer |
Kickboxing: Saekson Janjira, David Krapes, Ruben Urquidez, Boxing: Randy Shields, Terry Claybon, Bill Slayton |
| Rank | black belt in Taekwondo |
| Years active | 1997-2003 |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 12 |
| Wins | 9 |
| Losses | 2 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 17 |
| Wins | 16 |
| By knockout | 15 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
Fredia “The Cheetah” Gibbs (born July 8, 1963), is the 1st African American Female Kickboxing Champion, she earned the name “The Most Dangerous Woman in the World after an all time upset in 1994 with her fight against Valerie Henin. Gibbs went on to become one of the most dominant champions of her time and remains a significant historical figure in lightweight kickboxing history. She is a former Muay Thai kickboxer, a 3 time World Champion in Kickboxing and a professional boxer who competed from 1991 to 2005.
Fredia Gibbs was born in Chester, Pennsylvania. She was given the nickname “The Cheetah” at school due to her performance in track events.
After high school, Gibbs attended Temple University in Philadelphia where she was the recipient of two athletic scholarships in basketball and track. She later attended Cabrini College on a basketball scholarship. She was invited to the United States Olympic Training Center located in Colorado Springs to try out for the women's United States women's national basketball team, but was cut during the second tryouts. Gibbs was selected Kodak All American for three consecutive years for basketball at Cabrini College where she majored in Marketing. She later went on to play professional basketball in Germany, averaging almost 30 points, 15 rebounds & 10 assist a season. Chester High School named their track team "Chester's Cheetahs" after Gibbs.
In 1990, after moving to North Hollywood, California, Gibbs took up kickboxing at the Benny The Jet Kickboxing Training Center under the instruction of Rubin Urquidez & David Krapes. After that she studied Muay Thai Kickboxing under the instruction of Bangkok, Thailand Sur Puk & Saekson Janjira of the Muay Thai Academy of America in North Hollywood. Her Muay Thai manager was Felice Levair & her publicist was William Peele of Los Angeles, Ca. She had previously studied martial arts at Quiet Storm under the instruction of Master Rick Berry, Mr. Brown and her Uncle William Groce in Chester, Pennsylvania.
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