Chevelle Hallback

Chevelle "Fist of Steel" Hallback, born September 3, 1971, 5'5", and fights from 126 - 135 lbs., is probably one of the most best-kept secret in women's boxing. She created one of the biggest upsets when she defeated Bonnie Canino in Canino's own turf on March 6, 1998.
The fight with Canino could have easily been the biggest upset of the year, if Christy Martin had not been defeated by Sumya Anani in a 10-round untitled fight in December of 1998.

Unfortunately, in the sport of boxing, the best athletics in the world are not necessarily going to get the "best" opportunities. In fact, it is amazing that some of the pay-per-view fights have been plagued with 0-3 fighters, and some of the best boxers have been basically ignored.

Hallback began her boxing career in 1996 and then had her first pro fight six months later. Her pro debut was in Miami in January of 1997 against Connie Plosser. She defeated Plosser with a TKO in the first round.

In fact, the fight lasted 47 seconds. With that vast experience as a pro, Hallback was offered a fight with the infamous Lucia Rijker on March 22, 1997 in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Hallback told WBAN that she was offered the fight with a short notice of a few days, and was unaware who she was fighting until she saw an HBO special on female boxing the night before she was due to fly to Texas for her fight. Hallback said that she had been told that Rijker had only three fights and that she was not very good. Hallback had been deceived.

Hallback said that she learned from this experience and that she would never take a fight unless she was ready to do so.

Hallback then changed to a different trainer and fought Judy Mayrand in May of 1997. She defeated Mayrand in Tallahassee, Florida by a TKO, 1:07 in the first round.

On September 20, 1997, Hallback fought Bethany Payne and won by a first round TKO.

On March 6, 1998, Hallback fought Bonnie Canino for the WIBF Intercontinental Super Featherweight title in Fort Lauderdale. The outcome was surprising to most who knew little of this "Fist of Steel". Canino struggled through the every round, and ended up stopping after the sixth round after being cut over the right eye and on the left eyelid.

Most would have thought that this fight would have firmly established Hallback as one of the leading boxers.....but she did not have another fight until June 11, 1999. Hallback fought Hayde Nunez of Puerto Rico, and won with a four-round unanimous decision.

On 04/26/00, Hallback fought Doris Hackl for the IFBA Jr. Lightweight title, and she defeated Hallback by a Majority Decision in a 10-round decision. As Ryan Wissow reported "An excellent fight, and a good clash of styles. Hallback was the aggressor and clearly the much harder puncher, but the taller southpaw Hacki was very precise with her combinations, although she sometimes slapped with her punches. Hallback missed with some wild punches, but she also managed to land several bombs and she had Hackl clearly in trouble on a couple of occasions. But Hackl came on strong later in the fight as Hallback began to slow down and lunge with some of her punches. Hackl counter-punched pretty well. Hackl couldn't hurt Hallback with a baseball bat, but she showed good stamina and fought a pretty smart fight. Although I feel that Hallback did enough to win the decision, the fight was VERY close with rounds that could have been scored for either fighter, and Hackl was awarded the decision, which the crowd boo'd." Other boxing fans that wrote into WBAN said that the fight was a bad decision, and should have gone to Hallback. Looks like a rematch in in the making!


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		The vacant IFBA Lightweight (135 pound) title is also up for grabs in the co-main event, with Tampa, Florida’s Chevelle Hallback (26-5-1, 11KOs), the No. 1 lightweight in the world, taking on the 6th ranked Jr. Lightweight Melissa Hernandez (7-1-1, 2KOs) of Bronx, NY. Hallback was a sensation in her last appearance in July on the televised IFBA card at Pechanga, when she defeated Terri Blair of Louisville, KY, in a slugfest. Chevelle "Fist of Steel" Hallback, born September 3, 1971, 5'5", and fights from 126 - 135 lbs., is probably one of the most best-kept secret in women's boxing. She created one of the biggest upsets when she defeated Bonnie Canino in Canino's own turf on March 6, 1998. The fight with Canino could have easily been the biggest upset of the year, if Christy Martin had not been defeated by Sumya Anani in a 10-round untitled fight in December of 1998. Unfortunately, in the sport of boxing, the best athletics in the world are not necessarily going to get the "best" opportunities. In fact, it is amazing that some of the pay-per-view fights have been plagued with 0-3 fighters, and some of the best boxers have been basically ignored. Hallback began her boxing career in 1996 and then had her first pro fight six months later. Her pro debut was in Miami in January of 1997 against Connie Plosser. She defeated Plosser with a TKO in the first round. In fact, the fight lasted 47 seconds. With that vast experience as a pro, Hallback was offered a fight with the infamous Lucia Rijker on March 22, 1997 in Corpus Christi, Texas. Hallback told WBAN that she was offered the fight with a short notice of a few days, and was unaware who she was fighting until she saw an HBO special on female boxing the night before she was due to fly to Texas for her fight. Hallback said that she had been told that Rijker had only three fights and that she was not very good. Hallback had been deceived. Hallback said that she learned from this experience and that she would never take a fight unless she was ready to do so. Hallback then changed to a different trainer and fought Judy Mayrand in May of 1997. She defeated Mayrand in Tallahassee, Florida by a TKO, 1:07 in the first round. On September 20, 1997, Hallback fought Bethany Payne and won by a first round TKO. On March 6, 1998, Hallback fought Bonnie Canino for the WIBF Intercontinental Super Featherweight title in Fort Lauderdale. The outcome was surprising to most who knew little of this "Fist of Steel". Canino struggled through the every round, and ended up stopping after the sixth round after being cut over the right eye and on the left eyelid. Most would have thought that this fight would have firmly established Hallback as one of the leading boxers.....but she did not have another fight until June 11, 1999. Hallback fought Hayde Nunez of Puerto Rico, and won with a four-round unanimous decision. On 04/26/00, Hallback fought Doris Hackl for the IFBA Jr. Lightweight title, and she defeated Hallback by a Majority Decision in a 10-round decision. As Ryan Wissow reported "An excellent fight, and a good clash of styles. Hallback was the aggressor and clearly the much harder puncher, but the taller southpaw Hacki was very precise with her combinations, although she sometimes slapped with her punches. Hallback missed with some wild punches, but she also managed to land several bombs and she had Hackl clearly in trouble on a couple of occasions. But Hackl came on strong later in the fight as Hallback began to slow down and lunge with some of her punches. Hackl counter-punched pretty well. Hackl couldn't hurt Hallback with a baseball bat, but she showed good stamina and fought a pretty smart fight. Although I feel that Hallback did enough to win the decision, the fight was VERY close with rounds that could have been scored for either fighter, and Hackl was awarded the decision, which the crowd boo'd." Other boxing fans that wrote into WBAN said that the fight was a bad decision, and should have gone to Hallback. Looks like a rematch in in the making!