Stacey Reile
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Stacey "stayLo" Reile has established herself as one of the top female featherweight
Featherweight
Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Professional boxing:...

 boxer
Boxing
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s in the world. Reile was born in Utica, New York
Utica, New York
Utica is a city in and the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 62,235 at the 2010 census, an increase of 2.6% from the 2000 census....

, and lived there during her childhood. Reile later moved to South Florida and currently resides in Miami Beach, Florida
Miami Beach, Florida
Miami Beach is a coastal resort city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, incorporated on March 26, 1915. The municipality is located on a barrier island between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay, the latter which separates the Beach from Miami city proper...

.

Early career

Upon moving to South Florida, Reile developed her fitness and won second place at the Miss Fitness South Florida competition in 1999. Reile also began training for boxing in the late 1990s under the tutelage of trainer Luis Lagerman and WIBA
Women's International Boxing Association
The Women's International Boxing Association a sanctioning body for women's professional boxing came into existence in July 2000, and quickly grew into a major force in the sport....

 President Ryan Wissow. Reile had only two scheduled amateur matches. The first was to take place in the 126 pound division at the Florida State Golden Gloves
Golden Gloves
The Golden Gloves is the name given to annual competitions for amateur boxing in the United States. The Golden Gloves is often the term used to refer to the National Golden Gloves competition, but it also can represent several other amateur tournaments, including regional golden gloves...

 tournament in 2000. Reile's opponent did not show up, so Reile won by a walkover
Walkover
In British English, a walkover or W.O. is the awarding of a victory to a contestant because there are no other contestants, or because the other contestants have been disqualified or have forfeited. The term can apply in sport, but can also apply to elections...

. Reile also won her second amateur bout by defeating Vanessa Ramos. Although this was Reile's last fight as an amateur, Reile decided to delay becoming a pro boxer and instead honed her craft in the gym for the next four years.

Start of pro career

Just a few days before her pro debut in 2004, Reile travelled to American Top Team
American Top Team
American Top Team is one of the leading teams in mixed martial arts. It was founded by former members of Brazilian Top Team, Ricardo Liborio, Marcus Silveira and Marcelo Silveira but there is no formal affiliation between the two teams. ATT's main academy is in Coconut Creek, Florida but has...

 in Coconut Creek, Florida
Coconut Creek, Florida
Coconut Creek is a city in Broward County, Florida , nestled between Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties. It had a population of 52,909 at the 2010 census...

, to spar with Shelby Walker
Shelby Walker
Shelby Rogers was a professional boxer and mixed martial arts fighter....

. At the time of the sparring
Sparring
Sparring is a form of training common to many martial arts. Although the precise form varies, it is essentially relatively 'free-form' fighting, with enough rules, customs, or agreements to make injuries unlikely...

 session, Walker was a veteran of 11 pro boxing fights and challenged for a world featherweight title about two months before. Walker is best known for scoring the fastest knockout in women's MMA history with her victory over Angela Wilson in just five seconds. Stacey Reile made her professional debut against Myriam Bazile in Boynton Beach, Florida
Boynton Beach, Florida
Boynton Beach is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 60,389 at the 2000 census. As of 2006, the city had a population of 66,714 according to the University of Florida, Bureau of Economic and Business Research...

, on July 24, 2004. Reile won by TKO after a bombardment of left jabs and straight rights to the head. The referee waved off the bout at 1:07 of the second round when Bazile stopped throwing and was just trying to block the punches from Reile. Reile began her pro career at 1-0, 1 KO, whereas Bazile fell to 0-5, 0 KO.

Reile participated in two unsanctioned bouts in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, Japan
Japan
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. The first of these was on March 13, 2005, against Riyo Togo in which Reile won by a four-round unanimous decision. Togo suffered her first loss as a pro in this bout. Reile controlled most of the action by keeping Togo at bay with an effective left jab, and her good right hands took their toll. Reile improved her record to 2-0, 1 KO, whereas Togo fell to 3-1, 3 KOs. After this fight, Reile made an appearance on The Learning Channel's Miami Ink
Miami Ink
Miami Ink is an American reality show on TLC that follows the events that took place at a tattoo shop in Miami Beach, Florida. The show premiered in July 2005 and has finished broadcasting its fourth season...

, a reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...

 show about a tattoo shop
Tattoo studio
A tattoo studio is a place where people receive permanent decorative tattoos from a tattoo artist....

 in Miami Beach. Reile decided to get angel wing tattoo
Tattoo
A tattoo is made by inserting indelible ink into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment. Tattoos on humans are a type of body modification, and tattoos on other animals are most commonly used for identification purposes...

s on her hips and became known as "The Fighting Angel".

For her second unsanctioned bout, Reile returned to Tokyo to face MMA
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 fighter–boxer Ariya. Reile won by a four-round unanimous decision on October 1, 2005. Ariya relentlessly pursued, but Reile thwarted the pressure with rapid combinations and a laser-like left jab to the head and body. Reile improved her record to 3-0, 1 KO, whereas Ariya fell to 2-3, 0 KO.

Reile won by knockout at 37 seconds of the first round against Yessenia de Jesus on February 10, 2006, in Coral Gables, Florida
Coral Gables, Florida
Coral Gables is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, southwest of Downtown Miami, in the United States. The city is home to the University of Miami....

. This was a spectacular one-punch knockout by a lethal left hook. Reile improved her record to 4-0, 2 KOs, whereas de Jesus, who was making her pro debut, began her career at 0-1, 0 KO.

Reile faced national amateur champion Nora Reyes of Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...

 on April 21, 2006. The fight took place in Reyes' home state of Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

. In an action-packed, four-round fight, Reile won by majority decision
Majority decision
A majority decision is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking...

. Reile improved her record to 5-0, 2 KOs, whereas Reyes fell to 1-1, 0 KO.

Reile faced her first toughest test when she fought Lakeysha "The Total Package" Williams on June 29, 2006 in Miami, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

. Wearing an outfit inspired by the superhero
Superhero
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 Supergirl
Supergirl
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, Reile won by TKO, passing this test with flying colors. Near the end of the third round, Reile hurt Williams with a straight right and left hook to the head combination as Williams was standing in a corner of the ring. Williams could only cover up to defend as Reile landed several punches with referee
Referee (boxing)
The referee in the boxing is the individual charged with enforcing the rules of that sport during a match.-The role of the referee:Referees have the following roles:*Gives instructions to both boxers before the fight...

 Jorge Alonso closely observing. Alonso stepped in between the two boxers and waved off the fight just before the bell rang to end the round. The official time of stoppage was 2:59 of the third round. Reile improved her record to 6-0, 3 KOs, whereas Williams fell to 9-9-3, 1 KO. Even though Williams' record appears to be mediocre, she had gone the distance against contenders such as Elena Reid
Elena Reid
Elena A. Reid is an American boxer and mixed martial artist. She is a former WIBA and IFBA Flyweight Champion and fights under the nickname Baby Doll.-Early life:Reid was born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1981...

, Ada Vélez
Ada Velez
Ada "Ace" Vélez is a Puerto Rican female professional boxer who lives in Hollywood, Florida. Vélez was brought into boxing by former women's boxing world champion Bonnie Canino....

, Jeri Sitzes, and Kelsey Jeffries prior to her bout against Reile.

Reile won by a six-round unanimous decision against WIBA FedeLatina super bantamweight
Super Bantamweight
Super bantamweight is a weight division in professional boxing. The maximum weight for this division is 122 pounds, or roughly 55.34 kilograms....

 champion Delia Hoppe of the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...

 on December 14, 2006, in Hallandale Beach, Florida
Hallandale Beach, Florida
Hallandale Beach is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city is named after Luther Halland, a worker for Henry Flagler's Florida East Coast Railroad. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,113...

. Reile improved her record to 7-0, 3 KOs, whereas Hoppe fell to 4-3-1, 1 KO.

Reile faced another opponent from the Dominican Republic in her next bout against Maribel Santana, who had challenged for world titles three times before. Reile defeated Santana by a six-round unanimous decision on January 23, 2008. The fight took place in Reile's home city of Miami Beach, Florida. Reile improved her record to 8-0, 3 KOs, whereas Santana fell to 8-5-1, 3 KOs.

Featherweight division

Reile fought for the world featherweight championship against WBC
World Boxing Council
The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...

 and WIBF featherweight champion Ina Menzer of Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 on May 31, 2008. The fight was in Menzer's home country of Germany. After campaigning as a super bantamweight for most of her career, Reile moved to the featherweight division for her bout against Menzer. Reile needed a letter of invitation from the German promotion company Universum which was hosting the boxing event in order for her trainer Jorge Rubio to go to Germany. Rubio was required to obtain this letter in order for him to receive a visa to enter Germany, because he was a Cuban citizen. In spite of Reile sending the promotion company all of the information that they requested, they neglected to send this letter to Rubio. The company is owned by Menzer's manager. As a result of their failure to send the invitation letter, Reile had to hire another trainer two weeks before the fight.

During the first three rounds, Reile appeared to be winning the fight against Menzer with her hooks to the head and body. However, Menzer hit Reile on her left ear after the bell rang to end the third round. This ruptured Reile's eardrum
Eardrum
The eardrum, or tympanic membrane, is a thin membrane that separates the external ear from the middle ear in humans and other tetrapods. Its function is to transmit sound from the air to the ossicles inside the middle ear. The malleus bone bridges the gap between the eardrum and the other ossicles...

 and affected her equilibrium
Equilibrioception
Equilibrioception or sense of balance is one of the physiological senses. It helps prevent humans and animals from falling over when walking or standing still. Balance is the result of a number of body systems working together: the eyes , ears and the body's sense of where it is in space ideally...

. With Reile's equilibrium off, Menzer was able to knock Reile down in the fourth round. Reile immediately got up, but her substitute trainer Mark Vaz unexpectedly waved his arms, which forced the referee to stop the fight. Therefore, the bout was officially ruled a win for Menzer by TKO, even though Reile was standing at the time of the stoppage which was 1:39 of the fourth round. Menzer improved her record to 21-0, 9 KOs. Reile's record was 8-1, 3 KOs, after this bout.

Reile fought in the home state of another undefeated opponent when she faced Crystal "Choo Choo" Delgado of Houston, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

, on March 26, 2009. The fight occurred in Humble, Texas
Humble, Texas
Humble is a city in Harris County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area.As of the 2000 census, the city population was 14,579. The city shares a zip code with the small Houston neighborhood of Bordersville, although people who live in Bordersville still have Humble...

, which is near Houston. The bout was fought at a catch weight
Catch weight
A catch weight is a term used in combat sports such as boxing and mixed martial arts to describe a weight limit for a fight that does not fall in line with the traditional limits for weight classes...

 of 128 pounds, which is in the middle of the featherweight limit of 126 pounds and the super featherweight
Super Featherweight
Super featherweight is a weight division in professional boxing. The maximum weight for this division is 130 pounds or 59 kilograms....

 limit of 130 pounds. (Delgado fought the majority of her career in the super featherweight division Delgado constantly came towards Reile, but Reile was outworking Delgado with rapid combinations as the southpaw Delgado was coming in. Reile knocked Delgado down in the sixth round with a combination: straight right to the body followed by a left hook to the head. Delgado rose before the count of ten, but the referee decided that Delgado could not continue and waved off the fight. The time of stoppage was 23 seconds of the sixth round, and Reile won by TKO. Reile improved her record to 9-1, 4 KOs, whereas Delgado received her first loss as a pro and fell to 8-1, 1 KO. Reile was a guest on the Dr. Goodnight blog talk radio
Talk radio
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 show of Stacy Goodson after this bout.

Stacey Reile won the IBF female featherweight world title on April 1, 2011. Becoming the first female IBF featherweight world champion in history. Stacey became champion of the world on the one year anniversary of her mother, Barbara Ann Reiles, passing April 1, 2010.

Summary

Reile has worked with world-renowned trainers throughout her career such as John David Jackson, Carlos Gamboa, Orlando Cuellar, Eric Castanos, and Jorge Rubio. Reile is ranked in the top ten by the vast majority of the sanctioning bodies for female boxing and has a high ranking on the computerized rankings of BoxRec.com. With punching power in both hands and tremendous athletic ability, the ambidextrous Reile is one of the most avoided boxers in female boxing. In spite of this, Reile has fought an average of two times a year since her pro debut in 2004. All of Reile's pro fights can be viewed on YouTube
YouTube
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.com, as well as sparring, training, and her two appearances on the reality television show Miami Ink.

Reile is primarily employed as a licensed massage therapist and certified personal trainer
Personal trainer
A personal trainer is a fitness professional involved in exercise prescription and instruction. They motivate clients by setting goals and providing feedback and accountability to clients. Trainers also measure their client's strengths and weaknesses with fitness assessments...

. Some of her clients have been celebrities such as Calvin Klein, Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah
Dana Elaine Owens , better known by her stage name Queen Latifah, is an American singer, rapper, and actress. Her work in music, film and television has earned her a Golden Globe award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Image Awards, a Grammy Award, six additional Grammy nominations, an Emmy...

, Russell Simmons
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, and Al Roker
Al Roker
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. She has worked in the affluent areas of South Pointe and Star Island
Star Island (Florida)
Star Island is an island neighborhood of Miami Beach, Florida, United States. In Biscayne Bay, the island is south of the Venetian Islands and just east of Palm and Hibiscus islands.-Background:...

 in Miami Beach, Florida. Reile has also done modeling
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....

 and was photographed and interviewed for the September 2009 issue of Nine5Four Magazine.

Official Website


External links

  • Reile's MySpace page
  • Reile’s Facebook
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    page is http://www.facebook.com/staylo4real
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