Suzanne Riccio-Major
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Statistics | |
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Weight(s) | Super-bantamweight |
Nationality | American |
Born | October 16, 1963 |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 15 |
Wins | 7 |
Losses | 8 |
Suzanne Riccio-Major (born October 16, 1963), also known as Suzanne Riccio, is a former female boxer who fought two times for world titles. She also competed against many of women's boxing top fighters.
Riccio-Major was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts in 1963. She began her career in professional boxing at the age of twenty-six, when she and drew (tied) after five rounds on November 1, 1989, at Bristol, Tennessee. Riccio Major obtained her first victory, a five-round decision win over , on her second bout, held on November 17, 1990 in Fort Myers, Florida.
For her third bout, held on February 25, 1991, also at Bristol, she met young rising star Christy Martin, who dealt Riccio her first loss, beating her by a five-round decision.
Riccio then took five years away from boxing, deciding to return during the dawn of the often called "golden era of women's boxing", when she took on on June 3, 1996, at Warrensville Heights, Ohio. The then thirty-three-year-old Riccio won by a five-round decision. On July 27, she lost to Theresa Arnold by an eight-round decision at Rochester, Washington.
On January 17, 1997, Riccio-Major earned her first, and only, professional boxing knockout win, when she defeated in the first round, at Waukegan, Illinois.
After that victory, she was offered her first shot at a world championship, when she met , on February 3, for the WIBF's world bantamweight title. Riccio-Major lost by a ten-round decision, in New Orleans.[1]
Immediately after that title shot, Riccio-Major was offered another world title try, when she fought with the world Flyweight champion. Yvonne Trevino, in Biloxi. Once again, she lost by a ten-round decision.[2]
After that defeat, she scored three wins in a row, two against . She suffered, however, a three fight losing streak after those three wins, being defeated by "Downtown Leona Brown" on points, by Trevino in a rematch which saw both women go down, by Tko in five rounds, when referee, the late Mitch Halpern stepped in for no apparent reason. a ref not wanted by the major team [ex Husband/Trainer, William Major] initially for his anti women boxing views. Trevino and her manager Jackie Kallen promised a rematch which never materialized and to Kathy Williams in her only fight abroad, on points. The fight with Williams was held in Canada.
On July 28 of 2000, she got her last career win, beating in Boston by a six-round decision. After losing to by knockout in two on August 25 of that year in Saratoga, New York, she retired from boxing in 2001.
Riccio-Major had 7 wins, 8 losses some controversial and one draw in professional boxing, with one win by knockout.
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Professional boxing record[]
16 fights | 15 wins | 1 loss |
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By knockout | 8 | 0 |
By decision | 7 | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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16 | Loss | Jamillia Lawrence | TKO | 2000-08-25 | City Center, Saratoga | |||
15 | Win | Larissa Smith | UD | 2000-07-28 | The Roxy, Boston | |||
14 | Loss | Kathy Williams | UD | 1999-06-24 | Winsdor, Canada | |||
13 | Loss | Yvonne Trevino | TKO | 1999-05-28 | Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas | |||
12 | Loss | Leona Brown | UD | 1998-08-15 | Arizona Charlie's, Las Vegas | |||
11 | Win | Leilani Salazar | SD | 1998-06-06 | Arizona Charlie's, Las Vegas | |||
10 | Win | Karina Hernandez | UD | 1998-04-18 | Arizona Charlie's, Las Vegas | |||
9 | Win | Karina Hernandez | UD | 1998-02-06 | Arizona Charlie's, Las Vegas | |||
8 | Loss | Yvonne Trevino | UD | 1997-08-02 | Grand Casino, Biloxi | International Female Boxers Association World Bantamweight Title | ||
7 | Loss | Cheryll Robertson | UD | 1997-03-02 | UNO Lakefront Arena, New Orleans | Interim Women's International Boxing Federation World Flyweight Title | ||
6 | Win | Patricia Simms | TKO | 1997-01-17 | Fiesta Palace, Waukegan | |||
5 | Loss | Theresa Arnold | UD | 1996-07-27 | Lucky Eagle Casino, Rochester | |||
4 | Win | Sue Chase | MD | 1996-05-03 | Warrensville Heights | |||
3 | Loss | Christy Martin | PTS | 1991-02-25 | Bristol | |||
2 | Win | Stacey Prestage | UD | 1990-11-17 | Lee County Civic Center, Fort Myers | |||
1 | Draw | Angela Buchanan | PTS | 1989-11-01 |
References[]
- ^ Halling, Nick (March 4, 1997). "Couch strikes blow for women". The Independent. London. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
- ^ "Female boxer shows her love of sport" (fee required). Las Vegas Review-Journal. August 15, 1998. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
- 1963 births
- Living people
- American women boxers
- Sportspeople from Pittsfield, Massachusetts
- Super-bantamweight boxers
- 21st-century American women