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December 8, 2005 - Isleta Casino, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, promoted by Fresquez Productions, Inc.
Video/Fight Photo gallery #312 Weigh-in Video /photo gallery #308.  "Hollywood" Holly Holm, 139.5,  defeated Mia "The Knockout" St. John, 139,  by a unanimous decision (100-90).  Richard Stevens of abqtrib.com said that 24-year-old Holm was bigger, stronger, faster, younger, and continued to press St. John. St. John held in there in the fight, but Holm won all ten rounds. Holm was defending her IBA 140-lb world title.

August 20, 2005 - Beijing Capital Gym, Beijing
The People's Republic of China       Poster
Mia “The Knockout” St. John of California, 133, now 42-5-2 (17KO), won a 10-round unanimous decision over South Carolina’s Donna Biggers, 133, now 14-2-1 (13KO), in a 10-round bout for the IBA continental lightweight title. Final judges scores were 99-91, 95-94, and 99-91.  Mariem Punchenella Brakache, 148,  from Holland, and a native Moroccan, won a 10-round unanimous decision over Cristy "Code Red"  Nickel, 150. The bout was for the IBA junior middleweight world championship. Final judges scores were 99-91, 99-91, and 98-92. Mariem told WBAN that she is ready to call out Christy Martin for the next championship fight. Mariem said, “I think I heard that you (Christy Martin) could fight Lucia Rijker from Holland, I am the other girl from Holland marinated in Morocco and I am ready to put the heat on you Christy Martin.”  The event was promoted by Prize Fight Promotions.

June 12, 2005 -Ohkay Casino, San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico, Promoter: Fire Inside Productions
Jackie Chavez, 114,5, of Albuerquque, New Mexico, won a 10-round split decision over Audrey Vela, 114,  of Austin, Texas. Chavez successfully defended her IFBA Super Bantamweight title. There were no knockdowns in the bout. Final judges scores were 97-93 (Vela), 98-93, 98-94 twice for Chavez.  In the second title bout, Mia "The Knockout" St. John, 134.4, became the new IFBA Lightweight World Champion when she won a 10-round unanimous decision over Liz Drew, 133.8. Final Judges Scores were 98-92, 98-92, and 98-91.  Before the fight Drew said  that she was ready, fit and determined for St. John, but on this night, St. John came out the winner.  St. John trained in Idaho for the past two weeks getting ready for the altitude and the demands the thin air of New Mexico puts on a fighter over 10 rounds. "I've been running and sparring four-minute rounds nonstop at high altitude," says St. John. "This is my shot at a world title and I plan to take advantage of it" she continued. "I have a series of interviews set for arrival and I look forward to helping promote this card and meeting Liz Drew in the ring" Mia added.  On the undercard, super Flyweight Monica Lovato stopped Nancy Bonilla by KO in the first round in a scheduled four round bout on the undercard.   On the undercard, super Flyweight Monica Lovato stopped Nancy Bonilla by KO in the first round in a scheduled four round bout on the undercard.   Source: IFBA and Ringside Observer

February 10, 2005 - The Palace Indian Gaming Center, in Lemoore, California WBAN Record Member's  Mpeg/Photo galleries #240
Jessica Rakoczy, 134, of Las Vegas, stopped  Mia "The Knockout" St. John, 137,  in the second round.  An insider said that Mia had received a headbutt, but the ref ruled it a TKO.  David Avila wrote the following:  Mia, the brunette fighter known as “the Knockout” suffered a severe cut to her left eye during her fight against Jessica Rakoczy.  A clash of heads between the two lightweights opened a cut below her eyebrow right over the eye. Blood was dripping into her eye and that’s not good when you’re facing one of the best fighters in the world Pound for Pound. Though the ringside physician allowed the fight to continue after the second round ended, St. John’s corner person and former lightweight stalwart Fredia Gibbs told her friend not to go out again. “Fredia was looking out for me. She told me the cut was too bad,” said St. John, who says Gibbs is her best friend. “I trust Fredia to watch out for me and she did. It’s always good to have someone in your corner who doesn’t care about the money, someone you can trust.”  A visit to a doctor in Northern California resulted in 27 stitches and a startling revelation.  “The doctor told me if I had been hit more on that cut I would have been coming in for surgery, not just stitches,” St. John said. “She said the cut was clear down to the muscle and could have permanently damaged my eye.”  St. John shudders at the thought that her eyesight was endangered, but she still wants to fight. “I plan to come back next month,” she said. “If the doctors says it’s OK, then I’ll fight. But if they say it’s not healed I’ll postpone it.”  Thinking back on the fight with Rakoczy, St. John is grateful Gibbs convinced her to stop the fight.  “People think it was the ringside doctor who stopped the fight. But it was really Fredia who stopped the fight,” St. John said. “Can you imagine if I had gone back out against Jessica? She is so accurate with her punches I really believe my eye would have been much worse.”  And about the fight in general, St. John said, “Jessica Rakoczy is the best fighter in the world.”

February 3, 2005 - at the HP Pavilion, in San Jose, California WBAN Record Member's Mpeg/Photo galleries #237
At the HP Pavillion in San Jose, 3508 screaming fans were treated to an old fashoined brawl. Joy "seek & destoy" Irvin (130 lbs., 6-0 6KOs) looked to stamp KO number 7 on Mia " the knockout" St. Johns (136lbs., 39-4-2 16 KOs) head. It was bombs away from the beginning. Mia weathered a storm of punches before unleashing some bombs of her own at the end of the first round to let Joy know that "fights on". After instructions between rounds Mia was up and ready for the second round. She used her experience to score with punches inside Joys' bombs before throwing her own bombs, then took advantage of a fighter lacking in defensive skills. Joy was hurt & defenseless twice before the referee rightly stopped the fight at 44 seconds of the second round. Copyrighted Photos by Jesus Sanchez; and Story and MPEGS by Brian Low

December 18, 2004 - Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
On an HBO card,  Mia "The Knockout" St. John TKO'd Janae Romero-Archuleta 1:46 seconds of the first round, in a scheduled six rounder.  This was a rematch for the two. Pre-Fight Report by David Avila.

November 6, 2004 at the Pavilion at Coushatta, in Kinder, Louisiana
WBAN Record Member's photo/Mpeg Galleries, #222, #223, #224, and #225.
Valerie Mahfood, 161.5, stopped Yolanda Swindell, 163 3/4; 37 seconds into the second round by TKO.  The reason for the stoppage was that Yolanda received a dislocated shoulder, in the second round causing the fight to be stopped.  The two got tangled in the ropes, and Yolanda fell awkwardly to the canvas, falling on her arm.  Swindell told WBAN, "Up untill that point,  it was a very exciting and entertaining fight although only one round had been scored,  I was leading 10-9....On all judges cards. I really want to thank Valerie for this opportunity and she has promised that we will do it again...Of this I am sure. Thank you for the opportunity to tell what really happened."  Also,  Mia St. John, 131.5 won a four-round una. decision over Lana Alexander, 137, in a rematch.  Scores: 40-36, 40-36, 40-34. Photos and mpegs by J & P Photography

October 23, 2004 - Maywood, California (report by David Avila of Maxboxing.com)
They fought just a week ago but a lot can change in seven days.  Mia St. John and Janae Archuleta met for the second time in a week with the same result, but the tempo increased before more than 1,200 at the Maywood Activity Center. "She was different this time," said Archuleta.. "She was a lot more aggressive."  St. John attacked cautiously at first as she stuck the jab repeatedly before Archuleta could get off a punch. It was the basic theme for all four rounds with St. John beating Archuleta to the punch. But in the second round, left hooks and right hands powered through Archuleta's guard.  "She was real strong in this fight," Archuleta (4-9-1) said of St. John. "I felt I hit her with some good right hands, but she was a lot more aggressive in this fight."  Perhaps because she was fighting locally for the first time in almost four years, St. John seemed to bite down harder on her mouthpiece and put together some powerful combinations. Several times it looked as if Archuleta was about to fold. But she didn't.  "She's a really tough girl that's why I like to fight her," said St. John who has fought Archuleta several times. "She won't quit. I hit her hard a couple of times and she just stood there. It got me mad."  St. John was angry because she felt a knockout was within reach but Archuleta fought back with some solid right hands. But each time they exchanged, St. John's punches reached first.  In the third round, St. John could not miss with a left hand whether it was a jab or a short left hook. In the fourth it was right hands that repeatedly found the mark.  "She always comes to fight. She won't lay down for anybody," said St. John who fights again on Nov. 6 in Louisiana then on Dec. 3 in Tucson, Arizona. "I was cautious at first because I don't want to get cut before my title belt."  Scheduled to face Puerto Rico's Belinda Laracuente for the WIBA lightweight world title, the brunette bombshell was almost too eager to end the fight early.  "I had more aggression in this fight," St. John (37-4-2) said, adding that each fight brings her closer to winning a world title.  Robert Garcia, St. John's trainer and a former junior lightweight world champion, said his student has improved remarkably in the last two years.  "If you saw her against Christy Martin you could see how much she improved. She's a good student and a good listener," said Garcia. "She gets better and better."
St. John said she plans to beat Laracuente, who gave Martin a tough scrap five years ago in losing by decision.  "I'm going to beat her," said St. John. "Then after I win the title I'm going to fight Lucia Rijker. People say I just want to win the title and fight nobodies. Lucia is not a nobody."

October 15, 2004 - Casino Del Sol, Tucson, Arizona
Mia St. John, 137, won a four-round unanimous decision over Janae Romero Archuleta, 146.5. The final judges scoring was 40-36.  The casino was sold out with 4,500 in attendance.

August 13, 2004 - Buffalo Chip Outdoor Sports Complex and Campground in Sturgis, South Dakota
Card promoted by Dakota Storm Promotions, in association with The Legendary Buffalo Chip Campground, Mia St. John, 137, won a four-round unanimous decision over Regan Pudwill, 137.

July 29, 2004 -  Oakland, California
Mia "The Knockout" St. John, now 34-4-2 (15KO), of Los Angeles, California, won a four-round unanimous decision over Talia Smith, now 3-5-0 (3 KO), of Cleveland, Ohio.

May 23, 2004 -  Denver, Colorado
Leona "Downtown" Brown pulled out an “upset” when she stopped local boxer Terri Cruz, in the fourth round. In another women’s match, Mia "The Knockout" St. John, 134, stopped Melissa Yanas, 130, of Texas, in the third round.  The Rocky Mountain Boxing Site (rockymountainboxing.com) reported that St. John "cruised" to a third round stoppage over the very game Yanas. St. John used her jab early in the game and wore Yanas down.  St. John then proceeded to shoot of a barrage of combinations that made the ref stop the fight.  In the Cruz vs. Brown match, Cruz got caught with by a wide-right hook that hit it's mark, followed by another right hook and reported to have been to the back of the head, followed by an uppercut, in which was the time that fight was stopped. On the Undercard,  Terry Blair stopped Mercedes Mercury in the fifth round, winning by a TKO.  There were two exhibition bouts:  Martha Deitchtman vs. Tana Gallegos.  Also,  Vangie Abeyta vs. Sarina Hayden.Linked Video of fight on Rockymountainboxing.com

May 8, 2004 - Mississippi Coast Coliseum, in Biloxi, Mississippi Exclusive Photo Galleries! Gallery #167 #168 over 60 huge digitals!  Full Story
In the main event, Ann Wolfe, 172,  KO'd Vonda Ward, 170,  1:06 seconds of the first round!  Ward was carried out on a stretcher after being on the mat for 10 minutes...Wolfe threw a beautiful overhand right that ended the fight in less than a round! On the undercard, Mia "The Knockout" St. John, 132, stopped Lana Alexander, 130,  in the fourth round of a scheduled six-rounder. Lastly in a third women's bout on the card, Dana Kendrick, 123, had easy pickins' when she fought April Witington, 131, who made it a short night for Kendrick when the fight was stopped 0:55 seconds  in the second round, with  Kendrick winning by a TKO, in a scheduled four-rounder. Apparently, Witington had turned her back after a solid shot by Kendrick and the ref stopped the fight.

April 15, 2004 - at the Palace, in Lemoore, California
WBAN Members MPEGS/Photo Gallery #162)
Jessica Rakoczy, 132.5, won an eight-round unanimous decision over Mia St. John, 138.5 in the co-main, and Tania Gomez, 134.5, won a 4-round unanimous decision over Tracy Carlton, 134 3/4. 

February 7, 2004 -Grand Casino Coushatta Pavillion, Kinder, Louisiana
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In front of a packed house of about 5,000 boxing fans,  there were three women's matches scheduled on the card, but the Ann Wolfe, 165 3/4,  vs. Erin
Toughill, 165, fight did not happen.  WBAN's Correspondent Patricia Butaud reported that at the last moment, they announced that Ann Wolfe had an injury and would not be fighting. There were not any details as to what this injury was....In the co-main Sunshine Fettkether, 148,  fought Eliza Olson, 147,  for the vacant IBA Junior MIddleweight belt, but no belt was given out after the two fought a toe-to-toe 10-rounder and the result was a majority draw!   Fettkether is now 10-2-1 (4KO), and Olson is 7-2-2 (2KO). Judges scoring was  96-94 for Olson, 95-95, 95-95. AND on the undercard, Mia St. John, 136,  won a four-rounder by a unanimous decision (40-36) over Ragan Pudwill, 138. St. John improved her record to 30-3-2 (13KO), and Pudwill is now 3-9-0.

January 24, 2004 -The Bank of America of Centre
Boise, Idaho
At the Bank of America Centre, in snowy Boise, Idaho, and in front of about 2,000 boxing fans, Mia “The Knockout” St. John, 137, (30-3-2, 13 KO) won a four-rounder by a unanimous decision (40-36) against Franchesca Alcanter, 137, (10-5-1, 5 KO) in their rematch from their first bout that took place at the Playboy Mansion, in the year 2000. According to news sources, St. John said that she was a little nervous about fighting in Boise for the first time, but that the crowd was very supportive and was pleased to see the boxing fans in Boise urge her to win. St. John talked about wanting to avenge her loss against Christy Martin and would like a rematch. In the second women’s match, Betty Stephens, Salt Lake City, Utah, who came in eight pounds heavier (124 lbs) than Beth Westover, 116, from Boise, Idaho, won a four-round unanimous decision over Westover. Westover showing a tad bit of humor after the fight, donned a t-shirt with the saying “Tonya Who? Put up or shut up”. Westover was referring to her original opponent Tonya Harding who did not fight her, after Harding backed out due to her trainer being Served with a lawsuit in regards to Harding fighting in Boise. Stephens moved her record to 2-0-0, and Westover is now 1-1-0.

October 10, 2003 -Desert Casino, Tucson, Arizona
Mia St. John won for a third time over Jessica Mohs of Arizona, with an unanimous decision. Final Scoring was 40-36, 40-36, 39-37. Photo Gallery #107 on the WBAN Records Member Site.

July 11, 2003 -Pavillion (downtown), Reno, Nevada
Mia St. John, 36,  won a four-round unanimous decision over Jessica Mohs. ESPN commentators pulled "few" punches in what was described by them as a lackluster four-round bout. This four-rounder made television. Mohs took the fight on short notice. All judges scored the bout 40-36.  The show was co-promoted by George Chung's American Champion Sports and Top Rank. St. John improved her record to 28-3-1 (13 KO), and Mohs fell to 5-10-0 (1 KO).

April 19, 2003 -  Selland Arena, in Fresno, California      PHOTOS
Mia St. John, 135.5 vs. Jenifer Alcorn, 135
Mia entered the ring first---included in her corner was Fredia “the Cheetah” Gibbs and Mia’s mother.  Alcorn made her appearance shortly thereafter, with trainer/husband working her corner.  Both boxers appeared to be relaxed and ready to fight….In the first round, Alcorn and Mia wasted little time in mixing it up and the fight turned into a slugfest.  Within about 20 seconds into the fight, Mia slipped to the canvas, and it looked like Alcorn was over-powering Mia at that time. (Mpeg of the slip on records site, gallery 51). In the second round, Alcorn and Mia continued to fight toe-to-toe, but in the later part of the round, Alcorn was throwing multiple combination and caught Mia in the corner.  Mia weathered out the 2^nd round, and did not appear to be hurt from the attack. (Mpeg on Records site of 60 seconds of the 2^nd round, gallery 51).    Most of the rest of the rounds was a slugfest between the two with Alcorn ultimately winning with a unanimous decision.  Alcorn remains undefeated with a 16-0-0 (10KO), and St. John is now 27-3-1 (13KO). Final judges scores was 78-74, 77-75, and 77-75. WBAN asked St. John how she felt about this fight with Alcorn in a post-fight interview. St. John said, “Out of my 31 fights this was probably my favorite fight aside from Christy. Fighting Jenifer was such a challenge and truly a wonderful experience. The crowd was on their feet the whole time and found it as exciting as I did. The fight was an overall  success! I went into Fresno sparked a little controversy, we sold A  LOT of tickets and fought our hearts out. My job is complete. I couldn't be happier. I'll be fighting again in June and hopefully will rematch with Christy sometime this summer.”

March 15, 2003 - Club Life, in Dallas, Texas
Mia St. John, 137, won a six-round unanimous decision over Jessica Mohs, 133.   Final judges scores was 59-55, 60-54, 60-54.

December 6, 2002 - Pontiac Silverdome, in Detroit, Michigan
Christy Martin, 144,  won a 10-round decision over Mia St. John, 140 1/4.  St. John gets an "A+" for effort, as she hung in there and it was obvious that she trained very hard for the fight.  If St. John did not have boxing fans before the fight, she absolutely gained some after the fight. Martin could not take Mia out, like most predicted, and Mia took some punishing body shots---not missing a beat. Final scoring of the fight was 97-93, 97-93, 99-91.  

August 10, 2002 - Soboba Casino, San Jacinto, California 
Surprise...Surprise...as "Gomer Pyle" would say....on the undercard in an "untelevised" four-rounder,  Mia St. John (now 26-1-1) stopped her now 1-3-1 opponent Elisa Olivas in the third round....

May 18, 2002 -Silver Star Casino, Choctaw, MS 
EDITORIAL BY TL FOX
Last night at the Silver Star Casino, in Choctaw, Mississippi, Mia St. John apparently scooted by with winning a controversial majority decision over a brand new woman boxer who was reported to have a 2-0-0 record as a pro with an amateur background, Kristy Follmar.  (WBAN has Follmar's record at 1-0-0 with her only win as a pro fighting Yvonne Sidney out of Wisconsin. (News sources (Fightnews.com) reported that  St. John "escaped with an unexplainable majority decision".   The crowd booed loudly at the unbelievable decision, of 39-37, 39-37, and 38-38. 

April 7, 2002 - Soboba Casino, San Jacinto, California
Mia St. John, 133,  won by a four-round unanimous decision over Janae Romero, 132.  St. John improved her record to 24-1-1, and Romero fell to 2-2-1. One news source said, "Mia St John had little problem with Janae Romero, dominating all four rounds in a unanimous decision win."

January 18, 2002 - Raleigh, North Carolina
On ESPN2 and in Raleigh, North Carolina, Gina Greenwald, 129.5 lbs., fought out of weight class with 145 lb. Mia St. John. Greenwald managed to put on 4 1/2 lbs., and St. John took off eight pounds (since yesterday folks), and the two fought a four rounder. For Greenwald fighting totally out of weight class and being over-matched, she held her own for the duration of the fight, but it was not enough and St. John won by a unanimous decision. Amazing as it may seem, at the end of the fight, St. John said to the TV cameras, "Hey, Christy Martin." It is absolutely obvious, to not only boxing fans, WBAN, and anyone that has 20-20 vision, that St. John should not get within a football field of the "Coal Miner’s Daughter." Fat paycheck or not, this fight would be nothing more than a farce on the public---End of Story. Final scorecards of this fight was 40-35 by all judges. Greenwald fell to 2-6. St. John is now 23-1-1. This was an unbelievably poor matchup---and there was no honor in defeating a fighter out of weight class, and a fighter with a 2 win record. Shame on the matchmaker(s) of this fight.  Shame on the North Carolina boxing commission for approving the match up. Shame on ESPN2 for even having the fight on their card. Shame on Greenwald’s team for allowing her to fight out of weight class, and lastly, Shame on Mia St. John’s team for taking advantage of an inferior and out-of-weight-class opponent.  Sue TL Fox 01/18/02

November 9, 2001 - San Antonio, Texas
Rolanda Andrews delivered Mia "the Knockout" St. John her first loss!  Andrews stopped  St. John 1:47 seconds in the second round.  Andrews improved her record to 4-5 (2 KO).  St. John fell to 22-1-1 (12 KO).

July 28, 2001 - Los Angeles, California
Mia St. John had a majority draw, when she fought the much shorter, and heavier opponent, Arias, who came in at 139 1/2 lbs.   Mia weighed 128 1/2. There fight was on the undercard of the Roy Jones Jr./ Julio Gonzalez card.  The final scoring of that fight was 38-38, 38-38, 39-37 for Mia.  Mia's record is now 22-0-1 (12KO), and Arias is 8-12-1 (8KO).

May 13, 2001 - Wendover, UT
Mia St. John-Rosales won a four-round unanimous decision against Linda Tenberg.  final scoring 39-37, 39-37, 40-36.  Fight report with photos 

March 25, 2001, Phoenix, Arizona
Mia St. John rematched with  1-5 boxer, Amy Yerkes, and Yerkes actually lasted LESS time in her second bout with St. John, getting TKO'd in the third round.  News sources reported that, " St. John was her usually wild self, throwing few straight punches, but she still managed to swarm her opponent enough to make the referee step in and stop the action." Yerkes is now 1-6-0. Mia St. John improved her record to 21-0.

January 22, 2000, Televised on Univision, at the Del Mar Racetrack in San Diego, California 
Mia St. John moves her record to 15-0 when she wins by a unanimous decision against Kelly Whaley, who is now 1-1.  Final scoring was 40-36.