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Caples lives in Las Vegas, where she trains under the tutelage of former men's world Heavyweight title challenger Leroy Caldwell .
Caples attends the University of California, Berkeley when she is not preparing for a fight. She hopes to become a medical doctor in sports medicine, and she has a B.A. in English, also obtained at that institution. She also performs as a high school English teacher.
Caples became a professional boxer in 1999. Before fighting for the world championship, she had to meet the likes of Kim Messer , Elena Reid and former world champion Para Draine before meeting Regina Halmich for the WIBF world Jr. Flyweight title, on August 17, 2002. She lost the fight by a majority decision, although it shall be pointed out that some fans showed dissaprovement with the fight's decision by booing and whistling. This fight took place in Germany.
Three months later, on November 22, she found herself inside a boxing ring in Guam, where she fought Anissa Zamarron for the vacant WIBA world Jr. Flyweight championship, and she was defeated by knockout in round five.
Caples finally reached her dream of becoming a world champion when she defeated Mary Duron on July 26July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. Events 1139 Afonso, then a count, is procclaimed first king of Portugal and declares independence from Castile 1469 Battle of Edgecote Moor 1788, 20032003 is a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar), and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Summary Perhaps the defining global event of the year 2003 was the Invasion of Iraq launched by the U in Costa Mesa, CaliforniaCosta Mesa is a city located in Orange County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 108,724. Geography Costa Mesa is located at 33°39'54" North, 117°54'44" West (33. 664969, -117. According to the United States Census Bure by a ten round unanimous decision for the vacant IFBA world Jr. Flyweight title.
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