Kaliesha West

Kaliesha West (born February 11, 1988) is an American former professional boxer who held the WBO female bantamweight and International Female Boxers Association super-bantamweight World titles during her career.

Biography West has a multi-cultural heritage. Her father, Juan, is of Nigerian, Cantù, Irish, and Seminole Indian descent while her mother, Melissa, is of Mexican, French, Spanish, and Native American heritage. She was first introduced to boxing while attending her father's matches. Despite initial reluctance to involve her in the sport, Juan eventually taught her the basics and then took her to a boxing gym.

As an amateur, West had over 100 fights and won numerous tournaments and honors including the 2002-2003 Junior Olympic championships, 2003-2004 Silver Gloves and the 2002 125lb National Golden Gloves championship for ages 13–14. She made boxing history, as she became the first boxing champion from the Inland Empire region in Southern California.

West retired from professional boxing in 2017 and was inducted into the International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame in 2023.

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