Brenda Burnside


Brenda Burnside is a former women's boxing "journeywoman". Despite being given such title by boxing fans and critics, she was well known in the boxing world for the quality of opposition she faced; and she contended for a world title once. She fought in the Super Flyweight division.
She began her professional boxing career on August 8, 1997, at the relatively old age of 32, losing a four-round decision to Gloria Ramirez, in Houston, Texas. Burnside lost her first four fights, but her opposition included Valerie Troike and future world champion Sandra Yard.
Her first win came on March 12, 1998, when she outpointed Jayla Ortiz over four rounds in Santa Fe. On her next fight, she beat Dolores Lira.
Burnside began to show a promising future when she dealt Sue Chase a fifth round knockout defeat on June 3 of that year, in the women's boxing hot bed of Worley, Idaho. Sixteen days later, she and Gloria Ramirez were rematched, in Coachella, California. Their second bout resulted in a four-round draw.
Burnside went on to win two more fights in a row, when she and Jayla Ortiz were rematched, on October 17, at Las Vegas, Nevada. The second time around, Burnside and Ortiz fought to a six-round draw.
1999 was a very busy year for Burnside, and a year in which she met mostly world class competition. On January 23, she beat former world champion Imelda Arias by a second-round knockout. On March 13, she made her Madison Square Garden debut, dropping an eight-round split decision to Bridgett Riley. On June 16, she lost to future world champion Margaret Sidoroff for the WIBF's intercontinental Super Flyweight title, by a ten-round unanimous decision, in New Orleans, Louisiana. On August 14, she lost to Kathy Williams, but she got a break on her next fight, beating Rosie Johnson by a four-round unanimous decision on November 18. She finished 1999 by dropping another four-round decision, to Kelsey Jeffries, on December 14.
By 2000, Burnside was already contemplating retirement from boxing. Nevertheless, an opportunity to face the well known, two time world champion Para Draine came by, and Burnside accepted it. On February 17, at Worley, she lost to Draine by an eight-round split decision.
Burnside was considering retirement again after this fight, but there still would be one more fight in her career.
She received a world title shot after losing two fights in a row, which is a very unusual circumstance in boxing. With the opportunity of becoming a world champion offered to her, she accepted to fight Daisy Lang in what also was her first and last fight abroad. Fighting for the WIBF's world Super Flyweight championship, Burnside lost a ten-round unanimous decision in Germany.
Burnside decided to retire for good after that, and she has been able to stay retired, avoiding the temptation of comebacks.
Her boxing record was 7 wins, 11 losses and 2 draws, with 4 knockout wins.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
20Loss7–11–2 Daisy LangUD10, 2:00Oct 14, 2000 Kolnarena, Cologne, GermanyWIBF World Super Flyweight Title
19Loss7–10–2 Para DraineSD6, 2:00Feb 17, 2000 Coeur d'Alene Casino, Worley, United States
18Loss7–9–2 Kelsey JeffriesUD4, 2:00Dec 4, 1999 Chinook Winds Casino, Lincoln City, Nevada, United States
17Win7–8–2 Rose JohnsonUD4, 2:00Nov 18, 1999 Gold Strike Casino, Tunica, United States
16Loss6–8–2 Kathy WilliamsUD10, 2:00Aug 14, 1999 Buffalo Chip Campground, Sturgis, South Dakota, United States
15Loss6–7–2 Margaret SidoroffUD10, 2:00Jun 16, 1999 New Orleans, Louisiana, United StatesWIBF Intercontinental Super Flyweight Title
14Loss6–6–2 Bridgett RileyMD6, 2:00Mar 13, 1999 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, United States
13Win6–5–2 Imelda AriasTKO2, 1:11Jan 23, 1999 Convention Center, Ruidoso, United States
12Loss5–5–2 Mary OrtegaUD6, 2:00Nov 12, 1998 Market Center, Kansas City, United States
11Draw5–4–2 Jayla OrtizPTS6, 2:00Oct 17, 1998 Arizona Charlie's, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
10Win5–4–1 Coptizi MendivilTKO4Sep 19, 1998 Arizona Charlie's, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
9Win4–4–1 Karina HernandezKO4, 0:50Aug 15, 1998 Arizona Charlie's, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
8Draw3–4–1 Gloria RamirezPTS4, 2:00Jun 19, 1998 Spotlight 29 Casino, Coachella, United States
7Win3–4 Sue ChaseTKO5, 1:59Jun 3, 1998 Coeur d'Alene Casino, Worley, United States
6Win2–4 Dolores LizaUD4, 2:00Apr 18, 1998 Arizona Charlie's, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
5Win1–4 Jayla OrtizSD4, 2:00Mar 12, 1998 Convention Center, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
4Loss0–4 Sandra YardTKO4, 0:46Feb 6, 1998 Arizona Charlie's, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
3Loss0–3 Valerie TroikeUD4, 2:00Nov 26, 1997 Arizona Charlie's, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2Loss0–2 Valerie TroikeUD4, 2:00Oct 22, 1997 Arizona Charlie's, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
1Loss0–1 Gloria RamirezUD4, 2:00Aug 8, 1997 Sky Lite Event Center, Denver, Colorado, United States