Kaliesha West (Wild Wild) boxer

Kaliesha West (born February 11, 1988) is a professional female boxer and the former 3 time WBO Female Bantamweight and IFBA super Bantamweight Boxing World Champion. She was born on February 11, 1988, in South Haven, Michigan. West currently resides in Moreno Valley California, a small suburb between Riverside and Palm Springs. West is a motivational speaker and an advocate for women's right's and women's boxing.citation needed On September 18, 2010, West won the WBO title, becoming the first world boxing champion from the Inland Empire. Her father, Juan West, is her boxing trainer and manager. She was also a contestant on the CW reality show Capture, placing 4th out of 12 teams. Currently, West is delivering her voice through social media networks, campaign, and protests across the United States in hopes to generate a following from those who believe in equal opportunities for women in sports. Somewho? have compared her career to that of Billie Jean King.West is an athlete of multi-cultural heritage. Her father, Juan West, is African American and European. Her mother, Melissa, is of Mexican and Korean heritage.West was first introduced to boxing while attending her father's boxing fights. However, her father was reluctant to involve her in the sport. Juan West tried to appease his 10-year-old daughter by showing her the proper boxing stance and how to punch. He gave her difficult training exercises to discourage her. When she persisted, Juan took her to a gym to fight a much bigger opponent, and she lost. West refused to give up boxing and continued her training.She attended Canyon Springs High School in Moreno Valley, where she started freshmen year as Varsity Cross Country and track. She participated in boxing activities outside of school.West began her amateur career in 1998 at the age of 10. West fought for 8 years and won numerous tournaments and honors, including2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, Junior Olympic championships, 2003, 2004, 2005 Silver Gloves championships, 2002 125 lb. National Golden Gloves championships.