Becky Levi is an American female

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Biography

Levi was born in

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. She began her training in

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, training submissions and judo with Steve Owen, a 7th degree black belt in Judo. She also continued her boxing training at two boxing facilities in Tucson. Becky was also a PE teacher and coach in Tucson for 11 years. She was involved in coaching the sports of volleyball, football, wrestling, and track and field. In 1998, she moved to

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. to pursue her fight career. Levi has wrestled and boxed at Joe Byrd's Boxing Academy for a year and a half hoping to get started in professional boxing. Although Becky did not get info boxing professionally, she did fight an exhibition fight in

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. in 2002. Becky also holds a second-degree black belt in

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. Prior to MMA competition, she was already an accomplished athlete. At the first 1987 Women's World Championships she won the plus 82 kilograms category in weightlifting. While studying at the

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, she became a discus thrower, winning the 1988 Tucson Elite Classic and becoming an alternate for the 1988 and 1992 Olympic teams. After graduating, she continued to succeed in the discus, winning the 1992 Willie Williams Classic. In 1991, she attempted judo competition, initially with less success, winning one match out of four at the 1991 Olympic Festival, but eventually becoming a national champion. ''The Arizona Daily Star'' called her "one of the two or three greatest female athletes produced here" in an article on the University of Arizona. Becky also competed in 4 World Tough Woman Championships: three of which she was runner up. Her first entry into the world of mixed martial arts was as a strength and conditioning trainer to fellow Arizona resident

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, present as part of his corner during

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8, 9 and 10. In 1999, she helped set u
The Danger Zone
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, who she had assisted in his preparation for UFC V. Severn would also train Levi for contests such as the Toughwoman World Championships, and said of her in a 1999 interview "She hits harder than most men." They parted ways in 2001 to pursue other business ventures. Her last fight was a loss by flying armbar against

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at ReMix World Cup 2000, on 5 December 2000. Becky now is the fitness and sport performance co-director at Spiece Fitness a premier fitness facility in Ft. Wayne, IN. Becky has worked and developed their sport training and personal training programs since 2002. Becky is also involved in coaching the throwing events at Indiana Tech University in Fort Wayne, IN.

Career

* 1981 National Junior College Champion Shot Put/Runner up discus * 1982 National Junior College Champion Discus/Runner up shot put * 1987 National Champion Women's Weightlifting 82 kg.+ * 1987 World Team Trial Champion Weightlifting 82 kg.+ * Pima College Track Hall of Fame Athlete * USWF Superfight Champion * L1 Superfight Champion * IFC Super Heavyweight Champion * Tough Woman World Champion 3 time Runner-up.

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

Becky Levi Awakening Profile
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Biography

Career

Mixed martial arts record

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