Shelby Walker
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| Shelby Walker | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 27, 1975 Kingsville, Texas, United States |
| Died | September 24, 2006 (aged 31) Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States |
| Other names | Shelby Girl |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Style | Boxing |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 5 |
| Wins | 2 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By submission | 3 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Shelby Rogers (born February 27, 1975 in Kingsville, Texas – September 24, 2006) was a professional boxer and mixed martial arts fighter.
After 5 total years active and reserves in the United States Army, Walker began her mixed martial arts career, having 6 MMA fights, winning 3 fights and losing 3. Walker owns the record for the fastest KO in the history of women's MMA being a 5 second KO against Angela Wilson at Ring Of Fury 3 in Boston, Massachusetts.[1]
Walker started her professional boxing career in 2002. As a professional boxer, she had a record of 7-6-1 with 6 KOs. She had 4 title fights including high profile matches with Jaime Clampitt and Mia St John.
Walker was found dead from an apparent overdose of pain medication on September 24, 2006.[2]
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[edit] Shelby Walker Heart of a Lion Award
Shelby Walker was the post-fight interviewer for Cage Fury Fighting Championships (CFFC) at CFFC I. Walker was to perform the duties again at CFFC II prior to her death. In her honor, CFFC created the Shelby Walker Heart of a Lion Award, to be awarded to the fighter that showed the most heart at each event. Al Buck received the award at CFFC II for surviving a long Rear Naked Choke attempt by Malachy Friedman on route to a TKO victory.
| Champion | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Cage Fury Fighting Championships II | Al Buck |
| Cage Fury Fighting Championships III | Alexis Aquino |
[edit] Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 5 matches | 2 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 0 |
| By submission | 0 | 3 |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 0 |
| Draws | 0 | |
| No contests | 0 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2-3 | Adrienna Jenkins | Submission (rear naked choke) | HOOKnSHOOT - Evolution | November 6, 2004 | 1 | N/A | ||
| Win | 2-2 | Beth Westover | Decision (unanimous) | AFC 4 - Absolute Fighting Championships 4 | July 19, 2003 | 2 | 5:00 | ||
| Win | 1-2 | Angela Wilson | KO | USMMA 3 - Ring of Fury | May 3, 2003 | 1 | 0:05 | ||
| Loss | 0-2 | Tara LaRosa | Submission (strikes) | HOOKnSHOOT - Revolution | April 13, 2002 | 1 | 2:43 | ||
| Loss | 0-1 | Judy Neff | Submission (armbar) | HOOKnSHOOT - Kings 1 | November 17, 2001 | 1 | 0:40 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ five-second KO (vs. Angela Wilson), cagefuryfighting.com
- ^ Shelby Walker Passes Away, shelbywalker.com
