China First World Professional Boxing Championship Donna Biggers

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Donna Biggers
Alias		Donna Lee Biggers
Hometown		Boiling Springs, SC, USA
Birthplace		Shelby, NC, USA
Date of Birth		1973-11-21
Height		5' 2
Trainer		Billy Mitchem
Manager		Billy Mitchem
Record:		Wins 13 - Loss 1 - Draw 1 - KO 12

5'2" featherweight/junior lightweight Donna Lee "Nature Girl" Biggers was born in Shelby, North Carolina on November 21, 1973 and is trained at Headhunter's Gym in Spartanburg, South Carolina by Billy Mitchem. She says that she got into boxing by accident. "I just kind of fell into it," she told Shelby Star reporter Randy Capp. "I've always been into staying in shape and working out, and I ran into Billy Mitchem one day. I went to his gym, tried boxing out and really liked it." Donna made her pro debut on July 19, 2003 at the National Guard Armory in Crossville, Tennessee, USA. She weighed in at 132 lbs and won a four-round unanimous decision over Helen Shari Penson (135 lbs) of Spartanburg, South Carolina, who was also making her pro debut. Biggers had been training for her first fight since November, 2002. Donna spars primarily with men. "Not too many girls around here are into the sport, so I have to fight with the guys," she told Capp. "Everyone thinks that's an advantage, but I think of it as a disadvantage. Girls fight differently than guys. Men get in there, and they're real slow. They dance around a lot, and they don't throw many punches until the last round. Women get in there, and we're swinging from the opening bell. I guess we're just smaller and faster than the men." I asked Donna how she got her nickname "Nature Girl". She told me "I'm very outspoken like the wrestler Ric Flair, and he was known as 'Nature Boy', and the fact that when I acquired the name I was also a blonde like him. I was also a big fan of his when I was growing up." A 1992 graduate of Crest High, when she's not training Donna works at her family business, which sells machine shop equipment and industrial supplies. She also enjoys spending time with her friends and riding motorcycles. Her goal as a pro boxer ... "to be a nationally recognized World Champion."