Boxing Career
Making her professional boxing debut on April 18, 2000, in Phoenix, Elena "Baby Doll" Reid defeated Jo Ellen Caldwell by a four-round decision. Her first career win was followed shortly thereafter by her first career defeat, when she was beaten by Layla McCarter in a four-round unanimous decision. McCarter, who had improved her own record to 3 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw with her victory, went on to become the youngest boxer ever to win an IFBA World Title on October 7, 2000. Reid got her first career knockout win on August 26, 2000, by defeating Jessica Elgin Combs in the first round of their fight at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
On September 11, 2004 at DM Arena in Karlsruhe, Germany, Elena Reid fought her first title fight when she took on local favorite and German media darling Regina Halmich, for Halmich's WIBF Flyweight Title. Over 10 hard-fought rounds, Halmich remained the title holder, escaping with a controversial draw. Judge Oliver Evers of Germany scored the bout as 98-94 for Halmich, Judge Leszek Jankowiak of Poland assessing it as a 97-97 draw, while Judge Roger Tillerman of Belgium had it 97-93 for Reid. The disappointing outcome left Reid with a 14-1-5 (4 KO) record, while moving Halmich to 45-1-1 (15 KOs).
After four more fights, Elena Reid received a rematch against Regina Halmich. On December 3, 2005 the two were engaged in yet another closely contested bout, once again in Germany, and for the WIBF Flyweight Title. This time, the judges had the 10-round fight scored: 96-94, 96-94, 97-93, all for Regina Halmich.
On August 31, 2006 Reid won the vacant WIBA Flyweight title by defeating Mary "The Heat" Ortega in a ten-round unanimous decision at Harveys Lake Tahoe Casino & Resort, in Stateline, NV. Reid improved her record to (18-3-5), while Ortega fell to (28-3-1).
As of 2007, Elena Reid was trained by Chris Ben and lives and trains in Las Vegas, Nevada. When not training, she was a student at UNLV majoring in marketing.
On July 2, 2007, Reid won the IFBA World Flyweight Championship by defeating Shin Hi Choi.
Reid faced France's Nadya Hokmi on June 5, 2010 for the vacant WBF Women's Super Flyweight Championship. Reid lost the fight by Unanimous Decision. Scores were 100-90, 99-91 and 99-91. Reid wore a knee brace during the fight due to injuries suffered prior to an April 2010 mixed martial arts bout.
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