Michelle Sutcliffe
English Light Flyweight female boxer
- Born
- 3 February 1967, Leeds
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Sport
- boxing, Muay Thai
- Occupation
- boxer, Thai boxer
- Height
- 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
- Weight
- 51 kg (112 lb)
Michelle Sutcliffe (born 3 February 1967) is an English female boxer who competed in the Light Flyweight division.
On 27 February 2000, she became the first Leeds-based boxer, professionally licensed under the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC), to become a world professional boxing champion. In 1999 she was awarded the BBC's sportswoman of the year at the BBC in the North Sports Awards.
Michelle was the second woman to be granted a professional boxers license by the BBBofC the first woman being Jane Couch.
Michelle also practised Kickboxing and the martial arts sport of Muay Thai.
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