Caley Reece

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| birth_name = Caley Lewis

| other_names = Cales

| nationality = {{flagicon|AUS}} Australian

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1979|11|23}}

| birth_place = Perth, Western Australia, Australia

| fighting_out_of = Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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| weight = {{convert|56.7|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}

| weight_class = Featherweight
Lightweight

| reach = {{convert|67.5|in|cm|abbr=on}}

| style = Muay Thai

| rank = {{color box|brown}} brown belt in Zen Do Kai

| stance = Orthodox

| team = Riddlers Gym
Sinbi Muay Thai

| trainer = Darren 'Daz' Reece
John Wayne Parr

| years_active = 2005-2012
2013-2015

| kickbox_win = 55

| kickbox_kowin = 3

| kickbox_loss = 5

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| am_win = 30

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| am_loss = 5

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| updated = 15 March 2014

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Caley Reece (née Lewis; born 23 November 1979) is a retired Australian Muay Thai kickboxer who competed in the featherweight and lightweight divisions. A successful competitor at both amateur and professional levels, Reece came to prominence by winning state and national titles in her native Australia before going on to take six World Championships. Reece won a silver medal at the 2010 World Combat Games. She holds a notable victory over current Lion Fight Featherweight Champion and Glory Super Bantamweight Champion Tiffany van Soest.

Early life

Caley Reece practiced Zen Do Kai for a number of years, achieving the rank of brown belt.[http://www.awakeningfighters.com/athletes/caley-reece/ Caley Reece Awakening profile] Prior to her Muay Thai career, she was manager of a health clinic.[http://niamhgriffin.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/caley-reece-australian-muaythai-fighter.html Caley Reece Australian MuayThai fighter][http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/womens-health/fitness/get-started/article/-/6578803/caley-lewis-on-muay-thai/ World champion Caley Lewis, 30, on how she caught Muay Thai fever]

Career

Reece had her first fight at the age of 25.{{Cite web |url=http://www.kickboxermag.com.au/features/313-the-retirement-of-caley-reece.html |title=Caley Reece on life after Muay Thai |access-date=1 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304105841/http://www.kickboxermag.com.au/features/313-the-retirement-of-caley-reece.html |archive-date=4 March 2014 |url-status=dead }} Despite losing her first two fights, she would then embark on a lengthy winning streak and win the WMC Western Australia state and Australian national featherweight (-57.1 kg/126 lb) titles as well as the WKA Australian welterweight (-55 kg/122 lb) strap at amateur level. Turning professional in 2009, she captured the WPMF Women's World Featherweight (-57.1 kg/126 lb) Championship in her pro debut when she defeated Sindy Huyer via unanimous decision at Domination 3 in her home town of Perth on 5 September 2009.[http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/6143381/caley-shows-the-guys-that-girls-can-fight/ Caley shows the guys that girls can fight] At the King's Birthday 2009 event in Bangkok, Thailand on 5 December 2009, she outpointed Jessica Sanchez to take the WMC Women's Intercontinental Featherweight Championship. She retained this belt with a unanimous decision victory over Jessica Gladstone at Supremacy 10: Talk is Cheap in Perth on 19 June 2010.[http://www.mikemiles.com/index.php?p=events&e=20100619aus Supremacy 10: Talk is Cheap results][http://www.ifmamuaythai.org/tag/talk-is-cheap/ Talk is Cheap! – Australian Beijing fighters are all-action on Supremacy 10 fight night][http://ehlelkfhelfdehfhefejklfjlke.over-blog.com/article-supremacy-10-results-wmc-intercontinental-title-fight-walker-vs-august-57275948.html Supremacy 10 results]

She returned to the amateur ranks to represent Australia in the women's -60 kg/132 lb Muay Thai division at the 2010 World Combat Games, which was held in Beijing, China between 28 August – 4 September 2010. A silver medalist, Reece defeated Alena Muratava by split decision in the quarter-finals and Aicha El Majydy by unanimous decision in the semis before losing a UD to Valentina Shevchenko in the final.{{Cite web |url=http://www.mikemiles.com/index.php?p=events&e=201008280902 |title=2010 World Combat Games results |access-date=1 March 2014 |archive-date=3 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603231301/http://www.mikemiles.com/index.php?p=events&e=201008280902 |url-status=dead }} Reece then also participated in the 2010 IFMA World Championships in Bangkok in December 2010 where she beat Kristina Alvarez on points in the quarter-finals prior to withdrawing from the competition.

Caley Reece was scheduled to fight Alla Ivashkevich for the vacant WMC Women's World Featherweight Championship at Epic 2: Honour in Perth on 19 March 2011. However, the Belarusian withdrew due to injury nine days before the fight and was replaced by Nong Tran Detract in a non-title match. Reece defeated the Thai by decision. She eventually got her chance to challenge for the belt at Epic 3: Believe on 25 June 2011 against Madeleine Vall, winning a decision to become the new champion.[http://www.wmcmuaythai.org/2011/07/01/epic-3-%e2%80%9cbelieve%e2%80%9d Epic 3 "Believe"]{{Cite web |url=http://www.kickboxermag.com.au/features/151-a-true-champion-caley-reece.html |title=A True Champion - Caley Reece |access-date=1 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304101842/http://www.kickboxermag.com.au/features/151-a-true-champion-caley-reece.html |archive-date=4 March 2014 |url-status=dead }}

Following this, Reece's next four fights came in Thailand where she recorded notable defeats of Ayadet Sor Sawaddee at the Queen's Cup 2011 in August 2011[http://it.muaythaitv.com/notizie/queen-s-birthday-2011-thailand-vs-challenger-n1742.html Queen's Birthday 2011 - Thailand vs Challenger Risultati] and Magdalena Rak at the WMC Grand Prix on 3 April 2012.[http://www.bangkokpost.com/print/287952/ Muay Thai strikes for Olympic glory][http://www.ifmamuaythai.org/2012/04/prime-ministers-cup/ Prime Minister’s Cup] Later that month, she became the first woman to win two WMC titles in two different weight divisions when she beat Anna Willberg for the WMC Women's World Junior Lightweight (-58.9 kg/130 lb) Championship.{{Cite web |url=http://www.kickboxermag.com.au/features/252-caley-reece-5-greatest-moments.html |title=PHOTOS: Caley Reece - 5 greatest moments |access-date=1 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304102805/http://www.kickboxermag.com.au/features/252-caley-reece-5-greatest-moments.html |archive-date=4 March 2014 |url-status=dead }}

On 13 October 2012, Caley Reece made the first and only defence of her WMC featherweight title when she beat Meryem Uslu by unanimous decision at Epic 7: Staunch. She subsequently retired after the fight.[http://www.wmcmuaythai.org/2012/10/25/caley-reece-says-goodbye-to-the-ring Caley Reece, undisputed Female Muaythai Champion, says goodbye to the ring][http://www.fightmag.net/?p=19966 Caley Reece wins vs Meryem Uslu – Epic 7 Staunch Results] Her retirement was brief, however, as eight months later, on 20 June 2013, she took a decision win over Patricia Silva at Epic 9: Hectic in her comeback fight.

Caley Reece became a four time world champion when she took the Lion Fight Women's Featherweight (-56.7 kg/125 lb) Championship from Tiffany van Soest in the Lion Fight 13 headliner on 7 February 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Although it was a close fight, Reece's use of the clinch and sweeps saw her take a split decision and hand van Soest her first professional defeat.[http://liverkick.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2829:lion-fight-13-results&catid=40:americas&Itemid=59 Lion Fight 13 Results]{{Cite web |url=http://www.muaythaiauthority.com/2014/02/lion-fight-13-results-and-recap.html |title=Lion Fight 13 Results and Recap |access-date=1 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707182649/http://www.muaythaiauthority.com/2014/02/lion-fight-13-results-and-recap.html |archive-date=7 July 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} She was then expected to face Sawsing Sor Sopit at Epic 10: Pressure in Perth on 15 March 2014[http://wombatsports.wordpress.com/2014/02/11/muay-thai-tuesday-feb-10-2014/ Muay Thai Tuesday – 10 Feb. 2014] but Sawsing was replaced by Chommanee Taehiran.[https://wombatsports.wordpress.com/2014/03/06/muay-thai-thursday-mar-6/ Muay Thai Thursday – 6 Mar.] Reece defeated Chommanee by decision to retain her WMC world featherweight title.{{Cite web |url=http://www.kickboxermag.com.au/show-reports/528-epic-10-.html |title=EPIC 10: Caley Reece defends WMC title |access-date=26 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326030940/http://www.kickboxermag.com.au/show-reports/528-epic-10-.html |archive-date=26 March 2014 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.wmcmuaythai.org/2014/03/25/epic-10-event |title=EPIC 10 EVENT |access-date=26 March 2014 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304033105/http://www.wmcmuaythai.org/2014/03/25/epic-10-event |url-status=dead }} On 29 March 2015 she announced her retirement on her Facebook page.

Personal life

She married her trainer Darren Reece in 2011.

Championships and awards

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AwakeningFighters.com
2014 Personality of the Year[http://www.awakeningfighters.com/awakening-muay-thai-awards-2014/ Awakening Muay Thai Awards 2014 - Awakening Fighters]
International Kickboxer
2012 Female Fighter of the Year{{Cite web |url=http://www.kickboxermag.com.au/news/337-caley-reece-named-female-fighter-of-the-year.html |title=Caley Reece named Female Fighter of the Year |access-date=1 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226014723/http://www.kickboxermag.com.au/news/337-caley-reece-named-female-fighter-of-the-year.html |archive-date=26 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}
Lion Fight
Lion Fight Women's Featherweight (-56.7 kg/125 lb) Championship (One time)
Pimp Juice Cup
Pimp Juice Cup Tournament Championship
World Combat Games
2010 World Combat Games -60 kg/132 lb Muay Thai Silver Medalist Silver
World Kickboxing Association
WKA Amateur Women's Australian Welterweight (-55 kg/122 lb) Muay Thai Championship (One time)
World Muaythai Council
WMC Amateur Women's Western Australia Featherweight (-57.1 kg/126 lb) Championship (One time)
WMC Amateur Women's Australian Featherweight (-57.1 kg/126 lb) Championship (One time)
WMC Women's Intercontinental Featherweight (-57.1 kg/126 lb) Championship (One time)
One successful title defence
WMC Women's World Featherweight (-57.1 kg/126 lb) Championship (One time)
Two successful title defences
WMC Women's World Junior Lightweight (-58.9 kg/130 lb) Championship (One time)
World Professional Muaythai Federation
WPMF Women's World Featherweight (-57.1 kg/126 lb) Championship (One time)

Kickboxing record

colspan=2 style="background:#A9A9A9" \| Professional kickboxing record
class="toccolours" width=100% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; font-size:85%; text-align:center;"
style="background:white;" \| style="color:black;" \| 20 wins (3 KOs), 0 losses, 0 draws {\|class="wikitable" width="100%"
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" \| Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| 2014-03-15	Win	align=left\|{{flagicon\|THA}} Chommanee Sor Taehiran	Epic 10: Pressure	Perth, Western Australia	Decision	5	2:00	20-0
style=background:white colspan=9 \|{{small\|Retains the WMC Women's World Featherweight (-57.1 kg/126 lb) Championship.}}
align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| 2014-02-07	Win	align=left\|{{flagicon\|USA}} Tiffany van Soest	Lion Fight 13	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Decision (split)	5	3:00	19-0
style=background:white colspan=9 \|{{small\|Wins the Lion Fight Women's Featherweight (-56.7 kg/125 lb) Championship.}}
align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| 2013-06-20	Win	align=left\|{{flagicon\|BRA}} Patricia Silva	Epic 9: Hectic	Perth, Western Australia	Decision	5	2:00	18-0
align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| 2012-10-13	Win	align=left\|{{flagicon\|GER}} Meryem Uslu	Epic 7: Staunch	Perth, Western Australia	Decision (unanimous)	5	2:00	17-0
style=background:white colspan=9 \|{{small\|Retains the WMC Women's World Featherweight (-57.1 kg/126 lb) Championship.}}
align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| 2012-09-12	Win	align=left\|{{flagicon\|THA}}	Sinbi vs. the Rest of Phuket	Phuket, Thailand	Decision	5		16-0
align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| 2012-06-30	Win	align=left\|{{flagicon\|THA}} Pantiwa Boontanai	Epic 6	Perth, Western Australia	Decision	5	2:00	15-0
align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| 2012-04-00	Win	align=left\|{{flagicon\|FIN}} Anna Willberg			Decision	5		14-0
style=background:white colspan=9 \|{{small\|Wins the WMC Women's World Junior Lightweight (-58.9 kg/130 lb) Championship.}}
align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| 2012-00-00	Win	align=left\|{{flagicon\|THA}} Yodnampet		Thailand	TKO (left front kick)			13-0
align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| 2012-04-03	Win	align=left\|{{flagicon\|POL}} Magdalena Rak	WMC Grand Prix	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	5	2:00	12-0
align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| 2012-00-00	Win	align=left\|{{flagicon\|THA}} Yodnampet]			Decision	5	2:00	11-0
align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| 2011-08-00	Win	align=left\|{{flagicon\|THA}} Ayadet Sor Sawaddee	Queen's Cup 2011	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	5		10-0
align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| 2011-06-25	Win	align=left\|{{flagicon\|SWE}} Madeleine Vall	Epic 3: Believe	Perth, Western Australia	Decision	5	2:00	9-0
style=background:white colspan=9 \|{{small\|Wins the WMC Women's World Featherweight (-57.1 kg/126 lb) Championship.}}
align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| 2011-04-16	Win	align=left\|{{flagicon\|AUS}} Sarah O'Connell	Domination 6	Perth, Western Australia	Decision (split)	5	2:00	8-0
align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| 2011-03-19	Win	align=left\|{{flagicon\|THA}} Nong Tran Detract	Epic 2: Honour	Perth, Western Australia	Decision	5	2:00	7-0
align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| 2010-06-19	Win	align=left\|{{flagicon\|CAN}} Jessica Gladstone	Supremacy 10: Talk is Cheap	Perth, Western Australia	Decision (unanimous)	5	2:00	6-0
style=background:white colspan=9 \|{{small\|Retains the WMC Women's Intercontinental Featherweight (-57.1 kg/126 lb) Championship.}}
align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| 2010-03-13	Win	align=left\|{{flagicon\|AUS}} Tiana Caverley	Domination 4	Bentley, Australia	Decision	5	2:00	5-0
align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| 2010-02-20	Win	align=left\|{{flagicon\|THA}} Kwanpirom Mnangroied	Supremacy 9: No Surrender	Perth, Western Australia	KO (left body kick)	1		4-0
align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| 2009-12-05	Win	align=left\|{{flagicon\|ESP}} Jessica Sanchez	King's Birthday 2009	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	5	2:00	3-0
style=background:white colspan=9 \|{{small\|Wins the WMC Women's Intercontinental Featherweight (-57.1 kg/126 lb) Championship.}}
align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| 2009-10-17	Win	align=left\|{{flagicon\|THA}} Sararat Kongsawang	Supremacy 8	Perth, Western Australia	TKO (knees)	3		2-0
align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| 2009-09-05	Win	align=left\|{{flagicon\|ITA}} Sindy Huyer	Domination 3	Perth, Western Australia	Decision (unanimous)	5	2:00	1-0
style=background:white colspan=9 \|{{small\|Wins the WPMF Women's World Featherweight (-57.1 kg/126 lb) Championship.}}

colspan=2 style="background:#A9A9A9" \| {{color\|white\|Amateur kickboxing record}}
class="toccolours" width=100% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; font-size:85%; text-align:center;"
style="background:white;" \| {{color\|black\|30 wins (? KOs), 5 losses, 0 draws}} {\|class="wikitable" width="100%"
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" \| Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| 2010-12-01	Win	align=left\|{{flagicon\|USA}} Kristina Alvarez	2010 IFMA World Championships -60 kg/132 lb, Quarter Finals	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	4	2:00
align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" \| 2010-00-00	Loss	align=left\|{{flagicon\|PER}} Valentina Shevchenko	2010 World Combat Games -60 kg/132 lb Muay Thai, Final	Beijing, China	Decision (unanimous)	4	2:00
style=background:white colspan=9 \|{{small\|Wins the 2010 World Combat Games -60 kg/132 lb Muay Thai Silver Medal.}}
align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| 2010-00-00	Win	align=left\|{{flagicon\|MAR}} Aicha El Majydy	2010 World Combat Games -60 kg/132 lb Muay Thai, Semi Finals	Beijing, China	Decision (unanimous)	4	2:00
align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| 2010-00-00	Win	align=left\|{{flagicon\|BLR}} Alena Muratava	2010 World Combat Games -60 kg/132 lb Muay Thai, Quarter Finals	Beijing, China	Decision (split)	4	2:00
align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" \| 2009-05-08	Loss	align=left\|{{flagicon\|AUS}} Nicole Brolan	Powerplay Promotions 10: Pay Back Time	Melbourne, Australia	Decision	5	2:00
align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| 2009-04-04	Win	align=left\|{{flagicon\|AUS}} Nicole Brolan	Pimp Juice Cup, Final	Sydney, Australia	Decision (unanimous)	4	2:00
style=background:white colspan=9 \|{{small\|Wins the Pimp Juice Cup Tournament Championship.}}
align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| 2009-04-04	Win	align=left\|{{flagicon\|NZL}} Bronwyn Wylie	Pimp Juice Cup, Semi Finals	Sydney, Australia	Decision (unanimous)	3	2:00
align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| 2009-03-14	Win	align=left\|{{flagicon\|AUS}} Theresa Carter	Supremacy 6: The Real Deal	Perth, Western Australia	Decision (unanimous)	5	3:00
align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| 2008-10-18	Win	align=left\|{{flagicon\|AUS}} Alicia Pestana	Supremacy 5: Unbreakable	Perth, Western Australia	Decision (unanimous)	5	2:00
align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| 2008-06-28	Win	align=left\|{{flagicon\|NZL}} Angela Bennett	Supremacy 4: All or Nothing	Perth, Western Australia	Decision (unanimous)	5	2:00
align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| 2007-10-06	Win	align=left\|{{flagicon\|NZL}} Carmen Thompson	Supremacy 2	Perth, Western Australia	Decision (unanimous)	5	2:00
align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| 2007-06-09	Win	align=left\|{{flagicon\|THA}} Nitikwan	Supremacy 1	Perth, Western Australia	Decision (unanimous)	5	2:00
align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| 2006-12-00	Win	align=left\|{{flagicon\|AUS}} Kate Hueston		Australia	Decision (unanimous)	5	2:00
style=background:white colspan=9 \|{{small\|Wins the WMC Amateur Women's Western Australia Featherweight (-57.1 kg/126 lb) Championship.}}

Legend: {{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win |border=1px solid #CCFFCC}}

References

External links

[http://www.awakeningfighters.com/athletes/caley-reece Caley Reece] at [http://www.awakeningfighters.com/ Awakening Fighters]
[https://www.facebook.com/CaleyReece/ Facebook Athlete Page]

Category:1979 births

Category:Living people

Category:Australian female kickboxers

Category:Featherweight kickboxers

Category:Lightweight kickboxers

Category:Australian female karateka

Category:Australian female Muay Thai practitioners

Category:Sportswomen from Western Australia

Category:Martial artists from Perth, Western Australia