Caley Reece | |
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Born | Caley Lewis 23 November 1979 Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
Other names | Cales |
Nationality | Australian |
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Weight | 56.7 kg (125 lb; 8.93 st) |
Division |
Featherweight Lightweight |
Reach | 67.5 in (171 cm) |
Style | Muay Thai |
Stance | Orthodox |
Fighting out of | Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
Team | Riddlers Gym Sinbi Muay Thai |
Trainer | Darren 'Daz' Reece John Wayne Parr |
Rank | brown belt in Zen Do Kai |
Years active | 2005-2012 2013-2015 |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 20 |
Wins | 20 |
By knockout | 3 |
Losses | 0 |
Draws | 0 |
Amateur career | |
Total | 35 |
Wins | 30 |
Losses | 5 |
Draws | 0 |
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Medal record | ||
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Representing Australia | ||
Women's Muay Thai | ||
World Combat Games | ||
Beijing 2010 | -60 kg |
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 four 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.
Caley Reece practiced Zen Do Kai for a number of years, achieving the rank of brown belt. Prior to her Muay Thai career, she was manager of a health clinic.
Reece had her first fight at the age of 25. 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. 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.
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. 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.