Alicia Napoleon

About

Also known as The Empress, she is a World Boxing Council champion who started her professional career with a 7-0 record, winning 5 matches by knockout. During her amateur career, she held a 22-5 record and earned 11 amateur titles, 2 NY Golden Gloves, 1 National Golden Glove, and a number of other accolades.

Before Fame

She was a big fan of baseball. Because she was a girl and couldn't play professional baseball, she turned to her next love, boxing, in her late teens.

Trivia

In addition to boxing, she is a painter who has been featured in gallery212 in Wynwood, Miami. She also founded a Manhattan-based gym that mixes fashion and fitness and the underground boxing club Overthrow New York.

Family Life

She is from New York City and is of Italian descent. Her father was a musically-gifted entrepreneur while her mother was a model.

Associated With

As a painter, she has been inspired by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Alex Katz, and Pablo Picasso.