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Zerlentes earned her master"s and Doctor of Philosophy in geography at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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Becky Zerlentes
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Zerlentes was a black belt in Goshin Jitsu, which she earned in 1996. She often told her students that started training with Goshin Jitsu after coming to one of the club parties. She later became the chief instructor of the club from 1998 to 1999.
Zerlentes also earned a black belt in Danzan Ryu Jujitsu and was certified in Okazaki restorative massage.
Zerlentes enjoyed teaching, particularly self-defense, something she believed was critical for women to learn. Zerlentes had record of 6 wins and 4 losses.
On April 2, 2005 Zerlentes was participating in the Colorado State Boxing Senior Female Championships at the Denver Coliseum in Denver, Colorado. Zerlentes is the first woman known to have died of injuries sustained during a sanctioned boxing match in the United States.
According to the Denver County coroner the cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head
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