Career
Sutcliffe and Germany"s Regina Halmich have helped to increase the popularity of women"s boxing in Europe. Sutcliffe is one of the most famous female fighters to come from England. She is a native of the Leeds area.
Her professional boxing career began on 2 November 1996 with her first world title try, as she went right away and challenged Halmich for the WIBF"s world Flyweight title, losing by a second round knockout.
She did not know what was coming towards her. She had never fought competition on this level
Sutcliffe met Para Draine on her second bout, 24 June of 1998, losing by knockout in round five, at Atlantic City, New Jersey. On 12 February 1999, she lost to Sengul Ozokcu by a six round decision in Denmark.
She followed that defeat with two wins in a row, and then, on 7 October of 2000, she and Halmich were rematched in Berlin, once again with the WIBF"s world Flyweight championship on the line.
Sutcliffe proved more competitive than in their first match, but lost again, this time by a ten round decision. On her next fight, she lost to Kim Messer by decision in ten in South of Korea. Sutcliffe lost by a seven round technical decision when the fight"s referee dictated that a cut suffered by Language had been produced by a headbutt.
The bout"s result proved to be controversial, as many at ringside and television viewers thought they had seen a punch by Sutcliffe causing Language"s cut.
Sutcliffe has not boxed since then (as of March 2006). Her record stands at 5 wins and 6 losses, with 2 knockout wins.