Background
Ocasio was born BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.
Ocasio was born BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.
A participant of Marathon and Track and Field races, she is also a former female boxer. Although she and Ossie Ocasio shared one sport, boxing, it is not known whether the two have a family connection. In 1991, she participated as a Track and Field runner at the Havana, Cuba Pan American Games.
She also participated at various Olympics.
Ocasio"s photos were commonly seen on Puerto Rican newspapers during the early 1990s, when she was at the top of her career as a runner. She continued on running, and winning races, until the late 1990s.
Many Puerto Ricans came to identify her, just as they did with Angelita Lind during the 1980s, as one of the most important runners of Puerto Rico. That"s why, when she announced she would become a female boxer, she caused some shock among many of her fans.
On July 23, 1998, she debuted as a boxer, defeating Andrea Figueroa by a knockout in round two at Vega Baja.
Only nineteen days later, she beat Lizette Pizarro by a knockout in the first round, also in her hometown. On November 7 of that year, she beat Marischa Sjau, in Lake Worth, Florida, to mark her United States debut. By then, she had moved to Florida to train.
On March 3, 1999, she beat Pamela Clarke, by then considered a top fighter, by a knockout in three rounds at Miami.
She retired from women"s boxing with a record of five wins and one loss, with three knockout wins. Currently in her 40s, Ocasio now leads a relatively quiet life, and has returned to live full-time in Puerto Rico.