Jasmine Parr

Jazzy Parr (born 4 February 2003) is an Australian kickboxer and boxer, fighting out of Boonchu Gym in Gold Coast, Queensland. She currently holds the Women's International Boxing Association world flyweight title.

Jazzy Parr
BornJasmine Parr
(2003-02-05) 5 February 2003
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Other namesPrincess Jasmine
Weight125 lb (57 kg; 8.9 st)
DivisionFlyweight (Boxing)
Lightweight (Muay Thai)
StyleMuay Thai, Kickboxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofGold Coast, Queensland, Australia
TeamBoonchu Gym
TrainerJohn Wayne Parr
Angela Rivera-Parr
Years active2011–present
Professional boxing record
Total3
Wins3
By knockout0
Losses0
Kickboxing record
Total26
Wins19
Losses5
Draws2
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec

Early life

Parr was born and raised on the Gold Coast, Queensland where she attended Robina State High School throughout her teenage years.[1] Her Australian father, John Wayne, is a 10-time Kickboxing and Muay Thai World Champion[2] and her mother, Angela, is a naturalised Australian of Mexican American descent who is a 2-time Kickboxing World Champion.[3] Jasmine was introduced to combat sports at a young age through her parents and famously competed in her first kickboxing fight at the age of 8.[4][5] The decision to allow Parr to fight at a young age received national coverage and was met with mixed reactions. Subsequently, Parr decided to "retire" from fighting a year later after her second fight and focused on gymnastics instead.[1]

In 2015, at the age of 11, Parr returned to the ring after being inspired to follow in the footsteps of UFC Champion Ronda Rousey and stated her career goal was to be a Muay Thai fighter for a few years before transitioning into mixed martial arts and winning a UFC Championship.[6] She began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the age of 11 and won gold medals in the adult lightweight divisions of the 2020 South Pacific BJJ Championships as a 17-year-old.[7]

Fighting career

Kickboxing

Parr began competing in kickboxing fights at the age of 8 and has had 26 fights as of November 2021. Her record currently stands at 19 wins, 5 losses and 2 draws. She is a multi-time national junior Muay Thai champion[8] who has fought overseas in Canada, Thailand and England, the latter of which included winning an ICO Intercontinental Championship.[9][10]

Boxing

Following Parr's October 30, 2021 kickboxing return fight from injury, she was offered the opportunity to make her professional boxing debut against Nicila Costello on short notice. The December 4, 2021, bout was for the Australian Super Flyweight Boxing Championship and Parr had just three weeks to train for the fight. She would defeat her opponent via unanimous decision and claim her first professional boxing championship,[11] just over 20 years after her father claimed the Australian Middleweight Boxing Championship in July 2001.[12] In December 2022, she claimed the Women's International Boxing Association world flyweight title in her third professional boxing bout.[13]

Mixed martial arts

Parr revealed in February 2022 that she had begun the transition into mixed martial arts and planned to make her professional MMA debut in late 2022.[14]

Professional boxing record
4 fights 4 wins 0 losses
By decision 4 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
4 Win 4–0 Australia Brianna Harrison UD 10 8 Jul 2023 Australia Southport Sharks, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Defended WIBA world flyweight title.
3 Win 3–0 Australia Nicila Costello UD 10 3 Dec 2022 Australia The Star, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Won WIBA world flyweight title.
2 Win 2–0 New Zealand Holly McMath MD 6 7 Jul 2022 Australia Mansfield Tavern, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
1 Win 1–0 Australia Nicila Costello UD 8 4 Dec 2021 Australia Eatons Hill Hotel, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Won Australian super flyweight title.

References
  1. "AMA calls for junior ban on world champion kickboxer's daughter, 11, after her return to ring". Gold Coast Bulletin. 3 January 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  2. "JOHN WAYNE PARR: THE GUN SLINGER'S LAST RIDE". Sherdog. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  3. "TALKING WITH ANGELA PARR, MUAY THAI FIGHTER". Real Girl Sport. 5 June 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  4. "Dad defends daughter's kickboxing fight". 9News. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  5. "Kickboxing world champion John Wayne Parr defends decision to let his eight-year-old daughter fight". Fox Sports Australia. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  6. Beth Newman (5 January 2015). "John Wayne Parr's daughter, 11, back in the ring". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  7. "2020 South Pacific Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championships Results". Australian Federation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  8. "Boonchu Gym - Our Fighters". Boonchu Gym. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  9. "Jasmine Parr fighting for Intercontinental title in England". The Daily Telegraph. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  10. "Daughter of fight great wins title". Herald Sun. Retrieved 4 September 2022.closed access
  11. "Jasmine Parr, daughter of John Wayne Parr, won her first Australian boxing championship on debut". Gold Coast Bulletin. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  12. "Anthony Mundine planning to fight John Wayne Parr in boxing comeback". Courier Mail. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  13. "Jasmine Parr defeats Nicila Costello by unanimous decision to win WIBA world flyweight title". Courier Mail. 4 December 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  14. "Up & Coming Australian Female Fighter Jasmine Parr: Continuing the Family Lineage & Fighting in Thailand at 15 years old in front of 10,000 people". Get lost with Nick Hefke. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
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