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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Angelica Martinez of Dallas has distinguished |
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herself as a professional boxer of great talent and potential whose |
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success in the ring has made her one of the world's leading |
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welterweight contenders; and |
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WHEREAS, A California native, "Angel" Martinez developed |
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into an athlete during her high school years and received a |
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basketball scholarship to Southwest Texas State University; after |
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an injury ended her basketball career, she served a tour of duty in |
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the U.S. Marine Corps and then settled in Dallas, where she first |
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took up the sport of boxing; and |
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WHEREAS, After competing in five amateur bouts, Angel |
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Martinez made her professional debut in July 2003; she quickly |
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proved herself a formidable fighter with excellent timing and a |
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classic boxing style; in January 2006, in just her fifth pro fight, |
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she bested Yvonne Reis to claim the Womens International Boxing |
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Association Intercontinental Welterweight Championship, a title |
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that she continues to hold; and |
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WHEREAS, Angel Martinez has gone on to establish an |
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outstanding record of six wins, two losses, and one draw and is |
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rated as one of the top female welterweights according to several |
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different ranking organizations; she has turned in impressive |
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performances against some of the best names in women's boxing, with |
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one of her finest wins to date being a 10-round unanimous decision |
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over famed women's boxer Christy Martin in October 2006; and |
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WHEREAS, A fierce competitor who has fully devoted herself to |
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her dream of athletic success, Angel Martinez has emerged as a |
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prominent female fighter who has captured the attention of boxing |
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fans around the world and brought further glory to the proud |
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sporting tradition of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Angel Martinez for her exceptional |
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performance as a professional boxer and extend to her best wishes |
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for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Martinez as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |