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Award-Winning Journalist Award-Winning Author Boxing Champion

Award-Winning Journalist Award-Winning Author Boxing ChampionAward-Winning Journalist Award-Winning Author Boxing Champion

1st Place North Street Book Prize 

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WBAN "Cool Story of the Year" 

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Best of Los Angeles Autobiographical Book




Awards

5 Stars

best autobiography

1st Place Memoir

"There are life lessons embedded in this story: those of not giving up, of doing the impossible, of making a difference in the lives of others to name a few…if you are looking for a life story that will touch and empower you, Fighting Chance by Alicia Doyle is a must-read” – 5-Star Review by Tammy Ruggles for Readers' Favorite

1st Place Memoir

best autobiography

1st Place Memoir

 “The judges liked the twist that this book was not only about surviving adversity, but about a woman who took the initiative to transform herself dramatically…During this difficult year, we were happy to read an upbeat account of endurance and empowerment. Fighting Chance is an inspiring human-interest story for sports fans and feminists alike” – Critique by Jendi Reiter

best autobiography

best autobiography

best autobiography

“A unique and unreservedly recommended addition to community and college/university library Contemporary American Women Biography collections in general, and American Boxing History supplemental studies lists in particular "Fighting Chance" is exceptionally well written, organized and presented.” – Mary Cowper, Midwest Book Review

Press & Media Appearances

empowering chats with susan burrell

empowering chats with susan burrell

empowering chats with susan burrell

April 28,2022

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readers' favorite

Local history happy hour

Local history happy hour

August 17, 2021

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Local history happy hour

Local history happy hour

Local history happy hour

July 27, 2021

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Colorado community media

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I want to know your story

July 8 2021

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July 7, 2021

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Cool kat

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Silver Screen

June 12, 2021

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Silver Screen

June 9, 2021

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Writers and Fighters

girl, don't play small

May 22, 2021

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The cultural scavenger

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girl, don't play small

May 5, 2021

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Writers and Fighters

Writers and Fighters

Writers and Fighters

May 3, 2021

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The Reader's House

2020 1st Place Creative Nonfiction & Memoir

Writers and Fighters

May 1, 2021

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Best Autobiographical Book 2021

2020 1st Place Creative Nonfiction & Memoir

2020 1st Place Creative Nonfiction & Memoir

April 12, 2021

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2020 1st Place Creative Nonfiction & Memoir

2020 1st Place Creative Nonfiction & Memoir

2020 1st Place Creative Nonfiction & Memoir

February 14, 2021

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Talking Book Publishing

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April 1, 2021

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EdTalks

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February 2, 2021

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Talking Tough with Rick Bassman

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Talking Tough with Rick Bassman

January 20, 2021

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Communications AF Part 1

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Talking Tough with Rick Bassman

January 15, 2021

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Communications AF Part 2

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January 22, 2021

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Women In The Arena

Her Business, Her Voice, Her Conversation

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January 14, 2021

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Her Business, Her Voice, Her Conversation

January 5, 2021

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Her Business, Her Voice, Her Conversation

Her Business, Her Voice, Her Conversation

December 15, 2020

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The Friendly Fighter Podcast

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The Friendly Fighter Podcast

December 4, 2020

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Midwest Book Review

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The Friendly Fighter Podcast

October 16, 2020

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S.P.I.R.E. Podcast

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September 5, 2020

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Tough Girl Challenges

August 20, 2020

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Overcoming Distractions Podcast

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August 3, 2020

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USA Today

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July 22, 2020

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Beyond the Acorn

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Pangea's Playhouse IV

July 17, 2020

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Writers & Publishers Network

July 10, 2020

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Writers & Publishers Network

Writers & Publishers Network

Writers & Publishers Network

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The Grueling Truth

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The Larchmont Chronicle

June 8 2020

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The Larchmont Chronicle

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June 2020 Issue

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2Min Round: Hooks & Jabs Look at Female Boxing

2Min Round: Hooks & Jabs Look at Female Boxing

2Min Round: Hooks & Jabs Look at Female Boxing

May 28, 2020

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See It To Be It!

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2Min Round: Hooks & Jabs Look at Female Boxing

May 7, 2020

Interview with Melinda Garvey

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Considering Some Things

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Conejo Valley Lifestyle Magazine

May 6, 2020

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Conejo Valley Lifestyle Magazine

Conejo Valley Lifestyle Magazine

Conejo Valley Lifestyle Magazine

May 2020 Issue

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The Gifters Podcast

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April 8, 2020

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Women4Women Network

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April 2, 2020
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April 2, 2020

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April 2, 2020

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April 2, 2020

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Los Angeles Daily News

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April 1, 2020

Interview with Jim Alexander

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Women's Boxing Network

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March 25, 2020

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Women's Boxing Network

Women's Boxing Network

Women's Boxing Network

March 13, 2020

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The Book Commentary

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Women's Boxing Network

Author's Spotlight 

By Romuald Dzemo

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Valley News Group

Scorecard Scribblings

Scorecard Scribblings

March 5, 2020

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Scorecard Scribblings

Scorecard Scribblings

Scorecard Scribblings

February 26, 2020 

Interview with Brent Weber

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National Business Post

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The StayHealthy Experience

February 25, 2020 

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The StayHealthy Experience

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February 19, 2020

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Awards

   

Alicia Doyle, award-winning journalist and author of “Fighting  Chance”, wins Best of Los Angeles Award - “Best Autobiographical Book -  2021”, according to Aurora DeRose, award coordinator for the Best of Los  Angeles Award community. 

The “Best of Los Angeles Award” community was formed five years ago  and consists of over 7,400 professional members living and working in  Southern California. It celebrates the best people, places, and things  in Los Angeles with the slogan “No Ads. No B.S. Only the Best.”

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   "Fighting Chance gives readers a look into the issues faced by  women in sports. Female boxers, still a minority, were even more rare 20  years ago. Doyle experiences the paradox of being lauded for her  uniqueness, while struggling to be taken seriously in a macho subculture  where a woman's usual role is as a scantily clad "ring card girl". The  judges liked the twist that this book was not only about surviving  adversity, but about a woman who took the initiative to transform  herself dramatically...

 During this difficult year, we were happy to read an upbeat account of endurance and empowerment. Fighting Chance is an inspiring human-interest story for sports fans and feminists alike." 

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Based on a true story...

  Fighting Chance is written by Alicia Doyle, an award-winning journalist who discovered boxing at age twenty-eight in the late 1990s when she went on assignment at a boxing gym for at-risk youth called Kid Gloves. For two years, she simultaneously worked as a newspaper reporter while training and competing as a boxer, making her one of only a few hundred women in America who infiltrated this male-dominated sport. During her boxing career, she won two Golden Gloves championship titles and earned three wins by knockout – and her pro debut at age thirty in the year 2000 was named The California Female Fight of the Year. Fighting Chance offers an inside look at what’s considered the toughest sport known to man.

Reviews

" A unique and unreservedly recommended addition to community and college/university library Contemporary American Women Biography collections in general, and American Boxing History supplemental studies lists in particular "Fighting Chance" is exceptionally well written, organization and presented." - Mary Cowper, Midwest Book Review 


"During this difficult year, we were happy to read an upbeat account of endurance and empowerment. Fighting Chance is an inspiring human-interest story for sports fans and feminists alike." -  Critique by Jendi Reiter, 2020 North Street Book Prize   


"Absorbing and brilliant! Over 22 years ago I shared the ring with Alicia Doyle...twice. Fighting Chance transported me back to relive those experiences from HER perspective. It was amazing! I highly recommend this book!" 

– "Amazing" Layla McCarter, 8 time, 5 division Boxing World Champion & California Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee


"No punches pulled by the hard hitting Ms Doyle in her true life  novelistic rendering of what it's like to punch her way to fame! A knockout!!" 

- Ivor Davis, Investigative Journalist & Best-Selling Author of "Manson Exposed: A Reporter's 50-Year Journey into Madness and Murder"

  

“Alicia Doyle is a shining example of an individual who continues to fight to save herself from the dark side of life by mentoring troubled young children at KID GLOVES. She is their guiding light, a light that doesn’t often shine for them. FIGHTING CHANCE is exactly that, a chance to survive in the ring and in life. A must read…”

– Rod Holcomb, Producer/Director


“Alicia instilled what Kid Gloves Boxing teaches – the A.B.C Backwards: Conceive, Believe, Achieve. Building CONFIDENCE in all she does, Round by Round. A true role model for all.”

– Robert Ortiz Sr., owner of Kid Gloves Boxing

 

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Fighting Chance: Highlights

California Female Fight of the Year

California Female Fight of the Year

California Female Fight of the Year

My pro boxing debut at the Castaic Brickyard was named "The California Female Fight of the Year"

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Blood, Sweat & Tears

California Female Fight of the Year

California Female Fight of the Year

My nonfiction novel offers a first-hand look at competing in a male-dominated sport in the late 1990s


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Two-Time Golden Gloves Champ

California Female Fight of the Year

Two-Time Golden Gloves Champ

I started boxing at age 28 in the late 1990s, and earned two Golden Gloves Championship titles during my two-year-long boxing career

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Kid Gloves

Disaster Diva

Two-Time Golden Gloves Champ

I fell in love with boxing when I was a newspaper journalist, and went on assignment at a boxing gym for at-risk youth called Kid Gloves

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Disaster Diva

Disaster Diva

Disaster Diva

I earned my ring name "Disaster Diva" for the bloody brawls witnessed during my fights

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Mentors

Disaster Diva

Disaster Diva

My boxing career was made possible by coaches and trainers who believed in my athletic ability to compete in the roped-off square

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Alicia's Boxing Blog: In My Corner

Fight Footage: National Blue & Gold Boxing Tournament

 Alicia Doyle fights three days in a row at the National Blue & Gold Tournament in Los Angeles, where she earned two wins by technical knock-out. Alicia is a Two-Time Golden Gloves Champion whose pro boxing debut at age 30 was named The California Female Fight of the Year. Alicia is the author of the nonfiction memoir, Fighting Chance, which offers an inside look at this male-dominated sport.  

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