In front of local fans The Amazing Layla McCarter retired Dominga Olivo on her stool at the end round five winning the Global Boxing Union Female lightweight title on Friday, March 7, 2008 at the Orleans Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. McCarter had Olivo down in round two. In McCarter's previous fight on Friday, January 11, 2008 also at The Orleans in Las Vegas she beat lightweight Cindy "Checkmate" Serrano by a 6-round unanimous decision. McCarter's fight with Dominga Olivo was a rematch. McCarter had previously beaten Olivo by a close 8-round majority decision back in June.
| Fight | Location | Date | Boxing Tickets |
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| McCarter vs TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Layla "Amazing" McCarter
Layla McCarter trained and managed by former boxer and reknown trainer Luis Tapia fights out of Las Vegas, Nevada.
McCarter's fight on October 7, 2006 in Rochester, Washington at the Lucky Eagle Casino ended in a majority draw. McCarter had moved up in weight to fight at junior middleweight against Dakota Stone. Although Stone controlled the earlier rounds McCarter controlled the later. Stone threw more punches but McCarter's punches were heavier and more accurate.
Layla McCarter won a 10-round unanimous decision over Belinda Laracuente and the GBU female lightweight title before a sold-out crowd of over 2,000 boxing fans at The Orleans Arena in Las Vegas on November 17, 2006. The Layla McCarter vs Belinda Laracuente fight made history as the first 10X3 minute rounds approved by the NSAC and GBU.
McCarter won the GBU and WBA womens lightweight titles beating Donna Biggers by a 2nd round TKO at The Orleans Arena in Las Vegas on January 5, 2007. The fight made boxing history by being the first championship bout for female boxers scheduled for twelve rounds of three minutes duration held in the state of Nevada.
On April 27, 2007 McCarter lost a rematch to Melissa Hernandez. Layla McCarter beat the formerly undefeated womens IBA super bantamweight champion in their first fight but Hernandez avenged her loss winning a majority decision.
McCarter edged out an 8-round majority decision win against Dominga Olivo on June 9, 2007 at Sky Ute Casino in Ignacio, Colorado. This along with her 6-round unanimous decision victory against Angelica Martinez on May 25, 2007 puts McCarter back on the winning track after her rematch lost to Melissa Hernandez.
After taking almost five months off McCarter returned on November 2, 2007 winning a 6-round (2 minutes rounds) unanimous decision over previously undefeated New Zealand welterweight Daniella Smith at the Sky City Convention Centre in Auckland, New Zealand. Having a busy boxing schedule, a week later McCarter returned statesie beating Tammy Franks by 3rd round TKO in a scheduled 6-round fight on November 10, 2007 at the Sky Ute Casino in Ignacio, Colorado.