Stacey Reile

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Stacey Reile, also known as "Stay-Lo", is a participant in the sport of women's boxing.

Stacey was born and raised in Utica, New York and attended high school there. Stacey had a lot of misguided anger and needed a change, so after high school she moved to Miami Beach, Florida.

Stacey took up boxing in 1998 after she met a Swedish boxer named Lena Akesson (a.k.a. Lena Fiore). Lena, who was signed with Angelo Dundee, invited Stacey to her gym. Stacey had been lifting weights two years prior and thought boxing would be a perfect fit. Dundee's head trainer, Luis Lagerman took Stacey under his wing and began training her.

Stacey absorbed a lot by watching and training with the world class fighters at Dundee's Gym.

It was at Dundee's Gym where Stacey met and befriended WIBA President Ryan Wissow, who would later help Stacey make the transition from amateur to professional boxing.

Stacey had two amateur fights, winning them both.

Around this time, Stacey was arrested for assaulting Lena Akesson, when she found Akesson with Stacey's trainer (and live-in boyfriend) Luis Lagerman at an adult nightclub. Stacey assaulted Akesson in clear sight of nightclub security and other witnesses. Stacey was later ordered to take anger management classes because of this incident.

Stacey eventually parted ways with Lagerman and switched gyms and started training under Isiah Clark and Benny Collins at Warriors Boxing. Stacey trained there for roughly eight months, however the gym was located too far away from her massage clientele in Miami Beach so she had to switch gyms again.

Stacey next attended the Fight Club gym for about a year where she had the privilege of training with Glen Johnson while he prepared for his respective Roy Jones and Antonio Tarver matches. Johnson's trainer, Orlando Cuellar eventually became Stacey's trainer.

During her stay at Fight Club, and with no trainer at the time, Stacey won her pro debut on July 24, 2004, in Boynton Beach, Florida, by knocking out Myriam Bazile in the second round.

On March 13, 2005, in Tokyo, Japan, Stacey won her second match against undefeated Japanese knockout artist Riyo Togo by a four round unanimous decision. Stacey controlled most of the action over the four rounds keeping Togo at bay with an effective jab and good right hands that took their toll. Reile became stronger as the bout went on and had Togo stunned at certain points throughout the bout. In the third round Togo went to the canvas after a left hook to the body but the referee ruled it a slip. Stacey felt it was a clear knockdown. Stacey's record improved to 2-0 with 1 KO, while Togo tell to 3-1 with 3 KOs.

On October 1, 2005, in Tokyo, Japan, Stacey won her third professional bout by four round unanimous decision over Ariya. Stacey's record improved to 3-0 with 1 KO, while Ariya fell to 2-4 with 0 KOs.

On February 10, 2006, in Miami, Florida, Stacey knocked out Yessenia de Jesus in 37 seconds of the first round. This was a spectacular one-punch knockout by a left hook. Stacey's record improved to 4-0 with 2 KOs. this was de Jesus' pro debut.

On April 21, 2006, in Chicago, Illinois, Stacey won a four round majority decision over former US national amateur champion Nora Reyes, in Reyes' hometown. Stacey's record improved to 5-0 with 2 KOs, while Reyes fell to 1-1.

On June 29, 2006 in Miami, Florida, Stacey TKO'd Lakeysha Williams in the third round of a scheduled 6 round bout. Stacey's record improved to 6-0 with 3 KOs, while Williams' record fell to 9-9-3 with 1 KO. This was considered a big step up in class for Stacey, who was able to stop the durable and experienced Williams, who had previously gone the distance with elite fighters in the sport including Kelsey Jeffries and Ada Velez, as well as having 2 wins over Leona Brown and draws with Jeri Sitzes and Angel McNamara, so this would easily be considered the biggest win in Stacey's career to date.

On December 14, 2006 in Hallendale, Florida, Stacey won a 6-round unanimous decision over Delia Hoppe, of the Dominican Republic. Stacey's record improved at 7-0 with 3 KOs, while Hoppe, the WIBA FEDELATINA champion, falls to 4-2-1 with 1 KO.

In her spare time, Stacey enjoys running with her boxer (dog) Dempsey, as well as hanging out at the beach. In addition, Stacey designs her own clothes, models, and frequents the many professional boxing events held around the Miami area. Stacey is also a certified massage therapist with famous clients such as Calvin Klein, Queen Latifa, Russell Simmons, Al Roker, Carlos Ponce, and Rosyln Sanchez. Also, Stacey has attended various post secondary institutions such as: Mohawk Valley Community College, The Florida College of Natural Health, and Gold Coast Real Estate School. Stacey plans to become a real-estate agent in the near future.

Stacey is on myspace, at http://www.myspace.com/staylo4real