Ana Julaton - Filipino-American Female Boxer

This beautiful young lady is Filipino-American female boxer Ana Julaton.
I've done wrestlers, female mma fighters and kickboxers here before, but I think Ana may be the first boxer I've done anything on.
I did do an entry about her a while back on my female boxing blog though.

Ana was born on July 5th, 1980 in San Francisco, California.
Her last fight was a win over Kelsey Jeffries at the HP Pavilion, San Jose, California on Sptember 12th, 2009.
In that bout, Ana made history by becoming the first Filipino-American female boxer to win the International Boxing Association super bantamweight title.
And get this....it was only her fifth professional fight!


You can keep up with Ana at her MySpace page here:
http://www.myspace.com/ajthehurricane


Ana Julaton, posted to http://asian-fitness-women.blogspot.com/, on Sept 24th, 2009

Yvonne Bates - Personal Trainer and Fitness Model

It's been awhile (January actually) since I did anything on the beautiful Yvonne Bates.
So here's another couple of pictures of this lovely Cambodian personal trainer, female fitness competitor and fitness model.
In these, you get some idea of her amazing abs.



Contest History:

2003 - Short Division, Gold Classic in Kansas City. 1st place, Short Division, NPC in Kansas City. 3rd place, Pro Division, WNBF World Championship in New York - 1st place
2004 - Natural American Classic in Austin, TX. 1st place,
2004 - WNBF Northeast Classic in Worcester, MA. 1st place,
2004 - Natural Caribbean Grand Prix in the Grand Cayman Islands, 2nd place,
2004 - WNBF World Championship in New York City.
2005 - WNBF Pro Natural International and 7th place at the WNBF Pro Natural Northeast Figure Championships, 2nd place
2006 - WNBF Pro Natural Caribbean Figure Championships, 2nd place
2007- WNBF Bluffs Classic Figure Championships and 4th place
2007 - Ms/Mr. International Kansas City Golds Classic


Like I said in an earlier post, you can find out more about Yvonne at her website:
http://www.yvonnebates.com/


Yvonne Bates, posted to http://asian-fitness-women.blogspot.com/, on Sept 22nd, 2009

Fitness Model Min Yung Kim

Here's another picture of the beautiful South Korean fitness model Min Yung Kim.
You can really see her arm development here.
The last entry on Min was pretty popular, so I thought another was in order.
As I pointed out last time, not only is Min a fitness model, but she's also a gymnastics instructor and a personal trainer.
And she has appeared in Musclemag International, Ironman, Flex, Muscle and Fitness and Oxygen.

You can also keep up with Min Yung Kim at her Facebook page here:
http://www.facebook.com/people/Min-Yung-Kim/1178530137


posted to http://asian-fitness-women.blogspot.com/, Sept 15th, 2009

Asian Women Wrestlers

If you check out my profile you will see that I do a lot of fitness blogs and wrestling blogs.
Now I know that pro wrestling is scripted, but you take a lot of abuse in and outside of the squared circle. And to do that day in and day out, you have to be in shape.
So I thought today I would combine by love or wrestling and my love of fitness and profile some of today's asian women wrestlers that have made an impact on the industry.
Starting out with....



Gail Kim
Gail has wrestled for the WWE, TNA and some Indy promotions before that.
Gail was always athletic and before wrestling she was into basketball, volleyball, soccer, baseball, and badminton.
She also studied kinesiology at the University of Toronto, and nutrition at Ryerson University.



Lena Yada
Another young lady that worked for the WWE is the lovely Lena Yada.
Before the WWE, Lena was the first runner-up in the 2002 Ms. Venus Swimwear International pageant, Miss Hawaiian Tropic Japan and she competed in the quarter finals of the 2007 World Title of Tandem Surfing.



Angela Fong
Angela Fong currently works for the WWE using the ring name "Savannah".
Although Angela is currently working as an interviewer, she has made great progress with her wrestling skills.



Ayako Hamada
Now know as simply "Hamada" in TNA, Ayako is the daughter of the legendary Gran Hamada.
Hamada may look a bit out of shape now, but this young lady has been wrestling since her debut in 1998.
And most of that time was in Japan and Mexico, and if you know anything about Lucha Libre or Joshi, you know wrestling is a LOT tougher there.



Su Yung
Independent female wrestler Su Yung is making quite a name for herself in Memphis Ladies Wrestling where she is the MLW Champion and 2008 Rookie of the Year.



Sumie Sakai
Sumie is another Indy wrestler that has been around quite awhile and really paid her dues.
She debuted in 1997, and is not only a pro wrestler, but an MMA fighter as well.
Before wrestling, Sumie was into Judo.



Jade Chung
Another Indy wrestler, Jade started out as a valet, but made her way into the ring.
She has worked for Border City Wrestling, IWA Mid-South, the National Wrestling Alliance, Ring of Honor and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.


posted to http://asian-fitness-women.blogspot.com/, Sept 10th,2009

IFBB Figure Pro - Akane Nigro Ismeal

Akane Nigro Ismeal is an IFBB Figure Pro.
This 5'1, 110 pound beauty is of Japanese and Italian decent.
Akane is a former softball and soccer player.
She is married to bodybuilder Malik Ismael, who she met at a gym in 2005 and the two became workout partners.
The couple does training and nutritional advice and they offer posing routine and instructional sessions.
You can find out more at their MySpace page here:
http://www.myspace.com/the_ismeals

Contest History:
2007 NPC California Championships - Figure A, 3rd place
2007 NPC Contra Costa (CA) Championships - Figure A, 2nd place
2007 NPC San Francisco Championships - Figure A, 1st place
2007 NPC Steel Rose - Figure A, 2nd place
2007 NPC Tournament of Champions - Figure A, 3rd place
2007 NPC USA Championships - Figure A

2008 NPC Junior National Bodybuilding, Fitness & Figure Championships
2008 NPC USA Bodybuilding & Figure Championships - 2nd place

2009 NPC USA Bodybuilding & Figure Championships - 1st place
Thanks to her win at the 2009 NPC USA's, Akane is a IFBB Figure Pro.




posted to http://femalefitnessfigurebodybuilders.blogspot.com/ , Sept 4, 2009

The Top Ten Asian Fitness Women for August

I missed last month's list of the top ten Asian fitness women, so I thought I'd catch up by starting out with it this month.


1. Monique Minton
The undisputed Queen of this blog is Monique Minton.
This gorgeous half filipinia, half polish fitness model has been number one since March of this year and shows no signs of slacking off.


2. Aki Nishimoto
A distant (but consistant) second is Japanese female bodybuilder Aki Nishimoto.
She's been in the top ten since March and although she hasn't really challenged Monique for the number one slot, she keeps hanging in there.


3. Denise Paglia
A suprise blast from the past, former ESPN beauty Denise went into the top ten last month strong enough to take the number three position.


4. Meriza DeGuzman
Meriza DeGuzman has been featured on this blog twice and she is back into competition, having competeted in the 2009 IFBB Europa Super Show & Supplement Expo and the
2009 IFBB California State Pro Figure Championships.


5. Linda Minard
This Korean actress and fitness model came in at number five.


6. Tomoko Kanda
Tomoko Kanda, another Japanese female bodybuilder, came in at number six.


7. Rebekah Kresila
Amateur bodybuilder, certified personal trainer and classical pianist Rebekah Kresila wound up in the numver seven spot.


8. Lisa Cheng
Another consistant top ten lady, bodybuilder and rock climber Lisa Cheng from China, came in at number eight.


9. Mi-Hee Yu
Former aerobics instructor and Korean female bodybuilder Mi-Hee Yu cam ein at number nine.


10. Natalie Minh
And rounding out the top ten is Vietnamese-American fitness competitor, Natalie Minh.


posted to http://asian-fitness-women.blogspot.com/ on September 1st, 2009