T iming is everything in a fighter’s career. The sweet spot known as a “prime” is always a dangerous guessing game in which futures are gambled. With an Olympic dream still pending, Canada’s Tamm Thibeault could have been forgiven for waiting until after the Los Angeles 2028 games to turn professional. But while this imposing amateur standout hopes to qualify, she has already come out swinging as a pro fighter to take her division by storm. And the results have been nothing short of record-shattering. “I’m always someone that’s looking to do things that kind of are out of the ordinary. So I was very, very proud and very honored to be able to win the Ring Magazine [middleweight] belt in five fights,” said Thibeault, 29, during a call from Mexico, where she was training with Team Canada for an Olympic
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AFTER JUST FIVE PRO FIGHTS, CANADA’S TAMM THIBEAULT IS ALREADY A UNIFIED TITLEHOLDER AND A RING MAGAZINE
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