Graciela Casillas (born 1957) is an American former boxer and kickboxer who competed in the bantamweight division.

Graciela Casillas is considered one of the greatest pioneers in martial arts history. Through her perseverance and raw determination, she played an instrumental role in ushering women’s kickboxing into the western world.

2023年10月25日 · Graciela Casillas is a true trailblazer in martial arts. In 1979 she became the first fighter to hold world titles in both boxing and kickboxing by taking the World Women's Boxing Association's and the World Kickboxing Association’s bantamweight championships.

2023年11月28日 · An undefeated boxer and kickboxer, Graciela Casillas is the first athlete male or female to hold 2 world championships in martial arts and boxing at the same time.

Graciela Casillas fought as a professional boxer from 1979 - 1986, and became a world champion during that time. After retiring from boxing, where she fought many of the top pioneer female boxers at the time in the sport.

1986年4月3日 · For Graciela Casillas life has been a remarkable mixture of aggression and defense. The 28-year-old athlete from Santa Monica quit the professional boxing ring in February after winning a...

Graciela Casillas, an 8X Hall of Fame inductee in combat sports, is a martial artist who achieved international recognition as a world-champion self-defense instructor and lecturer.

2013年9月3日 · Graciela Casillas or “The Goddess” was a pioneer of women’s boxing in the early 1980’s and held the World Women’s Boxing Association bantamweight title. Her first love was TaeKwonDo but she also became a dominant force in sport karate and held the World Karate Association world bantamweight title.

Former kickboxing and boxing world champion; student to such greats as Dan Insoanto, Alfredo Bandalan and Angel Cabales; and the creator of a collegiate martial arts curriculum that has been accepted throughout California. For more than 30 years, Casillas has been the standard by which all female martial artists are judged.

Graciela Casillas ,Black Belt Hall of Fame inductee, "Women of the Year," and Inside Kung-Fu Hall of Fame member, has earned international acclaim as one of the world's top martial artists and self-defense teachers.