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{{short description|American boxer}}
{{BLP sources|date=August 2009}}

{{Infobox boxer
| name           = Hannah Fox
| image          = 
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| caption        = 
| realname       = Hannah Lee Fox
| nickname       = 
| weight         = [[Super featherweight]]
| height         = {{convert|5|ft|7|in|cm|abbr=on}}
| reach          = 
| nationality    = {{flagicon|United States}} [[United States|American]]
| birth_name     = 
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1969|9|29}}
| birth_place    = [[Las Vegas, Nevada]], United States
| death_date     = 
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| style          = [[Orthodox stance|Orthodox]]
| total          = 13
| wins           = 12
| KO             = 3
| losses         = 1
| draws          = 0
| no contests    = 0
| website        = 
| medaltemplates = 
| show-medals    = yes
}}

'''Hannah Lee Fox''' (born September 29, 1969), better known as '''Hannah Fox''' is a former [[Women's boxing|female boxer]]. She is from [[Las Vegas, Nevada]]. Her nickname is "The Vegas", which made her name sound like "Hannah The Vegas Fox" when introduced to fans before a fight. She was inducted into the [[International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.womenboxing.com/NEWS2021/news111221IWBHF-inductees-announced.htm|title=Past Event with the IWBHF in 2022|publisher=womenboxing.com|accessdate=1 January 2025}}</ref>

Her first professional fight came on December 26, 1997, when she beat [[Heidi Tide]] by a decision in four, in Las Vegas. On her second fight, January 23 of 1998, she got her first [[knockout]] win, finishing her fight with [[Teara Anne Sanders]] in the first round.

Fox won her next seven fights in a row, with two knockouts. Among her foes during that initial, nine fight winning streak, were Tide in a rematch, [[Julie Birdsell]], who antagonized Fox on Fox's first fight outside [[Nevada]], with Fox winning an eight round decision at [[Biloxi, Mississippi]], and the well known fighters, [[Diana Dutra]], and [[Dawn George]].

On January 15, 1999, she suffered her first, and only, career loss, when outpointed by [[Fredia Gibbs]] over eight rounds in Las Vegas. Fox, however, kept on the rise after this defeat: she had set her mind on one goal, and that was to become a world boxing champion.

After the loss to Gibbs came a rematch with Dutra, and Fox defeated the young hopeful, this time by a unanimous six round decision. Then, she fought [[Glenda Watkins]], beating her by another six round decision, and becoming the [[International Female Boxers Association|IFBA]]'s number one ranked challenger for the IFBA's world Jr. welterweight title.

On June 11, 1999, at [[Bossier City, Louisiana]], she challenged [[Leah Mellinger]] for Mellinger's world Jr. Welterweight championship. Fox became the IFBA's world Jr. Welterweight champion by defeating Mellinger by a ten round decision.<ref name="Feour">{{cite news|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/1999/Jun-19-Sat-1999/sports/11395991.html|title=Despite inexperience, local female boxer owns title belt|last=Feour|first=Royce|date=19 June 1999|work=[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]]|accessdate=13 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009142828/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/1999/Jun-19-Sat-1999/sports/11395991.html|archive-date=9 October 2012}}</ref>

With her dream finally accomplished, Fox retired, and has not made an attempt at a comeback.

Her boxing record was 12 wins, with only 1 loss, and 3 knockout wins.

==Professional boxing record==
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|dec-wins = 9
|dec-losses = 1
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|-
!{{abbr|No.|Number}}
!Result
!Record
!Opponent
!Type
!Round, time
!Date
!Location
!Notes
|-
|13
|{{yes2}}Win
|
|style="text-align:left;"|Leah Mellinger
|UD
|
|1999-06-11
|style="text-align:left;"|Bossier City, Louisiana, USA
|style="text-align:left;"|International Female Boxers Association World super lightweight title
|-
|12
|{{yes2}}Win
|
|style="text-align:left;"|Glenda Watkins
|UD
|
|1999-04-16
|style="text-align:left;"|Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|11
|{{yes2}}Win
|
|style="text-align:left;"|Diane Dutra
|UD
|
|1999-03-19
|style="text-align:left;"|Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|10
|{{no2}}Loss
|
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Fredia Gibbs]]
|UD
|
|1999-01-15
|style="text-align:left;"|Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|9
|{{yes2}}Win
|
|style="text-align:left;"|Glenda Watkins
|UD
|
|1998-11-27
|style="text-align:left;"|Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|8
|{{yes2}}Win
|
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dawn George]]
|UD
|
|1998-09-23
|style="text-align:left;"|Coeur d'Alene Casino, Worley, Idaho, USA
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|7
|{{yes2}}Win
|
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Diane Dutra
|UD
|
|1998-08-22
|style="text-align:left;"|Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|6
|{{yes2}}Win
|
|style="text-align:left;"|Hidi Tibe
|UD
|
|1998-06-26
|style="text-align:left;"|Bally's Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|5
|{{yes2}}Win
|
|style="text-align:left;"|Sarah Schmedling
|TKO
|
|1998-03-28
|style="text-align:left;"|Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|4
|{{yes2}}Win
|
|style="text-align:left;"|Rhonda Hutchinson
|KO
|
|1998-02-21
|style="text-align:left;"|Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|3
|{{yes2}}Win
|
|style="text-align:left;"|Julie Birdsell
|UD
|
|1998-02-15
|style="text-align:left;"|Grand Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|2
|{{yes2}}Win
|
|style="text-align:left;"|Teara Sanders
|TKO
|
|1998-01-23
|style="text-align:left;"|Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|1
|{{yes2}}Win
|
|style="text-align:left;"|Hidi Tibe
|UD
|
|1997-12-26
|style="text-align:left;"|Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|}

== References ==
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[[Category:1969 births]]
[[Category:American women boxers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from the Las Vegas Valley]]
[[Category:Boxers from Nevada]]
[[Category:Super-featherweight boxers]]
[[Category:21st-century American women]]
[[Category:20th-century American sportswomen]]