(MAR 8) Undefeated female
boxing star and fulltime police officer Tiara Brown (7-0, 5 KOs)
has been named the 2019 Officer of the Year by the Metropolitan
Police Department of Washington, D.C.
Brown is a four-year
veteran on the force under Chief of Police, Peter Newsham. Brown
was recently featured on the Steve Harvey talk show, which
hailed her as a “real life super hero” for her work as a police
officer and in community relations while finding success as a
boxer. Artist Robert Ayala captured that sentiment in a comic
book-style rendering.
“I moved to
Washington, D.C. from Florida six years ago to work as a youth
boxing counselor and became a police officer four years ago,”
said Brown.
“I still work as a
youth boxing counselor as well so between my training for
fights, working on the force and as a counselor, I stay very
busy.”
“I’m thrilled to be
honored with this award but, truthfully, I just do my job every
day to the fullest of my abilities and will continue with that
mindset. It’s the same thing in boxing, work hard every day.”
The department’s
Nineteenth Annual Metropolitan Police Awards Ceremony will be
held on Tuesday, March 19, at THEARC Theater in Washington, D.C.
Promoted by DiBella
Entertainment, Brown is one of the most exciting fighters in
female boxing. As an amateur, Brown was a three-time gold
medalist at the USA Boxing National Championships, a gold
medalist at the 2012 Women’s World Championships in China, and a
participant in the 2015 Olympic Trials, before turning pro in
September 2016.
She has stopped her
last three opponents and is coming off a victory against former
world champion Dahiana Santana on December 8, 2018, at Bowie
State University in Bowie, MD.
“I am so proud of
Tiara,” said Lou DiBella, President of DiBella Entertainment.
“She is a terrific fighter and a future world champion. More
importantly, Tiara is a true role model, not only keeping the
streets of Washington, D.C. safe, but also working as a mentor
to inner-city youth. She is very deserving of this award and it
is an honor to promote her.”
Details on her next
bout will be announced shortly.