KNOWN as `The Mystery Lady’, bantamweight boxer Shondell Alfred met Stephaney George for the third time on April 25, 2009.The contest was held at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. Alfred was 26 years old at the time and won the eight-round bout by unanimous decision.
The stocky fighter started boxing professionally in February 1999, while a couple of months short of turning 17. Ironically, her first fight was against George. The bout was over four rounds and a game Alfred won by points. The two female gladiators would again meet in December 2003.
This time George put up a better performance but the judges gave her opponent the nod by majority decision. A tenacious orthodox fighter `The Mystery Lady’ grabbed the Women’s International Boxing bantamweight title in September 2009.
She defeated Canadian southpaw Corinee Van Ryck DeGroot (13 years her senior) by unanimous decision to take the vacant title. Judge Ian Alves scored the fight 99-90 while Lionel Sullivan and Trevor Arno saw it 97-90 and 96-92 respectively.
The return match was held in June 2010 at the Princess Hotel and Casino. A vicious assault by Alfred forced referee Andrew Thorne to wave it off at one minute 24 seconds of the fourth round. Alfred added one more victory to her record but has been inactive since November of 2010.