Boxing is a men’s sport, yes! It was the depiction before 2010. But things started to change from the 2012 London Olympics, with Katie Taylor changing the face of female professional boxing.
At the same time, Michelle Joy Phelps started to do the same work as a social media boxing reporter. Traditionally, female sports presenters in boxing were all about studio interviews. But Michelle has made the change with her great skills as a boxing reporter.
In this ‘Boxing Personalities’ edition, we are talking about Michelle Joy Phelps.
An Introduction
Michelle Joy Phelps is the pioneer female boxing YouTube reporter. She is also an ex-Maxim model. From 2022 to 2024, she ran her OnlyFans account too, posting lingerie pictures.
In 2013, he came up with her YouTube channel Behind The Gloves and became the first female to make her boxing reporting YT platform.
It helped her to make her professional and personal profile known to the fight fans worldwide.
She is famous for her introduction as “Hey! Fight Fans” and her loud laugh.
Not to forget that she has worked on several media outlets as a boxing or sports reporter.
Basic Information
- Name: Michelle Joy Phelps
- Date of Birth: 26 July 1984
- Age: 40
- Birth Place: Riverside County, California, United States
- Nationality: American
- Zodiac Sign: Leo
- Ethnicity: Mixed
- Faith: Christian
Physical Stats
Michelle Joy Phelps is a too-good-looking woman. Her looks have attracted fight fans as well as a general audience on her social media platforms.
- Height: 5 feet and 6 inches (1.68 m, 168 cm)
- Weight: 65 kg
- Eye Colour: Brown
- Hair Colour: Brown
- Feet Size: 7 (US)
- Body: Curvy
- Surgeries: Lip Job, Botox
- Tattoos: No
- Fitness: Gym
- Smoke: Yes
- Drink: Alcohol (Yes)
Family Life
Michelle Joy Phelps comes from a family of boxing nerds. However, despite being a social media personality, she has never talked about her parents’ and siblings’ names in public.
But from time to time, she keeps on posting her family pictures. Like in 2020, she posted a picture on Facebook with her mother.
Education
MJP graduated from Murrieta Valley High School in Murrieta, California. She then enrolled as a radiologic technologist (X-ray technician). When just three months were left for the completion of the program, she decided to do something else.
Fluent in English, in 2023, she confirmed doing law studies from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). In her late 30s, this move was a surprise to many.
Love Life
Michelle is not married yet. The boxing beauty does not have any kids. She has been in several lesser-known relationships, but it hasn’t turned into marriage. Due to travelling in her 20s and 30s, a lot to cover boxing, it has not pushed her to get married.
Around 2016 and 17, Michelle was secretly rumoured to have a relationship with a boxer, Kid Galahad.
Professional Career
Early Modelling Career
Michelle Joy Phelps started as a Maxim and FHM model. She was active as a model from 2010 to 2012, featuring in several fashion magazines.
Open Your Eyes (July 2010) and Atomic Dogg (August 2010) were the other two publications she presented her modelling work.
The very move did not turn her financially sound, and hence she made a turn to the boxing world.
Not to forget that Michelle started to follow boxing from the age of six.
Behind The Gloves YouTube Channel
Michelle Joy Phelps launched her YouTube channel “Behind The Gloves” in 2013. As there were not many boxing media channels back then, she rose to fame quickly. Being the only female YT reporter, Michelle got the extra advantage.
From 2013 to 2019, she even stayed in Manchester and the United States (back and forth) to cover boxing in the United Kingdom, other than the US and other parts of the world.
It made her great friends with Kid Galahad, Tyson Fury, Billy Joe Saunders, Eddie Hearn, Kell Brook and other big names from the world of boxing.
However, in 2020, the COVID pandemic hit the world. From March to June, she was not able to cover boxing and gain good sums out of it.
It did start to make her YouTube channel attract fewer views. And in 2020, several boxing fans came up with their YouTube channels. This made her feature less on Behind The Gloves by 2022. And in 2024, she did take down her channel from YouTube.
Title Sports Network
In 2023, she came up with Title Sports Network as her new YouTube channel. Even her team started to cover MMA and football in Saudi Arabia.
But things did not work that well for her. She then changed the name to “The Main Event”.
Having just 12k subscribers with over 1000 videos tells that this stunt has not worked that well.
Freelance Reporting
Michelle Joy Phelps now covers boxing events, but the most high-profile ones. Since 2023, she has been working as a freelance reporter for various boxing YouTube channels like IFL TV, Seconds Out, Fight Hub TV and others.
Her connections in boxing help her get top interviews.
Over the years, she has done a lot of freelance work. In the mid and late 2010s, she was a presenter for The World Boxing Super Series (WBSS). In 2023, she presented the Oleksandr Usyk vs. Daniel Dubois fight in Poland.
For Sky Sports, she covers some US-based boxing events. She was a part of ESPN’s boxing group, too.
Only Fans Buzz
In 2022, Michelle Joy Phelps shocked the boxing world by becoming a part of the OnlyFans platform. Getting inspiration from her modelling career, MJP started to upload her lingerie pictures and videos on a subscription basis.
It made many of her fans get exclusive content. However, by 2024, she took her account down without giving any reason. But when she joined OnlyFans in 2022, it became huge news.
Back then, she even did an IFL TV interview explaining the reason behind it.
Social Media
Michelle Joy Phelps has a huge presence on social media.
Over 128k followers on Insta tell her worth. She has 20k followers on Facebook. She had an account on X, but it’s not active for the public anymore. She has made her LinkedIn account too.
- Instagram: @michellejoyphelps
- Facebook: @MichelleJoyPhelpsFans
- LinkedIn: @michellejoyphelps
Net Worth
As of 2025, Michelle Joy Phelps’ net worth is estimated at around USD 1.6 million. Most of her sums have come from her long career as a boxing reporter and YouTube channels.
Must-to-know Facts
- Michelle Joy Phelps is great friends with Melissa Takimoglu (Melt PR), Ebanie Bridges, Tyson Fury, Billy Joe Saunders, Radio Rahim and Kugan Cassius.
- Phelps is known for her super-atttractive pictures on Instagram.
- She is known as one of the most beautiful boxing presenters.
- Phelps has worked for a DAZN fight week, too.
- MJP likes to travel a lot.
- She is a mega fan of Netflix and chill.
- Phelps is one of the first female reporters to come up with a YouTube channel.
- She has interviewed Mike Tyson, Floyd Mayweather Jr and most of the retired and current boxing sensations.
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