“Strong is the new sexy.”Īs a little girl growing up in suburban Long Island, however, Alicia’s thoughts regarding her naturally solid build differed significantly from the philosophy she acquired later and advocates today. “I’d like to dispel the myth that muscles are for men,” Napoleon stated defiantly in a recent feature for Allure magazine. Standing a petite 5-foot-5, Alicia’s imposing stature is defined by her burly yet shapely physique which has drawn gender-equivalent comparisons to Mike Tyson who, coincidentally, headlined the last Coliseum boxing show. Thirty-one years later, Alicia ‘The Empress’ Napoleon will make history as the first female prizefighter to step between the ropes at the recently renovated and reopened arena, squabbling with Mary McGee over proprietary rights to the vacant IBF World Super-Welterweight Title. She wasn’t quite two months old the last time a boxing card occurred at Long Island’s Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
