[2] She went on to become one of the most dominant champions of all time, and remains a significant historical figure in light and super lightweight kickboxing divisions.

[5] After high school, Gibbs attended Temple University in Philadelphia where she was the recipient of two athletic scholarships in basketball and track.

[citation needed] Gibbs began her instruction in Jeet Kune Do/Aikido fight style at Quiet Storm Martial Arts School in Chester, Pennsylvania.

She was trained by her uncle, part of a group of lethal martial artists including lawyers, judges, doctors, business leaders, and blue collar workers.

She had studied martial arts at Quiet Storm under the instruction of Master Rick Berry, Mr. Brown and her uncle William Groce in Chester, Pennsylvania.

Due to unfortunate scheduling, Gibbs entered the title fight against Leah Mellinger during the time she was filming the movie Knockout.

The intense film schedule combined with the cross-country flight from Los Angeles to Atlantic City, New Jersey, was less than ideal, and Gibbs suffered her first loss.

On January 15, 1999, Gibbs handed Las Vegas hometown favorite Hannah Fox her first loss in a six-round unanimous decision, shown live on ESPN2.

On November 16, 2001, Gibbs fought a highly anticipated WIBA world title fight against Sumya Anani, who had defeated former champion Christy Martin.

Gibbs and Anani fought an exciting ten-round majority draw, which left the 140-lb WIBA World Title vacant.

The Gibbs-Anani rematch occurred April 28, 2003, and Gibbs was unable to answer the bell for the second round with an injury to her right hand, yielding the victory to Anani.

In 2016–2017 she was honored and participated in the Orange County Heritage Black History Parade and was nominated to attend the United State of Women summit hosted by the White House.