5'4" southpaw featherweight Jo Jo Wyman from Woodland Hills, California first entered combat sports in 1993, when she signed up for a class in the martial art Tang Soo Do. It didn't take her long to realize that she had found her niche.

Wyman said, "My first class was complimentary to see if I would like it. I was hooked! Loved the physical challenge. Setting my goals high for a Black Belt, I trained six days a week sometimes three classes a day. My instructor had us sparring from day one. I just loved it! It is almost hard to explain. People ask me all the time, "why?" It is one of those things they would not understand unless they did it and felt it.  

"I also ride motorcycles (Harley Davidsons) and we always say If I had to explain you wouldn't understand," added Wyman. 

Despite needing foot surgery in 1994, Wyman kept her spirits high and attained her Black Belt in 1997. During that time she had a few amateur kick boxing matches, and posted a 2-0-1 record. Once she had reached her Black Belt she focused strictly on boxing, starting as an amateur, competing in the 125 lb. division. 

On February 6, 1999 in Cathedral City, California, Wyman made her pro debut against Jayla Ortiz of Santa Fe, New Mexico, winning a five-rounder by a clear unanimous decision. A couple of months later she fought a three-round exhibition bout against Texan Lisa Holewyne at the Seven Feathers Casino in Canyonville, Oregon.  In 1999, she had four more pro bouts against Tracy Moulton, Copitzi Mendivil, Leilani Salazar, and Para Draine.

In 2000, Wyman continued to be extremely busy fighting five times, with some heavy hitters that included Kelsey Jeffries, Sandra Yard, and Sharon Anyos.

In 2001, she had an impressive fight against Layla "Amazing" McCarter, where the two were fighting a ten round bout, ending in a draw. The two were fighting for the IFBA Featherweight title.

In 2002, Wyman again was very active this year, and in one bout, fighting Karen Martin, in which WBAN covered this fight ringside and was extremely impressed with Wyman's abilities in the ring, in which she won a close split decision delivering her opponent, Karen Martin her first loss as a professional in a six-round featherweight bout.

In her final year of fighting as a professional, she fought five times in 2003.  In this year she fought all top-rated female boxers in the sport that included Isra Girgrah, losing a ten-round unanimous decision when they were fighting for the vacant IFBA Super Featherweight title;  Laura Serrano (defeating Serrano in their second fight in 2003 in a six-round bout by a unanimous decision, after losing to Serrano earlier in 2003 where the fight needed to be stopped due to a swelling of Wyman’s eye);  and Kelsey Jeffries, losing once to Jeffries in 2003---but in a rematch of that year Wyman defeated Jeffries by a close majority decision in an eight-round bout. 

Wyman was a definite warrior in the sport, always fighting many of the most noted female boxers in the sport.  She fought professionally from 1999 to 2003.