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Women's boxing champions across all major titles

A comprehensive look at the current female world champions holding belts across the WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO in every weight ...

Women's boxing champions list

Check all the current women's boxing champions for all four major organizations in each weight division.
CNN

Cecilia Brækhus was told women couldn’t enter boxing gyms. She still became an undisputed champion despite a ban on the sport

Cecilia Brækhus embarked on her against-the-odds career in professional boxing almost two decades ago, and she’s hardly stopped fighting before or since. Along the way, her opponents have been many ...
Sports Illustrated

Fight Forward: Triumph Through Boxing

Lesley Sackey says that boxing gave her the strength to overcome her past, and she wanted to create a space where other women could experience that same empowerment | Sabrina Siobhan Rohbock. Boxing ...
Newsday

Women's boxing fights its way to parity with the men's game, just 12 years after its Olympic debut

PUEBLO, Colo. — Charley Davison's husband and their three young children were already in bed back home on the east coast of England before she pulled on her headgear and stepped into the World Boxing ...
Sports Illustrated

Lafayette to Host Prestigious 2024 Women's Boxing Championships

The vibrant city of Lafayette, Louisiana, is set to welcome back the 2nd Annual 2024 USA Boxing Women’s Championships. This highly anticipated event will be held from August 15-20 at the CajunDome ...

Jake Paul & Eddie Hearn form women’s boxing alliance, MVP & Matchroom join forces

Jake Paul's MVP and Eddie Hearn's Matchroom boxing have come together to form an alliance for the development of women's boxing.

Jake Paul and Eddie Hearn Join Forces to Boost Women's Boxing Growth

Jake Paul's MVP and Eddie Hearn's Matchroom have formed an unexpected strategic alliance to accelerate the growth of women's boxing.
Athlon Sports

‘I Think Women’s Boxing Is Still In A Really Good Place, Healthy Place,’ Says George Groves

Since time immemorial boxing has been perceived as a male-dominated sport, with a history filled with superstar male pugilists as well as legendary matchups. Nonetheless, in recent times, women have ...
The New York Times

French women’s team barred from World Boxing Championships over late gender test results

The French women’s team has been barred from competing at the World Boxing Championships which began in Liverpool on Thursday after missing the deadline for sharing gender test results. In May, World ...
Fox Sports

Katie Taylor's impact on women's boxing hits home for young Irish fighters

DUBLIN (AP) — Kaci Rock was an elementary school student when she laced up the gloves at Bray Boxing Club. Problem was, there weren't many other girls. Katie Taylor trained there, though. “There was ...
The New York Times

The Thai Women Punching Their Way Out of Poverty

Boxing is a national passion in Thailand, offering a path to the Olympics and lucrative careers in a country with one of the world’s widest income divides. By Hannah Beech and Muktita Suhartono ...