Ex-UFC champ Holly Holm set to fight for major boxing world title

Holm, a former UFC women's bantamweight champion, has been booked to challenge Stephanie Han for her WBA lightweight title in ...

WBC standing firm against women fighting 3-minute rounds

The World Boxing Council (WBC) is standing firm in its position against sanctioning 3-minute rounds for women's fights, ...

Chantelle Cameron vacates WBC title in support of equality in women’s boxing

Cameron (21-1, 8 KOs) is most recently coming off of a unanimous decision win over Jessica Camara in July and is said by her ...

Women's boxing divisional rankings: New No. 1 at junior middleweight

Mikaela Mayer is ranked in two divisions following her win over Mary Spencer at 154 pounds. Here are the latest ESPN ...

Holly Holm, 44, set for WBA title bout 21 years after capturing first boxing championship

Twenty one years after capturing her first boxing world title, Holm looks to claim another boxing belt and potentially set up ...
Bloody Elbow

UFC legend who knocked out Ronda Rousey set for boxing world title fight

Just months after her return to the sport of boxing, Ronda Rousey’s biggest career rival, Holly Holm, has been booked for a ...
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The 15 most impactful women boxers since the 2012 Olympics

Women’s boxing has gone from hidden on undercards to main eventing big events. Lucas Ketelle and historian Malissa Smith rank ...

Christy Martin Became a Boxing Champion. Her Biggest Battles Were Fought Outside the Ring

Boxer Christy Martin is the subject of the movie ‘Christy’ starring Sydney Sweeney. Learn about Martin's career and the ...
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Cecilia Brækhus was told women couldn’t enter boxing gyms. She still became an undisputed champion despite a ban on the sport

(CNN) — 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 ...

Sydney Sweeney Reveals Worrying Injury Sustained From Boxing Training

There have been several compelling boxing movies made about female legends of the sweet science over the past year. On August 9, 2024, a biopic about the life ...