Top female boxers in the world

This writer’s favorite and considers the best was IBO, WIBF, and WIBO World champion Lucia “The Dutch Destroyer” Rijker, 17-0 with 14 stoppages, from the Netherlands living in Van Nuys, CA. She was a former kickboxer holding four world titles and was inducted into the IBHOF. Rijker was about to drop down from her super lightweight to lightweight and meet Christy Martin but suffered from an Achilles Tendon ending her career. In September of 1998, she won the vacant IBO World Female Super Lightweight title knocking out Argentina’s Marcella Eliana Acuna, who is now 50-7-2 with 20 stoppages. Only Rijker has stopped her. Rijker‘s last fight was defeating Jane “The Fleetwood Assassin” Couch, 20-4, in June of 2003. Martin, 49-7-3 with 32 stoppages, was originally from West Virginia now living in Orlando, FL. When Rijker was forced to retire, Martin made the mistake of moving from 135 to 159 to take on Laila “She Be Stingin” Ali for the IBA Super Middleweight title. Martin’s biggest win was defeating Mia “The Knockout” St. John, 26-1-1, at the time. She was inducted into the IBHOF. NEWS: Undisputed Middleweight Champion Claressa Shields Shuts Out Cornejo Ali was 24-0 with 21 stoppages, out of L.A., CA, holding four world titles at Super Middleweight, and inducted into the IBHOF. She was credited with a decision win over the daughter of “Smokin” Joe Frazier, Jacqui Frazier Lyde, who ended her career at 13-1 with nine stoppages, out of Philadelphia, PA. This writer felt she did enou...

Claressa Maria Shields (born March 17, 1995) is an American professional boxer and mixed martial artist. She has held multiple world championships in three weight classes, including the undisputed female light middleweight title since March 2021; the undisputed female middleweight title from 2019 to 2020; and the unified WBC and IBF female super middleweight titles from 2017 to 2018. Shields currently holds the record for becoming a two and three-weight world champion in the fewest professional fights. As of November 2020, she is ranked as the world's best active female light middleweight by The Ring and BoxRec, as well as the best active female boxer, pound for pound and ESPN, second by ...more • Birthplace: Flint, Michigan • Nationality: United States of America • Weight Division: Middleweight Katie Taylor (born 2 July 1986) is an Irish professional boxer and former footballer. She is a two-weight world champion and the current undisputed lightweight champion, having held the WBA title since 2017; the IBF title since 2018; and the WBC, WBO, and The Ring magazine titles since 2019, as well as having held the WBO junior-welterweight title in 2019. Following her victory over Delfine Persoon in 2019, she became one of only eight boxers in history (female or male) to hold all four major world titles in boxing—WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO—simultaneously. • Birthplace: Bray, Ireland • Nationality: Irish • Weight Division: Lightweight, Light-welterweight Hanna Gabriels Valle (born 14 ...

Nina Hughes (right) began boxing professionally last year having previously fought in the GB Olympic squad Sunny Edwards v Andres Campos - IBF flyweight title Venue: OVO Arena, Wembley Date: Saturday, 10 June Coverage: Radio commentary on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, live text commentary and reaction on BBC Sport website & app from 19:00 BST. Even by the standards of women's boxing, Nina Hughes' rise to the top has been supercharged. She became WBA bantamweight champion in November last year by outpointing Jamie Mitchell in Dubai, in just her fifth professional fight. This is made more remarkable by Hughes being a 41-year-old mother of two who still works a part-time secretarial job to help support her young children. "It's crazy," she tells BBC Sport. "Five fights and I become world champion, it has happened all so quickly." Since winning her world title, Hughes has been signed by one of the biggest promotions in the country, Matchroom Boxing, and defends her belt for the first time on Saturday in London against Katie Healy. Hughes is one of four Britons fighting for world titles at the OVO Arena in Wembley and 12,500-seater arena is by far the biggest venue she has fought in. But Hughes' rise is not quite as quick as it might first appear. She has been boxing for more than 15 years. She has been written off plenty of times, not least by herself. From Grays in Essex, she began boxercise classes at the age of 25 but had no intention of stepping into the ring competitively. "I...

Over the past decade, female boxing has become more well-known and respected. Women’s boxing made its Olympic debut in 2012, and since then, its popularity has been steadily rising. Elizabeth Wilkinson, the first female boxer in history, provided a legacy and a platform for later female boxers. Check the Top 10 Best Female Boxers in the World right now. Ultramodernwomanishprizefightershaveembracedthesportandetchedtheirnamesinhistorybypullingoff anumberofamazingachievements. Female boxers face numerous challenges to success, such as sexism, social stigma, and a lack of money and resources. Despite these difficulties, many women have achieved success in the sport through talent, perseverance, and hard work. Also, Check The Nickname The First Lady Born 28th Sep 1981 Nationality Norwegian Profession Welterweight Cecilia Braekhus is a professional prizefighter from Norway and a former kickboxer. She’s the first woman in any weight class to contemporaneously hold the WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO belts. Being the first womanish fighter to win the Womanish Fighter of the Year award from the Boxing Pens Association of America. She also holds the record for the longest reign as a womanish champion. Cecelia Braekhus is also one of just 11 boxers—11 men and 11 women—to have ever held all four major titles. She defends the title for the 25th time after gathering more gold. In terms of competition for the crown, the first lady set the bar high. 9. Regina Halmich Nickname Regina Born 22nd Nov ...

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Who Are the Greatest Female Boxers of All Time? This Women’s History Month we are celebrating the best female boxers: five women who pioneered female boxing and demonstrated enormous courage in the face of adversity. These five women have all made boxing history, carving their names into the record books and inspiring new generations of fierce women to glove up. Overcoming enormous barriers including sexism, racism, legal battles, and domestic violence, the legacies of these five famous female boxers show the world what it really means to fight like a girl and be victorious. 5 Famous Female Boxers Barbara Buttrick Image Credit: Born: 1929 Boxing Record: (30-1-1) At 4’ 11”, Barbara Buttrick was known as the “The Mighty Atom of the Ring." She was born in England in 1929, and at age 15, she spotted a story in the Sunday paper about Polly Burns, a female prizefighter in the early 1900s. Buttrick bought her first pair of boxing gloves and found a trainer in London where she worked as a shorthand typist by day and trained (to eventually become one of the best female boxers) at night. “I was small, but I was mean,” Buttrick told Buttrick began her boxing career in 1948, touring Europe as a bantamweight in the boxing booths of carnivals before coming to North America in 1952. Also known as “Battling Barbara,” she fought professionally in Canada and the U.S. before moving to Dallas, TX in 1957. By the time Buttrick arrived in Texas, she had fought over 1,000 bouts with men, as well...