The “First Lady” of boxing, Cecilia Braekhus (24-0, 7 KO’s) successfully defended the WBA, WBC, and WBO welterweight championships with a shut-out, 10 round decision over Myriam Lamare (22-4, 10 KO’s) Saturday night in Frederikshavn, Denmark. The contest was the main support bout on the Nordic Fight Night card, headlined by Erik Skoglunds EBU-EU light heavyweight title defense … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
Boxing’s “First Lady”, Cecilia Braekhus (23-0, 7 KO’s) retained the WBC, WBA, and WBO welterweight titles, stopping WBO light middleweight title holder Oxandia Castillo (12-1-2, 9 KO’s) in the ninth round Saturday night at Arena Nord in Frederikshavn, Denmark. Castillo, who ‘s fought in every class from welterweight to light heavyweight, won the light middleweight crown in … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines- September 6th 2013
Patrick Nielsen (19-0, 9 KO’s) vs. Patrick Majewski (21-1, 13 KO’s) - Frederikshavn, Denmark Nielsen’s been headlining “Nordic Fight Night” cards in Denmark for a while now, but is relatively unknown in the U.S. The undefeated middleweight holds the WBA Inter-Continental middleweight title. He picked up the vacant belt in April of 2012 and has defended it four times since, … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
The headlining female bout of the week took place in Frederikshavn, Denmark Saturday night. Undefeated welterweight champion, Cecilia Braekhus (22-0, 6 KO's) put all three of her world welterweight titles, WBA, WBO, and WBC on the line against veteran and former WBC light middleweight titlist, Mia St. John (47-13-2, 18 KO's). The bout was the lone world title fight on Sauerland … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap-Up & News
Women’s action kicked off Thursday night in Oklahoma City where Jessica Rakoczy (33-3, 12 KO’s) met Ada Velez (20-5-3, 6 KO’s) for the vacant WIBA super bantamweight championship. Despite her lack of activity over the last three years, Rakoczy took a one sided decision win to claim the title. Scores were 99-90 across the board for the new champ. Velez, a former world … [Read more...]