As reported Saturday night by The Boxing Tribune, world welterweight champion Cecilia Braekhus (27-0, 7 KO’s) retained the WBA, WBO, WBC, and IBF titles with a dominant performance over IBO and GBC title-holder Jennifer Retzke (15-2-1, 9 KO’s) in Denmark. During the contest, Braekhus injured her right foot and it’s being reported that she’ll be laid up for at least a month. … [Read more...]
Boxing’s “First Lady” Makes History: Women’s Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up
There’s only one “first”, and Saturday night at TAP 1 in Copenhagen, Denmark, boxing’s “First Lady” Cecilia Braekhus (26-0, KO’s) made boxing history as the first female fighter to unify all four championship titles when she defeated Ivana Habazin (13-2, 5 KO’s) on Sauerland Promotions “Nordic Fight Night” card. The undefeated champ came into the fight with three world … [Read more...]
Habazin Wins World Title, Woo Retains: Women’s Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up
The vacant IBF welterweight title was up for grabs Saturday night. Croatian boxer Ivana Habazin (13-1, 5 KO's) and hometown fighter Sabrina Giuliani (12-2, 1 KO) squared off at the Hall Omnisport de la Prealle in Belgium, with Habazin managing to pull out a split 10 round decision. The new champ had failed in a prior attempt at this title in March of last year, losing a decison … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
American flyweight Melissa McMorrow (9-3-3, 1 KO) made the trek to Germany to defend the WBO and WIBF titles against Nadia Raoui (15-2-1, 3 KO's) at the GETEC Arena. This was McMorrow's second defense of the titles she won last May, when she scored an upset decision in Germany over Susi Kentikian. Raoui was coming in on a four fight win streak, and is the current holder of the … [Read more...]