Boxing’s “First Lady” Cecilia Braekhus (25-0, 7 KO’s) remained undefeated and retained the WBO, WBC, and WBA welterweight championships with a unanimous 10 round decision over Jessica Balogun (24-4, 12 KO’s) in a repeat performance of their 2012 contest in Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Though she was a game opponent, the challenger was one step behind Braekhus … [Read more...]
Women’s Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up
Overall, it was a thin week for the ladies with no world title action taking place, but a reigning title holder and former world champ saw non-title bouts with two regional titles up for grabs as well. In Queens, N.Y., WIBA featherweight champion Amanda Serrano (19-1-1, 14 KO’s) stopped Kerri Hill (4-26-1, 1 KO) in the second round. Serrano, also a former IBF super … [Read more...]