A former amateur kickbox world and european champion, braekhus switched to boxing at the age of 21. World champion welterweight wba, wbc, wbo, ibf, wibo. Cecilia the first lady braekhus sauerland promotions. She made her professional boxing debut on january 20, 2007. Cecilia braekhus to fight ivana habazin for four major. When im in the ring, everything else goes away pain, emotion well, everything except my stubbornness. Cecilia braekhus news, latest fights, boxing record.
Cecilia svenske historical records and family trees. Cecilia braekhus remains unbeaten with unanimous decision. Cecilia braekhus vs oxandia castillo 29907 video dailymotion. Started as a kickboxer, winning both world and european amateur titles, as well as several norwegian championships. Wbawbcwboibf female world welterweight champion cecilia braekhus jennifer retzke. In boxing she held the wbc female light middleweight title from 2014 to 2016, and has challenged once for the undisputed female welterweight championship in 2017. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the biography submission guide. She wanted to be a fighter so badly, cecilia braekhus used to jump out the window of her parents fourthfloor home to attend training. Cecilia braekhus relishing her norwegian homecoming. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else.
She is also one of only seven boxers in history, female or male, to hold all four major world titles. After defeating fellow elite boxer anne sophie mathis on. Boxings first lady, cecilia braekhus, overwhelmed anne sophie mathis en route to a devastating second round tko victory on saturday night in oslo. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Female boxer kisses her opponent during intimate prefight faceoff. Cecilia braekhus remains unbeaten with unanimous decision over erica farias. The pair held a press conference on monday, when they answered questions from the media and posed for photographs.
Cecilia denmark overview cecilia denmark is currently associated with nine companies, according to public records. Female world champion cecilia braekhus slaps challenger mikaela lauren over shock prefight kiss norwegian exkickboxer and wba, wbc, ibf, and wbo queen saw the. Cecilia barely went to the body and threw a basic 123 combo. I think thats the only thing that got me through my last match in 2014 a match that almost ended my career. Cecilia brakhus may be at the top of the mountain in the boxing world, but shes still hungry for more and wants a new kind of challenge. Boxing has largely become one of the worlds favorite sports, and while there are big names of men in the industry, cecilia braekhus has come above the macho world as the first woman to hold five titles simultaneously. Female world champion cecilia braekhus slaps challenger. Any hope for a clash between claressa shields and cecilia braekhus could for the time being remain limited to their recent war of words. To hold all four titles and become the first woman to unify a division would be a huge achievement and something i. Anne heche, christy carlson romano, courtney stodden, ellen adarna, fran drescher, jill wagner, julianna margulies, kristi yamaguchi, lindsay czarniak, mandy jiroux, marianne jeanbaptiste, melanie brown, mia rose frampton, sarah paulson, sydney imbeau, erica rose. Womens poundforpound queen cecilia braekhus, fighting in. Jennifer retzke, ud, 10, 29 nov 2014, denmark falkoner center, frederiksberg, denmark, retained wba, wbc, ibf, and wbo female welterweight titles. Author thomas wolfe wrote more than 75 years ago that you cant go home again. Cecilia braekhus, the first lady of boxing and the undisputed welterweight champion, could be the best boxer youve never heard of.
I dont think i even had the space in my mind to let regret or doubt climb in. Boxing queen cecilia braekhus wants a fight with cris. The scandinavian rivals meet in a repeat of their 2010 world title contest. Cecilia braekhus, a huge media and fan darling in her home country of norway, has taken the world of boxing by storm. Cecilia braekhus, the best female fighter youve probably never. Cecilia braekhus to fight ivana habazin for four major world titles.
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Cecilia braekhus dominates in oslo, kos anne sophie mathis. Cecilia braekhus at the oslo fashion show wikipediadmitry valberg. The norwegian fighter seemed strongest from the start, and retzke defended. In boxing she has reigned as the undisputed female welterweight champion since 2014, and is the first woman in any weight class to hold the wba, wbc, ibf and wbo titles simultaneously. Moved over to boxing, where she was the first woman in the world to hold all. Find highquality cecilia braekhus stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. And for years, cecilia braekhus, the worlds only undisputed boxing champion, couldnt. Dazn is the only place to watch gennadiy ggg golovkin, canelo alvarez, and andy ruiz vs. Unified undefeated welterweight champion cecilia braekhus 310 will defend her titles against swedens mikaela lauren 294 on october 21, at the oslofjord convention center in stokke, norway. One of the greatest in the world, in fact, so let us spare ourselves the trouble of employing qualifiers when. After a successful amateur career during which she won 75 of 80 fights, the scandinavian beauty turned professional in 2007.
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