Women Boxers
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Throughout history, there have been many women boxers who have made significant contribution to the field. The list includes many familiar and great female boxers such as Mary Kom, Laila Ali, Tonya Harding, Ann Wolfe, Parvati Shallow.The women boxers featured in this list are from United States, United Kingdom, Canada & Australia and many more countries.
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Ronda Rousey(First American Female to Earn an Olympic Medal in Judo)
Birthdate: February 1, 1987
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Riverside, California, United States
A professional WWE wrestler, Ronda Rousey was the first UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion and also the first woman to be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame. Earlier, she became the first US woman to win an Olympic medal in judo. Amongst the greatest female MMA fighter, Ronda has also appeared in films like The Expendables 3 and Furious 7.
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Holly Holm(American Mixed Martial Artist and One of the Best Female Professional Boxers of All Time)
Birthdate: October 17, 1981
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Holly Holm is a mixed martial artist. A former world champion in boxing, Holm currently competes in the UFC and holds the distinction of being the first fighter to hold a UFC title and a world boxing title. Her win against Ronda Rousey at UFC 193 is regarded as one of the biggest upsets in the history of combat sports.
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Mary Kom(Indian Amateur Boxer and the Only Boxer to Win Eight World Championship Medals)
Birthdate: March 1, 1982
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kangathei, Manipur, India
Indian boxing legend Mary Kom, known as “Magnificent Mary,” is the only female to win the World Amateur Boxing championship six times. She has won golds at the Asian Games and the Commonwealth Games, and an Olympic bronze, too. The Padma Vibhushan-winner is also a Rajya Sabha member.
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Claressa Shields(Mixed Martial Artist and the Only Boxer in History to Hold the ‘WBA’, ‘WBC’, ‘IBF’, and ‘WBO’ Titles)
Birthdate: March 17, 1995
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Flint, Michigan, United States
Boxer and mixed martial artist, Claressa Shields, reigned as the undisputed female middleweight champion from 2019 to 2020. She has previously held multiple WBA, WBC, and IBF female middleweight titles. She is also the first American boxer to win consecutive Olympic medals. She was named the Female Fighter of the Year by the Boxing Writers Association of America in 2018.
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Laila Ali(One of the Greatest Female Boxers of All Time)
Birthdate: December 30, 1977
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Laila Ali is an American former professional boxer. The daughter of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali, Laila Ali competed from 1999 to 2007, during which she remained undefeated. She is also credited with saving wrestling legend Hulk Hogan's life by calling him when he was suicidal and depressed. After retiring from professional boxing, Laila Ali became a television personality.
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Amanda Serrano
(Puerto Rican Professional Boxer)
Birthdate: October 9, 1988
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Carolina, Puerto Rico
Birthdate: June 24, 1967
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Birthdate: January 17, 1971
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Austin, Texas, United States
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Cecilia Braekhus
(Norwegian Professional Boxer)
Birthdate: September 28, 1981
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Cartagena, Colombia
Tagged by the media as Boxing’s First Lady, Norwegian boxer/kickboxer Cecilia Braekhu scripted history by becoming the first female boxer to hold the WBA, IBF, WBC, and WBO titles at the same time. Colombian-born Braekhu was adopted by a Norwegian couple as a 2-year-old and began boxing as a teenager.
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Lucia Rijker
(Dutch Professional Boxer and Kickboxer)
Birthdate: December 6, 1967
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Birthdate: June 12, 1968
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Mullens
Birthdate: April 17, 1982
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju-si, South Korea
South Korean actor Lee Si-young is best known for shows such as Becoming a Billionaire and Real Men and movies such as Meet the In-Laws. She has won the KBS and MBC awards, too. Once an amateur boxer, she has earned titles such as the National Amateur Boxing Championship.
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Katie Taylor
(One of Only Eight Boxers in History to Hold all Four Major World Titles in Boxing Simultaneously)
Birthdate: July 2, 1986
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland
A 5-time world champion and an Olympic gold medalist, Katie Taylor is one of Ireland’s best boxers. She also has 6 gold medals at the European Championship. Born amid poverty in the coastal town of Bray, to a boxer father, Katie was initially trained by him.
Birthdate: January 15, 1987
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Birthdate: March 16, 1973
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Macedonia, Ohio, United States
Birthdate: November 12, 1970
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Portland, Oregon, United States
American figure skater, Tonya Harding, was the 1991 and 1994 US champion but her 1994 title was taken away after a controversy erupted regarding her ex-husband. He was charged with planning an attack on a rival American skater, Nancy Kerrigan. Tonya Harding was banned for life by the US Figure Skating Association after she pleaded guilty to conspiracy to obstruct justice.
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Jacqui Frazier-Lyde
(Lawyer)
Birthdate: December 2, 1961
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Beaufort, South Carolina, United States
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Ebanie Bridges
(Australian Professional Boxer)
Birthdate: September 22, 1986
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New South Wales, Australia
Known as the Blonde Bomber to her fans, Australian boxer and female super-bantamweight champion Ebanie Bridges had begun training in karate at age 5 and had then moved on to kickboxing, Muay Thai, and eventually competitive bodybuilding. She is a qualified math teacher and speaks 5 languages, too.
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Savannah Marshall
(British Professional Boxer Who Held the WBO Female Middleweight Title Between 2020 and 2022)
Birthdate: May 19, 1991
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hartlepool, County Durham, England
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Nicola Adams
(British Former Professional Boxer)
Birthdate: October 26, 1982
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Retired British boxer Nicola Adams scripted history as the first female boxer to earn an Olympic gold and retain the gold at the following Olympic event. Openly lesbian, she is also an LGBT icon. Though shortlisted for Strictly Come Dancing, she withdrew after her partner tested COVID-positive.
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Natasha Jonas
(British Professional Boxer Who Has Held the WBO Female Junior-Middleweight Title Since February 2022)
Birthdate: June 18, 1984
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Liverpool, England
Birthdate: October 2, 1997
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Golaghat, Assam, India
Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain was born into a poor family in Assam and was initially interested in Muay Thai. The Arjuna Award winner made waves after winning a bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She has also won medals at the Asian Championship and the World Championship.
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Heather Hardy
(American Professional Boxer)
Birthdate: January 25, 1982
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
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Terri Harper
(British Professional Boxer and Current WBA and IBO Super-Welterweight Champion)
Birthdate: November 2, 1996
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Denaby Main, Yorkshire, England
Nicknamed the Belter, boxer Terri Harper is a former super-featherweight world title holder. She began boxing at age 12 but then focused on her education, only to return to boxing after her GCSEs. She once revealed that she had come out as a lesbian at age 14.
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Eva Wahlstrom
(Finnish Retired Boxer & Former WBC Super-Featherweight Champion)
Birthdate: October 30, 1980
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Loviisa, Finland
Eva Wahlstrom is a Finnish retired boxer who held the WBC super-featherweight title for nearly five years before losing her title to Terri Harper. She also represented her country at the European Championships where she won silver medals in 2004 and 2005.
Birthdate: September 8, 1984
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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Ramla Ali
(Somali Professional Boxer and Model)
Birthdate: September 16, 1989
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Mogadishu, Somalia
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Shannon Courtenay
(British Professional Boxer)
Birthdate: July 3, 1993
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England
Former WBA female bantamweight title holder Shannon Courtenay had her title revoked after failing to make it to the specified weight category for her fight against Jamie Mitchell. She later blamed her menstrual cycle for her sudden weight gain of 2.5lbs. She has also been dubbed The Baby Face Assassin.
Birthdate: August 14, 1968
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Fleetwood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Birthdate: October 3, 1987
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Birthdate: July 4, 1990
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: West Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States
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Natascha Ragosina
(Russian Retired Professional Boxer)
Birthdate: April 5, 1976
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Abay, Kazakhstan
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Kathy Long
(American Kickboxer, Mixed Martial Artist, and Actress)
Birthdate: April 21, 1964
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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Elena Reid
(American Former Boxer Who was the Former WIBA and IFBA Flyweight Champion)
Birthdate: November 1, 1981
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Birthdate: November 22, 1976
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Karlsruhe, Germany
Birthdate: August 16, 1990
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Nowodolinka, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Birthdate: June 26, 1992
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Birthdate: 1952 AD
Birthplace: Winnfield, Louisiana, United States
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Sumya Anani
(Retired American Professional Boxer)
Birthdate: February 12, 1972
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Minnesota, United States
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Kellie Harrington
(Irish Amateur Boxer, Amateur World Champion and an Olympic Gold Medallist)
Birthdate: December 11, 1989
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
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Mary Jo Sanders
(American Professional Boxer)
Birthdate: January 13, 1974
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States
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Susi Kentikian
(2-Time Flyweight World Champion)
Birthdate: September 11, 1987
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Yerevan, Armenia
Also known as the Killer Queen, American-German boxer Susi Kentikian has been a flyweight world champion twice. Born in the Armenian SSR she left the country with her parents at 5, in the midst of a war. At 5’ 1”, she was also initially tagged as Germany’s shortest professional boxer.
Birthdate: August 23, 1967
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kingston, Jamaica
Jamaican-American boxer Alicia Ashley scripted history when, at age 48, she made a Guinness record for being the world’s oldest boxing champion. Nicknamed Slick, the Super Bantamweight champion had a 22-year illustrious career in the boxing world and is now a boxing trainer based in China.
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Noriko Kariya
(Canadian Professional Boxer)
Birthdate: June 12, 1979
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Vancouver, Canada
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Anne Sophie Mathis
(Boxer)
Birthdate: June 13, 1977
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Nancy, France Nancy, France
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Giselle Salandy
(Trinidadian Professional Boxer)
Birthdate: January 25, 1987
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Siparia, Trinidad and Tobago
Died: January 4, 2009
Birthdate: January 11, 1981
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York, United States
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Kina Malpartida
(Peruvian Female Professional Boxer and National Surfing Champion)
Birthdate: March 25, 1980
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Lima, Peru
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Yésica Bopp
(Argentine Professional Boxer)
Birthdate: April 11, 1984
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Wilde, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Daisy Lang
(Retired Professional Boxer and the First Bulgarian Woman to Win a World Title)
Birthdate: April 4, 1972
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Sofia, Bulgaria
Retired professional-boxer Daisy Lang became the first Bulgarian woman to win a world title. Her accomplishments as professional boxer include becoming three division world champion. She held the WIBF titles for super-flyweight, bantamweight, and super-bantamweight between 1999 and 2004. Prior to her boxing career, Lang also became European Taekwondo Champion, World Karate Champion, World Kickboxing Champion and European Kickboxing Champion.