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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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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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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Katie Taylor(Irish Professional Boxer, Former Footballer and Undisputed Lightweight Champion Since 2017)
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: 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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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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Lee Si-young(South Korean Actress and Former Amateur Boxer )
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.
Birthdate: January 15, 1987
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Birthdate: October 9, 1988
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Carolina, Puerto Rico
Birthdate: May 19, 1991
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hartlepool, County Durham, England
Birthdate: June 12, 1968
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Mullens
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
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.
Birthdate: October 26, 1982
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Leeds, 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.
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.
Birthdate: June 18, 1984
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Liverpool, England
Birthdate: August 27, 1926
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Camberwell
Died: May 25, 2002
Initially a kindergarten teacher, Pat Coombs later established herself as a prominent comedian. Known for her work on both TV and radio, she later gained fame with shows such as EastEnders. After being diagnosed with osteoporosis, she began campaigning for the National Osteoporosis Society to spread awareness about the ailment.
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.
Birthdate: September 8, 1984
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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.
Birthdate: September 16, 1989
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Mogadishu, Somalia
Birthdate: July 4, 1990
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: West Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States
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 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: January 25, 1982
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Birthdate: December 11, 1989
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Birthdate: June 13, 1977
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Nancy, France Nancy, France
Birthdate: May 14, 1991
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Northampton, England
Birthdate: January 11, 2001
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: London, United Kingdom
Birthdate: January 14, 1985
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Hooglede, Belgium
Delfine Persoon is a Belgian professional boxer who held the IBF lightweight title in 2012. From 2014 to 2019, she held the WBC female lightweight title. In 2015, Delfine Persoon was adjudged Belgian Sportsman of the Year. She is often counted among the world's best female boxers.
Birthdate: March 16, 1973
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Macedonia, Ohio, United States
Birthdate: April 28, 1983
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Åtvidaberg, Sweden
Birthdate: July 29, 1989
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States
Birthdate: June 13, 1987
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
Birthdate: February 21, 1983
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
Birthdate: July 21, 1990
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Luss, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Birthdate: December 2, 1961
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Beaufort, South Carolina, United States
Birthdate: May 8, 1983
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Puerto Rico
Birthdate: September 8, 1983
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Haiti
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Danyelle Wolf(American Boxer and Three-Time National Champion in the Women’s Welterweight Division)
Birthdate: September 8, 1983
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: York, Pennsylvania, United States
Birthdate: April 14, 1977
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Birthdate: August 24, 1986
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Birthdate: January 29, 1980
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Santa Urusula, Tlaxcala, Mexico
Mariana Juarez is a Mexican boxer who held the WBC female flyweight championship title from 2011 to 2012. She also held the WBC bantamweight championship title from 2017 to 2020. In 2020, she was ranked the second-best active female bantamweight in the world by The Ring. In 2020, she was also ranked the ninth-best active female boxer, pound for pound.
Birthdate: January 20, 1976
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Birthdate: June 13, 1977
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Birthdate: March 4, 1988
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Santiago De Los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Birthdate: February 2, 1974
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Tyler, Texas, United States
Birthdate: January 14, 1983
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Alajuela, Costa Rica
Birthdate: July 29, 1986
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Saint-Eustache, Canada