Cecilia Brækhus
Cecilia Carmen Linda Brækhus (born 28 September, 1981) is a Norwegian professional boxer and former kickboxer. She reigned as the undisputed female welterweight boxing champion from 2014 to 2020, and is the first woman in any weight class to hold the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO titles simultaneously. Brækhus is also one of only 11 boxers in history, female or male, to hold all four major world titles simultaneously. She also held the IBO title from 2016 to 2020.
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Brækhus modelling at the Oslo Fashion Show, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 September 1981 Cartagena, Colombia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Norwegian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | The First Lady | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 2017, the Boxing Writers Association of America named Brækhus their inaugural Female Fighter of the Year. Guinness World Records awarded her with three recognitions in 2018: the Longest Reigning Female Boxing Champion, the Longest Reign as a Four-Belt Undisputed Boxing Champion, and the Most Bouts Undefeated by a Female World Champion Boxer. Brækhus held the WBC and WBA titles for 11 years and 154 days between 14 March 2009 and 15 August 2020. As of December 2023, she is ranked as the world's best active female super welterweight by BoxRec and the fifth best active female junior middleweight by The Ring.