Cecilia Brækhus embarked on her against-the-odds career in professional boxing almost two decades ago, and she’s hardly stopped fighting before or since. Along the way, her opponents have been many ...

Boxing shamefully underrepresents women, having only been legally sanctioned late in the 20th century and rarely — if ever — aired by the two major boxing networks, HBO and Showtime. This past summer, ...

Claressa Shields will top the 11-bout card at Little Caesars Arena on Sunday. Six of those fights feature female boxers, and that's no accident.

Women’s boxing experienced a significant boost during the COVID-19 pandemic, with numerous TV cards, leaving many excited about the future. Over the last 12-18 months, many female fighters have been ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Erin Renzas spent nearly two decades dutifully climbing the career ladder before she hit a breaking point. She had achieved many ...

The days are fast disappearing when women’s professional boxing ends up tacked onto the end of the men’s year-end list of 2025 boxing awards. The accomplishments of the women at the top of their game ...

Inside the walls of Babyface Boxing Training Center, the first lesson girls learn in the ring is that they are limitless. The Pacifica-based gym, owned by Boxing Hall of Famer Blanca Gutierrez, is ...

Gabriela Fundora is coming for the No. 1 and No. 2-ranked spots that have long been reserved for Katie Taylor and Claressa Shields in Uncrowned’s pound-for-pound rankings. Fundora, of course, may ...