Quotes from Fridays press conference in Oslo, Norway
Four weeks before the historical bout in Oslo, Norway, the two participants met media and fans at The Thief Hotel. Despite the fact that Anne Sophie Mathis is by many considered to be «the female Mike Tyson» Cecilia Braekhus came ut offensivly:
– One of is going down in Oslo. And it will not be me, said Braekhus. The colombian-born Norwegian goes «all in» and puts her … Read Article
The historical first bout on Norwegian soil since 1981 will be headlined by a rematch of «The fight of the century» in female boxing, as french Anne Sophie Mathis (27-3-1) was announced as opponent for «The First Lady» Cecilia Braekhus.… Read Article
It was last week that an application from First Lady Promotions to arrange a bout in Norway was approved.
10,000 tickets to a show headlined by Cecilia Braekhus herself was released for sale the day after, and within 12 hours the first boxing event in Norway in over 30 years was sold out, despite the fact that an opponent is still to be announced.… Read Article
Five times World Champion and female superstar Cecilia Braekhus was thrilled after participating at the 33rd IBF convention in Beijing, China this week.
The colombian-born Norwegian holds all five titles (WBA, WBC, WBO, IBF and IBO) in the welterweight division, and is reckon as pound-for-pound the best female fighter in the world.… Read Article
Hamburg, September 11, 2015. Undisputed WBC/WBA/WBO/IBO and IBF Female World Welterweight Champion Cecilia Brækhus (27-0-0, 7 KOs) wants to kick off her K2 Promotions/IMG collaboration with a bang, when she takes on German triple-title holder Ramona “Wild Dragon” Kühne (23-1-0, 8 KOs) at the Klitschko vs Fury world title clash on October 24 in Düsseldorf. ”The First Lady of Boxing” returns to the ring 11 months after successfully defending her fourth world championship title against … Read Article
Undisputed World Welterweight Champion Cecilia Brækhus returns to the ring October 24 in Düsseldorf
Undisputed (WBC, WBA, WBO, IBO & IBF) Female World Welterweight Champion Cecilia Brækhus (27-0, 7 KOs) is finally back in action, on October 24.… Read Article
Norwegian world champion boxer Cecilia Brækhus today announced a new management and representation consortium including IMG, a global leader in sports, fashion and media, and K2 Promotions and Klitschko Management Group (KMG), Wladimir Klitschko’s boxing promotional and management companies. Brækhus’ own promotion and management companies, First Lady Promotions (FLP) and First Lady Sport (FLS), will work alongside IMG and K2 Promotions / KMG. … Read Article
Cecilia Brækhus (27-0, 7 KOs) retained her WBC, WBA, WBO & IBF Female World Welterweight titles with a unanimous points victory over IBF mandatory challenger Jennifer Reztke (15-1-2, 9 KOs) at the Falconer Hall, at the Radisson Blu in Copenhagen.
Brækhus once again proved why she is the pound-for-pound number one with a dominant display against her German opponent. ‘The First Lady’ started strongly and looked likely to stop Retzke before injuring her foot in … Read Article
All the fighters weighed in today ahead of the Nordic Fight Night, headlined by the ‘All or Nothing’ WBC, WBO, WBA & IBF Female World Welterweight clash between Cecilia Brækhus and Jennifer Retzke, at the Falconer Hall at the Radisson Blu in Copenhagen on Saturday (November 29).
Below is the full list of official weights:
WBC, WBO, WBA, IBF Female World Welterweight Championship:
Cecilia Brækhus: 64.6 kg
Jennifer Retzke: 66 kg… Read Article
Cecilia Brækhus (26-0, 7 KOs) and Jennifer Retzke (15-1-1, 9 KOs) both attended the final pre-fight press conference today ahead of their WBC, WBA, WBO & IBF Female World Welterweight Championship fight at the Falconer Hall at the Radisson Blu in Copenhagen on Saturday night.
Brækhus will be defending the titles she unified with a historic victory over Ivana Habazin in September. As she prepares for her next challenger, “The First Lady’ is confident her … Read Article
