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Kali Reis (born August 24, 1986) is an American professional boxer and actress. She is a former world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBC female middleweight title in 2016 and the WBA, WBO, and IBO female light welterweight titles between 2020 and 2022. She also challenged Cecilia Brækhus for the undisputed female welterweight ...
Claressa Maria Shields [1] (born March 17, 1995) is an American professional boxer and professional mixed martial artist.She has held multiple world championships in five weight classes, including the undisputed female light middleweight title since March 2021; the World Boxing Organization (WBO) female light heavyweight title and the World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Federation (WBF ...
Ebanie Bridges. Ebanie Bridges (born 22 September 1986) is an Australian professional boxer. She held the IBF female bantamweight title between 2022 and 2023. As an amateur, Bridges competed in the women's bantamweight event at the 2016 and 2017 Australasian Golden Gloves, respectively, where she won gold. She has been nicknamed the 'Blonde ...
“The level in women’s boxing has increased massively in the six years” since her return, Reid said. “There’s so much talent out there now. It just makes me push a little bit harder to be ...
The fight was the first women's boxing match to headline Madison Square Garden, and was described as the 'biggest women's fight of all time' in the build up. [85] Despite being badly hurt in the fifth round, Taylor rallied to retain her titles with a split decision victory (94–96, 97–93, and 96–93). [ 86 ]
Girlfight is a 2000 American sports drama film written and directed by Karyn Kusama in her feature directorial debut, and stars Michelle Rodriguez in her first film role. The film follows Diana Guzman, a troubled Brooklyn high school student who decides to channel her aggression by training to become a boxer, despite the disapproval of both her father and her prospective trainers, as well as ...
Carini competed in the women's 66 kg division at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [4] On 1 August, she faced Imane Khelif in a bout that sparked intense debate within the boxing community. During the match, Carini, after receiving a punch in the face, signaled for her headgear to be checked and eventually withdrew from the fight after 46 ...
Ronda Rousey. Ronda Jean Rousey (/ ˈraʊzi /; [ 12 ] born February 1, 1987) is an American professional wrestler, actress, and former judoka and mixed martial artist. [ 13 ] She is best known for her tenure in Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and WWE. She was the first American woman to win an Olympic medal in judo by winning bronze at the ...