With today being international women's day it is only right to mention the many great women of professional boxing.

Mark Brown/Getty Images Women's boxing is divided between 17 weight classes, from heavyweight to atomweight. The four major sanctioning bodies, WBO, IBF, WBA and WBC have champions in most of the ...

Gym founder says her venue will operate "as a female-only gym for biological women, tackling harassment, sexual assault & ...

That led her to launch the Hawa Women’s Health Club in 2024. The club rents space at three gyms and offers a range of classes, from boxing to strength training to barre. Hawa is one of a growing ...

(MARCH 8) Last night, the iconic Royal Albert Hall in Kensington, United Kingdom, had an all-female boxing card. This monumental event featured five bouts that showcased the skills of women in boxing, ...

NIS, Serbia, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The IBA Women's World Boxing Championships kicked off in the Serbian city of Nis on Saturday, bringing together over 500 female boxers from more than 100 countries and ...

(FEB 14) As the world prepares to celebrate International Women’s Day, London will play host to a groundbreaking event in the realm of sports—an all-female boxing card titled “Unstoppable.” Scheduled ...

But like most sports in Ghana, boxing has often been seen as for men only, and women are discouraged from taking part. But Quartey persisted. Ghana’s first-ever female world boxing champion, Abigail ...

Sheekh’s vision comes to life at three different gyms across the city. According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Hawa Women’s Health Club offers, “a range of classes, from boxing to strength training ...

Triumph after challenges Ghanaian media pronounced her win "history," but Quartey is quick to point out that she is by no means the first female boxer in Ghana. "There were women in boxing before ...