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.

As trailblazer Cecilia Braekhus prepares for her final bout, BBC Sport looks at how the Norwegian ended a 33-year-old boxing ...

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 ...

When Leatitia Robinson, a six-time Chicago Golden Gloves champion, smiles, her braced teeth are what stand out. That and her strong voice that commands the gym. When she speaks, people listen. The ...

SHANGHAI — At 6 p.m. on a Tuesday evening, dozens of women stream through the doors of Mao’s boxing gym in downtown Shanghai. Mostly in their 20s and 30s, the women have just got off work or school — ...

But the 22-year-old from Gaza City quickly goes on to explain why she has become a fighter, “I like how it feels when I punch,” she told CNN Sport. “I feel stronger, more brave, more powerful. That’s ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- Sticking with your New Year's resolution to get in shape is never easy. Nigel Stokes knows that, she's been helping other Houston women to reach their goals for more than ten years ...

Marie Driven survived a domestic violence incident that left her shaken, so she started taking boxing classes and soon released her own boxing gloves! “I wanted to train women on protecting themselves ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Amanda Serrano decided four years ago to only fight at her most comfortable weight. There would be certain exceptions, of course. Her match last year against Katie Taylor that made ...

When I asked Shen how she first got into boxing, her answer was simple: She wanted more defined abs. As for why she stuck with it, her response was more conflicted. The ideal boxing body runs counter ...

AIKEN, S.C. -- In 2015, James and Brittany Hankinson started a nonprofit boxing gym in their backyard to combat gun violence in South Carolina's Aiken County. Six years later, their trainees include ...