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

Former unified junior flyweight titlist Yesica Nery Plata and defending titleholder Lourdes Juarez both weighed in at ...

Lin Yu-ting is one of two female boxers who failed a gender eligibility test and has been disqualified from the IBA ...

In front of a home crowd, the “First Lady” is awaiting her final bell. “She was able to fight and get something better for herself in boxing, which to me is beautiful,” says Banks. “Although she had ...

At 44 years old, Braekhus showcased why she earned the title of the 'First Lady' of boxing in her final bout held in ...

Norway's Cecilia Braekhus ends her illustrious career in style, beating Ema Kozin on points to claim the WBC and WBO light-middleweight titles in her final bout.

The most interesting subplot in Sin City this week is that the biggest boxing fight for years in the United States is being promoted by the world’s leading cage-fighting promoter and is on a global ...

Few athletes have earned a nickname as perfect as Cecilia 'The First Lady' Braekhus. She is the first woman in history to unify all four belts, the first to headline a professional show in Norway and ...