Cecilia Brækhus
Cecilia Brækhus | |
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| Born | Cecilia Brækhus 28 September 1981 |
| Nationality |  Norwegian |
| Other names | The First Lady |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Welterweight |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 13 |
| Wins | 13 |
| Wins by KO | 2 |
| Losses | – |
Cecilia Brækhus (born 28 September 1981 in Cartagena, Colombia) is a, 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) and 66 kilograms (146 lb), professional Norwegian boxer and a former kickboxer. She is currently the World Champion in Welterweight in the World Boxing Association, World Boxing Council and World Boxing Organization. She currently resides in Bergen, Norway.
Career
She's originally from Cartagena, Colombia, but she was raised in the Sandviken area of Bergen.[1] Brækhus started with kickboxing at the age of 14.
In November 2007, she signed a pro contract with German promoter Wilfried Sauerland, who announced his intention of making her the first Norwegian woman World Champion.[1] Her first fight was against Croatian boxer Ksenija Koprek, 20 January 2007.[2]
On 14 March 2009, she became the WBC World Champion in welterweight against Danish boxer Vinni Skovgaard. She also captured the vacant WBA female welterweight title.[3]
Brækhus successfully defended her titles on May 30, 2009 against Amy Yuratovac in Helsinki, Finland, and on September 12, 2009 against Lucia Morelli in Herning, Denmark.
Achievements
Professional boxing
- World Champion 2009 (against Vinni Skovgaard), both World Boxing Association (WBA) and World Boxing Council (WBC).
Kickboxing (European Semi Contact)
- World Champion
- European Champion
- 3 National Championships
- 2 H.M. The King's Trophy
Amateur boxing
- She fought 80 matches and won 75 of them.
- Silver medal at the 2005 World Championships
- Gold medal at the 2005 European Championships
- Silver medal at the 2004 European Championships
References
- ^ a b Template:No icon Profile/Blog at TV2blogg.no
- ^ Template:No icon Nervøs, men selvsikker BA.no
- ^ Cecilia Braekhus new WBA 147 World Champion WBAnews.com
External links
- Boxing record for Cecilia Brækhus from BoxRec (registration required)