Cecilia Brækhus

Cecilia Brækhus
Statistics
Real name	Cecilia Carmen Linda Brækhus
Nickname(s)	The First Lady
Rated at	Welterweight
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Nationality	Norwegian
Born	(1981-09-28) 28 September 1981 Cartagena, Colombia
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	24
Wins	24
Wins by KO	7
Losses	0

Cecilia Carmen Linda Brækhus (born 28 September 1981 in Cartagena, Colombia) is a 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) and 66 kilograms (146 lb), professional Norwegian boxer and a former kickboxer. She is currently the undefeated World Champion in Welterweight in the World Boxing Association, World Boxing Council, World Boxing Organization and World Professional Boxing Federation. She currently resides in Berlin, Germany, and regularly appears in the co-main event on Sauerland Events Viasat Nordic Fight Night cards.^[1]

Career

Originally from Cartagena, Colombia, she was adopted as a 2-year-old by Norwegian parents and raised in the Sandviken area of Bergen.^[2] 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.^[2] Her first fight was against Croatian boxer Ksenija Koprek, 20 January 2007.^[3]

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.^[4]

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.

Eight months later, on May 15, 2010, Brækhus successfully defended her WBA and WBC titles against Victoria Cisneros from the United States, while winning the WBO title. The match was fought in Herning, Denmark. In a unanimous decision, the judges declared the fight for Brækhus, having won all 10 rounds.^[5][6]

On October 30, 2010, in what was expected to be the hardest match of her career, Brækhus successfully defended her WBA, WBC and WBO titles against Mikaela Laurén from Sweden, while winning the World Professional Boxing Federation (WPBF) title. After Brækhus having dominated the whole match, she knocked Laurén out in the 7th round. The match was fought in Rostock, Germany.^[7]

Voted female boxer of the year

WBA, WBC, WBO and WPBF Champion Cecilia Brækhus is awarded as "Female Boxer of the Year 2010" by German boxing magazine BoxSport.

Professional boxing record

24 Wins (7 knockouts, 17 decisions), 0 Losses, 0 Draws.^[8]

No.	Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
24	Win	24–0	Myriam Lamare	Decision (unanimous)	10	2014-02-01	Frederikshavn, Denmark	Retained WBA, WBC and WBO Welterweight titles.
23	Win	23–0	Oxandia Castillo	TKO	9	2013-09-07	Frederikshavn, Denmark	Retained WBA, WBC and WBO Welterweight titles.
22	Win	22–0	Mia St. John	TKO	3	2013-04-13	Frederikshavn, Denmark	Retained WBA, WBC and WBO Welterweight titles.
21	Win	21–0	Anne-Sophie Mathis	Decision (unanimous)	10	2012-09-22	Frederikshavn, Denmark	Retained WBA, WBC and WBO Welterweight titles.
20	Win	20–0	Jessica Balogun	Decision (unanimous)	10	2012-06-01	Herning, Denmark	Retained WBA, WBC and WBO Welterweight titles.
19	Win	19–0	Ku'ulei Kupihea	TKO	10	2011-12-03	Helsinki, Finland	Retained WBA, WBC and WBO Welterweight titles.
18	Win	18–0	Chevelle Hallback	Decision (unanimous)	10	2011-05-07	Copenhagen, Denmark	Retained WBA, WBC and WBO Welterweight titles.
17	Win	17–0	Jill Emery	Decision (unanimous)	10	2011-04-02	Herning, Denmark	Retained WBA, WBC and WBO Welterweight titles.
16	Win	16–0	Eva Halasi	KO	3	2010-11-20	Herning, Denmark	Retained WBC and WBO Welterweight titles.
15	Win	15–0	Mikaela Laurén	TKO	7	2010-10-30	Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany	Won WPBF Welterweight title and retained WBA, WBC and WBO Welterweight titles.
14	Win	14–0	Victoria Cisneros	Decision (unanimous)	10	2010-05-15	Herning, Denmark	Won WBO Welterweight title, retained WBA and WBC Welterweight titles.
13	Win	13–0	Lucia Morelli	Decision (unanimous)	10	2009-09-12	Herning, Denmark	Retained WBA and WBC Welterweight titles.
12	Win	12–0	Amy Yuratovac	Decision (unanimous)	10	2009-05-30	Helsinki, Finland	Retained WBA and WBC Welterweight titles.
11	Win	11–0	Vinni Skovgaard	Decision (unanimous)	10	2009-03-14	Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany	Won WBC Welterweight title and captured the vacant WBA female welterweight title.
10	Win	10–0	Borislava Goranova	Decision (unanimous)	8	2008-10-25	Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
9	Win	9–0	Cimberly Harris	Decision (unanimous)	8	2008-09-20	Bielefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
8	Win	8–0	Nicole Woods	Decision (unanimous)	6	2008-06-21	Hollywood, Florida, United States
7	Win	7–0	Adelita Irizarry	Decision (unanimous)	6	2008-05-17	Bayreuth, Bayern, Germany
6	Win	6–0	Tatjana Dieckmann	Decision (unanimous)	6	2008-03-29	Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
5	Win	5–0	Wanda Pena Ozuna	TKO	4	2008-01-26	Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany
4	Win	4–0	Borislava Goranova	Decision (unanimous)	6	2007-06-23	Zwickau, Sachsen, Germany
3	Win	3–0	Olga Bojare	Decision (unanimous)	4	2007-05-26	Bamberg, Bayern, Germany
2	Win	2–0	Jana Latova	KO	2	2007-02-17	Evere, Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgium
1	Win	1–0	Ksenija Koprek	Decision (unanimous)	4	2007-01-20	Basel, Switzerland

Achievements

Professional boxing

Brækhus after defending her title against Jill Emery at the Herning Kongrescenter in April 2011.

World Champion in these associations:

• World Boxing Association (won March 14, 2009, against Vinni Skovgaard)
• World Boxing Council (won March 14, 2009, against Vinni Skovgaard)
• World Boxing Organization (won May 15, 2010 against Victoria Cisneros)
• World Professional Boxing Federation (won October 30, 2010 against Mikaela Laurén)

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

External links

• Professional boxing record for Cecilia Brækhus from BoxRec