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Cecilia Brækhus was told women couldn’t enter boxing gyms. She still became an undisputed champion despite a ban on the sport

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 ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

At one of Milwaukee’s newest gyms, a woman hopes to grow the next generation of female boxers

SheWolf MKE, a women-only boxing gym is the first of its kind in the city. It opened in October 2024. Gym owner Donna Gallardo wants to create a community for female boxers that she never had growing ...
Boxing Scene

Christy Martin Q&A: The best she fought, sparring James Toney, women’s boxing today

Christy Martin is a former titleholder, a Hall of Fame fighter and a pioneer of women’s boxing. This week, she will be in Las Vegas attending the International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame event at The ...